Category Archives: memory

Waiting, waiting.

Posted on September 24, 2020 by RosieL

The months have drifted by like a stopped clock. You know what I mean? It just needs batteries but it’s too high to reach. You take days to train yourself not to look at it when you need the time. … Continue reading →

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Catch me if you can.

Posted on August 16, 2020 by RosieL

And so the world turned some more. COVID19 turned too. Wriggled a bit, stretched, and perhaps was heard to say, “Run, run, run as fast as you can, you’ll never catch me….” * And across our state, the numbers increased … Continue reading →

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Buckets of rain, buckets of tears.

Posted on July 12, 2020 by RosieL

I went to my friend’s funeral. It was a long journey, full of rain. I carried a dog scuffle injury. There were so many familiar faces there. Words were spoken, stories told, pictures shown. Laughs, tears, lemon slice, memories of … Continue reading →

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May 16th.

Posted on May 17, 2020 by RosieL

Everybody seems a little weary. Jaded. A little bit anxious because the Coronavirus cannot be tamed. A little bit sick and tide of the rules and regulations; the self-isolation, the social distancing, the lock-down. A little bit afraid when things … Continue reading →

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“The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.”

Posted on May 2, 2020 by RosieL

After 92 years and some months, it took only one Saturday to do her in. Oh, you could say it was lifestyle choices along the way. Alcohol here, butter there, the wrong generation to drink water or take exercise. But … Continue reading →

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Try to remember.

Posted on April 7, 2020 by RosieL

We are 6 years old, in our second year of school. Maybe I’ve turned 7. Our class teacher, a nun, is talking to us about the communists coming. They will come down from Queensland, hordes of them, and, as we … Continue reading →

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“I don’t envy Adrian his death, but I envy him the clarity of his life.”*

Posted on March 3, 2020 by RosieL

I joined a book group some time ago now, when I was putting myself back together again at the house near the beach. It was no mean feat. The first few times I went, I chanted a mantra on the … Continue reading →