Someone’s got to have it…

Posted on March 14, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged accepting, Chaos, Illness, Medication, taking one for the team. Life, Thinking, WorldLeave a comment

I was talking to a friend I haven’t seen for ages and started telling her my recent history and illnesses. She asked how I coped and I said “well someone’s got to have these things, if I do then I’m taking on something so someone else doesn’t have to”. And I realised that’s exactly how I feel!

I don’t feel crushed or annoyed. I don’t feel too hard done by. I just think “OK, so let me just deal with it”, take the medication. So what if I rattle as long as I can keep going.

Don’t get me wrong, I am really fed up at the moment. The world is flummoxing me. It’s crazy, and selfish, and cruel. We can’t escape the creators of the chaos. But I will accept my life for now.

What?

Posted on March 13, 2026 Posted in UncategorizedTagged level crossing, Life, Memory, Photo, Random, Thinking, Train, warch, warning lights, Watch3 Comments

I put a random word in the photo search here “warch” and this came up.. What is it? Some form of lights?

Random thoughts are… A train level crossing warning light? Basically because of the cross behind the lights… But where does “warch” come in….

I was actually looking for Watch, but misspelt it so I just decided to make this a bit of an odd post. I can’t think of something to write about, the world is not a good place at the moment. Sorry to be boring, just losing the plot slightly.

Upside down reading….

Posted on March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged back to front, Childhood memories, Greek Alphabet, Life, mirrorwriting, Thinking, upside down, Words4 Comments

akespeare’s tragicomedy The Winter’s Tale

the character Antigonus meets his demise.

mous and mysterious stage directions, desc

nile abandoning a baby in a desolate place.

……. .

I wrote the words the right way up to make it easier for you. I think I first decided to learn to read upside down at school. I was in class and wanted to read what my teacher had written about me… I was around 9 or 10 and I guess, nosy!

Is this something anyone else has done? I also used to write my name forwards with my right hand and backwards at the same time with my left, mirroring the right hand script.

I also learned the Greek alphabet from my dictionary on one occasion. It was just something interesting to do…

It’s funny how memories suddenly wake up in your mind, I don’t know why this stuck…..

Chips

Posted on March 8, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Cooking, dictator, first world problem, Food, Meal, missiles, Shopping, think of others, Thinking, Thought, War1 Comment

I fancy fish fingers and chips for tea. After a week of being ill I’m ready to start eating properly again. The problem is my fridge and freezer are almost empty. I haven’t been well enough to wash or clean up for days and I’ve done no shopping. If I don’t cook tonight I will be so hungry.

Then I thought, this is a first world problem. I can go shopping tomorrow, I can eat a bowl of soup and I have bread. I could just make toast or make some porridge. Or I could send out for a pizza or something else.

I don’t live in a war zone. I’m not being bombarded with drones or missiles. I am not being threatened by violence. My human rights are not being violated. I don’t live in a dictatorship.

Moaning about being hungry is NOT something I should do. I should try and help others instead of complaining.

Hugs.

Grotesque

Posted on January 14, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Description, Face, grotesque, Image, Life, Prompt, Story, Tale, Thinking, writers group, WritingLeave a comment

What to write about? My writing group have decided to write something about the word grotesque. I hope I can create something that is in a horror/comedy style.

I think by including a character that hides it’s appearance might be part of the scenario. It will have to be well described so you can visualise what is going on. I’m not brilliant at writing dialogue, but I feel there could be a conversation. Maybe like in the children’s story of red riding hood, or beauty and the beast? Somewhere between the two? I’ve got a couple of weeks to come up with a story or a poem….

Thinking laterally I suggested mime. (I won a funny face pulling competition at school once!).

Prevarication.

Posted on January 10, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Alone, Lonely, Lost, Poem, Poetry, Prevarication, Sad, Stuck, Thinking, Time, TiredLeave a comment

I’m stuck

Like glue to a wall

Post it notes

With no writing on

No pathway out

Prevarication

It describes me

Now

Lost and flapping

Like a bird in a hurricane.

Twisting and turning

Lost in a maelstrom

I don’t know what to do

Where to go

What to say

So I stay

Quiet

Remote

Lost

Almost 2026

Posted on December 29, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged 2026, AI, Care, Future, Help, Knowledge, Life, monsters, Peace, resolution, Thinking, TimeLeave a comment

Staring into 2026 which hideous monsters stare back? Will things continue along the lines of this year… War, starvation, animosity, selfishness…

Do we even have the capa to change. Why are we signing over our lives to tech and billionaire masters. Why is it OK for AI to make up facts and misrepresent and tell us “unfacts” (lies).

We need old fashioned education, knowledge and hard work to improve the situation. Caring for and guarding the information we have hard won over the years. Trying to explain and explore, not fight.

That I think could be my new years resolution.

Today. 25.12.25

Posted on December 25, 2025 Posted in Cat, Memories, UncategorizedTagged Alone, Bedtime, Black and white cat, Cats, Christmas, Life, Lonely, Thinking, Tuxedo cat, Uncategorized2 Comments

Being on my own today I only have to cook for myself so when I finally go to bed I don’t need to worry about it. I’m doomscrolling on my phone because it’s cold in the bedroom but I can’t stand a hot bedroom. The cats are huddled around the oil filled radiator. I’ll try and find mushy old films and finish making my trifle with port not sherry. Oh and I’ve got a bit of salmon in for the cats x

Waiting for a call

Posted on December 23, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Communication, mobile waiting for a call, Musing, Phone, Thinking, Time, Waiting9 Comments

Keep your phone charged, waiting for a call. Going out, I might need a taxi. Waiting for a call… Is she going tonight or tomorrow? Waiting for a call.. You passed the test, welcome on board.

We’ll meet at 6pm… But that’s gone, maybe there’s a problem. Waiting for a call. The same four words repeated.

Will they ever call me? Is there a reason they haven’t? Information required. I hope they call soon….

Pondering questions passes the time. Phones are too important these days. What else could we do? Relax, read a book. Switch the phone off!

No cards this year

Posted on December 16, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged 1843, Cards, Christmas cards, Digital, Fun, Memory, Post, Postage, Reality, ThinkingLeave a comment

Usually I send cards to my friends, but the local card shop has closed, the post office closed and one of the post boxes has been removed.

I decided I would make a donation to the charity Parkinsons UK instead. They do work on trying to find and resolve the causes of Parkinsons disease. Hopefully I will be helping others in my circumstances.

Cards are a fun way to show you care about your friends and family. They were first sent by the Victorians in 1843. They became more popular in the 1860s and 70s. People used the penny post to send them to their loved ones. I do t really want to stop sending them, but digital life affects reality.

Mallaband-Brown

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