Wandering and Wondering

Insights

  • Haiku #5

    ngā rakau, the trees, standing tall and patiently, as I lie beneath. Continue reading

  • Haiku #4 – Greenery

    “Shrubbery”, they say, Sometimes even “foliage”. I just call them trees. Continue reading

  • Mabon/Autumn Equinox 2020 vs. 2021

    Last year the autumn equinox fell on Friday 20th March. This happened to also be very close to the date on which I was due to travel home from Japan. These travel plans had been spurred on due to COVID-19… Continue reading

  • All the World is a Garden

    If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden One of my favourite films growing up, and indeed the book it was based on, was The Secret… Continue reading

  • Flexibility vs. Routine

    Despite my best efforts, I took a break from daily posting to make space for social busyness and this past weekend of epic fun (a few months ago). This is an excellent example of how freedom from schedule can sometimes… Continue reading

  • My Journey with Anti-Depressants

    Last year (2019) I ended up visiting my doctor around May with the suspicion that I was anaemic, as I was struggling to do the simplest of tasks at work. I was constantly exhausted, sleepy, drained and could barely get… Continue reading

  • DDF a.k.a. Dear Friend

    I miss you. Dear Friend, I wish I could tell you about all of my exciting, upcoming life plans, and here about everything you’ve got planned for the coming year. I wish we could yabber away together the way we… Continue reading

  • Boxing Day Vibes

    All my friends are blobbing, blobbing in their homes. Waiting for the food to settle, waiting for the gloam. Christmas day was lovely, Christmas day was swell, Now we’re all exhausted, So we retreat into our shells. Grandparents are gone… Continue reading

  • The Art Exhibition

    Today I went to an art exhibition where a friend of mine was displaying her work (amongst many other people’s pieces). Here are some thoughts. Variety truly is the spice of life. There were so many different styles of paintings… Continue reading