seeing the humanity and joy in our everyday
‘one day she took the time to stitch trees and a mailbox with the abbreviation of our province, and with intention she tied a red ribbon with frayed edges on its hook, and then she took her time to mail it to our home for it to find its rightful spot on our mismatched tree.’ (Caylee)
Continue reading “THE STORIES OF THINGS: EPISODE 10 – A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT”
‘Memories of m children’s early years spill out in layers: I catch a glimpse of her first bib, speckled with polka dots and tomato sauce spillages too persistent to clean; here’s the dungarees they all wore for their early steps, wobbling like jack-in-the-boxes, mouths open with excitement and concentration, one shiny dribble at the corner. And so they emerge, year by year, each milestone a bounty of feelings and anticipation.’
Continue reading “THE STORIES OF THINGS: EPISODE 5 – THE JUMPSUIT, THE BOOTIE AND THE HAT”
‘The train slowed down and the man told me this was his stop. I got up and we hugged goodbye. For the rest of the ride I held on to the roses as I let go of my numbness. ‘ Therese Bagshaw
Continue reading “THE STORIES OF THINGS: EPISODE 4 – ROSES FROM THE ROSARY”
The podcast is back and this week we introduce a story from Ilze. She tells how her creativity flourished during the first lockdown, and, with lockdown number 2 coming to the UK and many European countries, we thought this would be a timely reminder. Continue reading “Chasing sunsets – creativity during lockdown”
‘We could gently get familiar with our new roles as parents and act with intuition.’
Our guest on today’s episode of the podcast is Katharina Geissler-Evans. In a slightly different format, you will hear Kiki’s own voice telling us her story of 2020.
With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
‘For me, these three stories are poems of humanity and nature – living together in peace.’
Today, we hear three stories, kindly gifted by Maria, Sarah and Laura . With thanks for sharing their beautiful vignettes of life in lockdown with us.
Today’s episode is a classic joy in the everyday one. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we loved recording it.
Continue reading “Sunsets, bingo and the Archers’ tune – the magic that unites us”
It was a hot summer’s day, it was school sports day, 8am and no school lunch. Or rather picnic lunch.
It was a hot summer’s day, school sports day, 8am, no picnic prepared – no problem. I was going to attend the day, and bring the picnic lunch with me.
Continue reading “The potato and the stone”
His favourite toy – a round rubber ring. Continue reading “The dog”
The same people every week. The blonde woman supporting herself on the raised stone wall. The smartly dressed man by the bench, phone light flickering on his face. Another woman greeting a neighbour. Continue reading “Community, Wonder”
I remember the first time I tried icing on a cake. I was 24 years old and had recently started working at the YMCA.
Continue reading “Iced Christmas Cake”