Category Archives: life affirming stuff

100 things I love – reflection

Posted on March 30, 2022 by sarahsouthwest

This has been a surprisingly powerful practice for me. Firstly, there’s the pleasure in writing about something I love. How indulgent! Secondly, the memory string. I love things because of their associations. Everything I’ve chosen has either been something connected … Continue reading →

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100 Things I love 8: bluebells

Posted on March 21, 2022 by sarahsouthwest

Is it just us? We get excited about bluebells the way the Japanese get excited about cherry blossom – though the bluebell season lasts longer than the cherry blossom season. We wait for them. We have woods that we know … Continue reading →

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100 Things I Love 7: Hares

Posted on March 14, 2022 by sarahsouthwest

It is a well known fact that hares are magical. All sorts of magic. Witches transform themselves into hares. There’s a hare in the moon. They have a hundred names – pintail, ring-the-hill, race-the-wind, dew-hopper… There’s so much folklore to … Continue reading →

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Help Ukrainian refugees! Hope Rage Sunflowers – poems for peace

Posted on March 11, 2022 by sarahsouthwest

The wonderful Annick Yerem has edited this anthology of verse and images in support of Ukrainian refugees. I’m very proud to be in there, alongside some poets I really respect and admire. You can get hold of a copy by … Continue reading →

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Exciting news – I’m a Silver Brancher

Posted on December 28, 2021 by sarahsouthwest

I think some of you know that I have another blog – fmmewritespoems.wordpress.com – more poetry. less cancer. I’m really honoured and delighted and thrilled to have been given the opportunity to have a Silver Branch feature from Black Bough … Continue reading →

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Wintering – Katherine May – book review

Posted on February 6, 2020 by sarahsouthwest

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this book. I’m so glad I did. How to describe it? It’s a series of linked essays, alongside a personal story. It looks at different aspects of winter – darkness, cold, hibernation, … Continue reading →

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The Third Man

Posted on November 9, 2019 by sarahsouthwest

We went to the pictures last night. Both my children wince when I say that. In fact, we went to see The Third Man at our wonderful local arts centre. We don’t get there anything like often enough – we … Continue reading →

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