Today’s mood music is early Fairport Convention while I tinker around with a poem about crows and contemplate a painting of the same. Sandy Denny’s wonderful voice should lift my spirits a bit. The climate crisis and the dreaded ‘B’ word just leave me feeling depressed and listless.
Perhaps I’ll read something.
Or go for a walk.
I’ll catch up with everyone sometime soon.
Mick Canning 
It is so calming. Too many are depressed and alienated by what we see. Please enjoy the walk.
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Thanks, Gary.
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I’ve stopped watching the news and try to keep away from anything to do with Deprexit. Completely and utterly fed up with all of it. I know it’s important and will change our lives but that can happen without my worrying now. Far more interesting things to do and think about. Music being one of them.
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Yes, I rather feel that way at the moment.
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Walk or book? tough choice! But you can’t go wrong with either! See you around!
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Thanks, Arv. I’ll be back!
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What about taking a walk and then read a good book whilst sipping hot chocolate. 😊 .
miriam
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If I can substitute something else for hot chocolate, then yes!
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You can and I didn’t think you would settle for hot chocolate but it might make you laugh.
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Definitely. Thanks, Miriam.
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Know the feeling. Nap comes to my mind but I might not want to wake up.
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Yes…it might be too tempting…
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there are only half-truths around us, mick…the Chinese philosopher lau tzu says do whAt u can, step back…and trust the universe. 😑 dnt know if it’s helpful…but hope u find peace soon.
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Thanks, Sushi. I probably need to just spend time away from the internet, TV and radio, really.
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Completely agree. Pls blog at times…just to keep in tch with your internet friends. 👍
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Oh, I shall. I’ll wait for inspiration!
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I’ve used that song’s title as a recurrant thematic in a novella I’ve just written. Beautiful Sandy — such a tragic end to a special life.
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Beautiful song, beautiful person. A terribly sad end.
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I hope you had a good walk, Mick.
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I did, thanks, Robbie. I’m rather a work in progress at the moment, though.
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Aren’t we all.
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Cheer up. At least you don’t have our “President.” 🙄
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There is that, although we do have our ‘Prime Minister’.
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Sigh … I can relate and am, for the first time in months, taking a day off from my own blog … it overwhelms sometimes. Have a great walk. Peace, my friend.
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Thanks, Jill. Had another long walk today. At the moment I need to do that a lot!
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Take an extra for me! I’m rather broken at the moment from a tumble off a ladder, and can’t go walking. 😥 Hang in there, my friend!
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Oh blimey! I hope there’s nothing broken!
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I think nothing broken, but definitely banged up! I’m too old to go ’round falling off ladders!
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No, leave that to the youngsters.
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Heh heh … that’s just what my granddaughter said … “Grannie, from now on I will do the climbing”. And, while I’m grateful … I still feel a loss of … what? Autonomy? Capabilities? Youth? I don’t know … I just know it bothers me to feel that I am no longer … functional. 😥
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We just have to slow down a bit and take fewer risks – some risks, anyway. We don’t bounce quite so well when we fall at this age.
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It’s maddening, Mick, but if you let it get you down for too long g they have won so take your walk, listen to the sad songs and then come back refreshed. 🥰
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Indeed, Pam, thanks. It’s just a case of taking time out now and again to retain some semblance of sanity, really.
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Digital cleanses, even for a few hours really do help.🙌
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I hope doing either made you feel better.
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It did, thanks, Jacqueline.
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