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Sophie's Words: November 2011
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Friday, 25 November 2011. Use it or lose it. It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.". George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four. I have been reflecting just lately on language. I love words; and I love the way they can be put together with huge subtlety, enabling us to express with precision and beauty the tiniest detail, thought, or experience. I was revisiting a favourite episode of John Esmonde and Bob Larbey's 1970's BBC sitcom The Good Life. You two are very quiet. I've finished as well. There ...
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Sophie's Words: All things must pass...
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011. All things must pass. Well, it's that time of year again. There is a nip in the air, and there is a haunting quality to the light which I know is there but which I find difficult to describe, a sort of mellow clarity unique to autumn. This is my favourite time of year, and has been for as long as I can remember. Autumn at its best can deliver bright, crisp, sunny days, times when you feel a need to be outdoors, kicking up golden leaves, breathing in, and simply being. For nearly...
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Sophie's Words: July 2011
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Monday, 25 July 2011. Dulce domum: the joys (and perils) of working from home. My husband and I run our own business from home. He is a photographer, specialising in landscapes and architecture, and together we work on ideas for ways of making a living - organising exhibitions, running workshops, and selling prints and greetings cards. This is his website. We like the life we have and wouldn't swap it, even though it can sometimes be a struggle. So, what are its advantages? Cash-flow for one. The work.
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Sophie's Words: October 2011
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011. All things must pass. Well, it's that time of year again. There is a nip in the air, and there is a haunting quality to the light which I know is there but which I find difficult to describe, a sort of mellow clarity unique to autumn. This is my favourite time of year, and has been for as long as I can remember. Autumn at its best can deliver bright, crisp, sunny days, times when you feel a need to be outdoors, kicking up golden leaves, breathing in, and simply being. For nearly...
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What I Did Not Know Then. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. Goodbye This Is Not. January 1, 2012. It’s a new year. For me a lot of old baggage was wrapped up last year so fresh beginnings seem forthcoming. This is good. However, with that comes changes that I will not relish but must accept. Just Plain Old Me. December 21, 2011. 8216;Tis the Season. December 19, 2011. With whom was I going to be continually, simmeringly upset? So as my family tries to tie up the loose end...
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What I Did Not Know Then. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Scientist, wet plate photographer, writer, historian, dog lover, educator. December 23, 2012. Sure enough, later in the day, the gift-bearer stopped short and at attention in front of me as again I stood at my doorway watch-dogging the hall and waiting for my next class to file in. He thrusts a lovely bag decorated with Christmas trees toward me and beams. I asked quite seriously. They must because the pretty recipe tag tied to...
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Sophie's Words: June 2011
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Monday, 27 June 2011. The jewel that is The Crown. It's sad to see that Belfast has been in the news again for all the wrong reasons, after a period of apparent peace and growing prosperity. And I want to help redress the balance. I see this blog as a place to celebrate, and reflect on, the good things in life. And Belfast is one of them. It didn't. We. Didn't. For six weeks (although we did once wake up to snow). The beautiful interior of City Hall, from the dome. The harbour is home to the Harland and ...
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Sophie's Words: December 2011
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Friday, 16 December 2011. Septimus Appleby's Lesson in Flight. Well, we're rapidly drawing to the end of another year, and I have achieved my customary level of controlled chaos in preparing for the festivities. The Christmas tree (this year we're calling him Fred. What do you mean, you never give your Christmas tree a name? Is sitting in a bucket of water on the patio waiting to come indoors. Septimus Appleby's Lesson in Flight. Good morning, Mr Septimus Appleby. Happy New Year.'. Septimus Appleby looke...
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