I have had quite break from writing in this blog. I will make these reasons more visible as time goes by, for today however, I thought I’d pick up some recent thinking I’ve been doing about the embodiment of illness. I went to my regular physiotherapy appointment this week and when asked how I was… Continue reading returning yet again
No words, no voice, so what’s the big deal?
First Published April 5, 2014 by marydenese The joyful will stoop with sorrow, and when you have gone to the earth I will let my hair grow long for your sake, I will wander through the wilderness in the skin of a lion (The Epic of Gilgamesh) The previous post was about one of the… Continue reading No words, no voice, so what’s the big deal?
Another perspective…
First Published March 30, 2014 by marydenese I haven’t written anything in my blog for a week/10 days, which at this end of the timeline has had me a little curious. It has been a hard period with doctor’s visits, and other medical procedures and I found this made me very tired. There were so many… Continue reading Another perspective…
Connecting some dots…
First Published March 17, 2014 by marydenese As with most ideas what seems okay on one day leaves us with so much to be discussed the next day. I think this has often been behind my dissatisfaction with writing. I am better with conversations, they seem to allow for an idea to come forward, be… Continue reading Connecting some dots…
For today only…
First Published March 11, 2014 by marydenese As I was walking with Zepp this morning I was thinking about the writing of illness narratives. It was a blue and sunny early autumn morning with a cool blustery wind carrying the mixed smells of conifers and eucalyptus and lots of bird song. This is a walk Zepp… Continue reading For today only…
Factitious……truth or lies
First Published March 8, 2014 by marydenese I was having my breakfast this morning after having fed the five thousand ducks, birds, bunnies, horses, dog etc. This early today was a spectacularly beautiful, early autumn New England morning with liquid gold sunlight drenching everything in sight, making even the most ordinary of things look voluptuous and… Continue reading Factitious……truth or lies
Fighting for my life…
First Published March 6, 2014 by marydenese In 1973 Brian, myself, along with Aaron, Carla and Pearl as littlies, were living and working in New Guinea (Steff wasn’t on the planet at this stage). A friend came round one night with a new LP that he thought we’d really enjoy. The album was David Fanshawe’s… Continue reading Fighting for my life…
Power of words and timing…
Posted on March 1, 2014 by marydenese It is Saturday afternoon, a mild day, a greyish light, some bird song, mild temperatures, mild breeze, the last of the summer flowers putting on a bit of a show, dog snoring softly on his bean bag and me deciding in a lazy way what I need… Continue reading Power of words and timing…
Bodies…
First Published February 25, 2014 by marydenese I was doing some ironing on Sunday. In part to keep the chittering-chattering noise of anxiety at bay as the emergency meds did their task, and in part to watch the sunlight start to lower through the trees and get that deep gold glow that comes only at… Continue reading Bodies…
Today I need to add slivers…
Posted on February 21, 2014 by marydenese Have you seen the movie “Oscar and Lucinda”? It is based on a book by Peter Carey, starring Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes. The book was released in 1988, the movie in 1997 with the story set in the 1880s. There is a scene in the film in… Continue reading Today I need to add slivers…