Tag Archives: writing

Tipping point

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

I see on my blog stats that over 1000 comments have been made on my blog. Thank you to all the people who follow my blog and to those who have left comments over time. I read this comment by … Continue reading →

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Crunching the numbers

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

I’ve completed my annual bird survey today. The instructions were to record the largest number of each type of bird that was seen or heard at any one time – not the total number of each bird over the hour. … Continue reading →

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Two quotes on Saturday

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Writing is a struggle against silence. Carlos Fuentes The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert Everytime I post on my WordPress blogs there is a piece on the lefthand side of the page … Continue reading →

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A Leunig cartoon

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I really like the cartoons drawn by Michael Leunig. Here is an offering that is so relevant to life these days. The weather here was not that good for lying on the grass and gazing at the sky but I … Continue reading →

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Funny quote on my blog stats today

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

When I publish a blog post WordPress tells me how many posts I have written and encourages me to keep going. Part of this encouragement includes a quote about writing. Today’s one made me laugh! Thanks Steven Wright. I’m writing … Continue reading →

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Thank you!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The tally of hits on my blog has just gone over 4000. So a big thank you to all the people who pop in to read posts, who have clicked “follow”, who link from Facebook and Linkedin or via search … Continue reading →

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Head space

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I’ve had a “thank you” card to write for over a month now. A month ago busy, distracting life events stopped me attending to the card and the special thought I wanted to put into the words I would write. … Continue reading →

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Monday quote by Robert Fulghum

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

A fellow blogger reminded me recently of the writing and wisdom of Robert Fulghum. I particularly like this quote taken from his work “All I ever really needed to know I learned in kindergarten”. I was really pleased to learn … Continue reading →

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Global readers

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Early this year WordPress.com sent me a report on my blog for 2011. I was really interested to learn that I had had at least one person in the following countries read my blog. New Zealand, Australia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, … Continue reading →

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Test results

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Some of you might have wondered what I was testing for yesterday when I posted the word “Test” and nothing else in my post yesterday. I had heard from another WordPress blogger that Facebook was not going to publish any … Continue reading →

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