Grandmother Died

Maybe you want to know if I cried? * 23 April – Waiting For Grandmother to Die * We’ve called the ambulance and they picked her up like a sack of potatoes and put her in a wheelchair and tied her well. I helped them carry the chair into the ambulance. The doctors sent her … Continue reading Grandmother Died

I Mean to Say That I Say What I Don’t Mean

"I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't." W. Somerset Maugham Give me a pen and a blank sheet of paper and I will invent a story at any time of day. Not all stories will be interesting, but most will do. I will write without … Continue reading I Mean to Say That I Say What I Don’t Mean

Blogging Versus Keeping a Personal Diary

I have tried to keep a diary for a few years now, but I’ve never got far, until I started blogging. Handwritten diaries are tedious, computer diaries are distracting, both feel like monologues. For me, they become boring after a while, and must be abandoned. With my blog, however, the more I post, the more … Continue reading Blogging Versus Keeping a Personal Diary