At long last, I return to the blog, although this is really just an excuses excuses post. Things have been a little chaotic. I meant to at least post a proper end-of-year-roundup, but in the week leading up to Christmas, this happened: What you're looking at it the remains of my poor vegetable garden, and …
Tuesday Poem – “Otherwise”, by Jane Kenyon
I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All morning I did the work I love. At noon I lay down with my mate. It might have …
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Book Sale Alert
Having done a preliminary fossick myself on the way home from an appointment, I would like to remind Christchurch bibliophiles that the UBS Canterbury Annual Book Sale is on right now – with some seriously good poetry specials, including a copy of Simon Armitage's version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. (Try the sale …
Tuesday Poem – “The Messenger”
Not a postcard, or a tease of lace. In my absence I send a strange messenger, my love but true – I send a spoon. Its haft slips into your hand gladly, like mine, returns the faint warmth of fingers and thumb helpful as a wife. The curve of its bowl against your lips – …
Earthquake update
Thanks to everyone who has been asking how we're doing in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake. We're both fine so far, although the aftershocks are scaring the bejesus out of us on a regular basis. But the house is ok, we're both uninjured, and there's been no real damage to anything. The chimney has cracks …
A Dark Feathered Art 