poetic void...

PASSING THOUGHT: These days, I seem to be drifting in a poetic void... I seem to be on a mission to find oddities on/in any subject... Taking mental tours in random spaces... Perhaps this is my Lockdown Stage 4 safety mechanism kicking in...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 17, 2020

Saint Seraphim...silence will come...

From a 19th-century Russian monk and mystic... beautiful words... Saint Seraphim of Sarov...
'...Be quiet a lot, speak little - and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace... pic.twitter.com/hcAdCnB7DD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 16, 2020

yesterday's procrastination...

The procrastination I thought may evolve yesterday happened today...with a vengeance... I didn't mark assessments, do a load of washing, venture outside... But I did write a lengthy free verse, I did read a slab of 'Sarum' and I did let my little furball stay on my blanketed lap.

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 16, 2020

rosella winter afternoon...

A little red one visited me late this afternoon in the Dromana Hills...Even in the cold grey light, his rosella beauty shone... pic.twitter.com/nz9zZMXLYh

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 16, 2020

'Sarum' - Page 462...

It's been a great day with 'Sarum'. Page 462 but still not halfway... Lived the life of scattered Anglo-Saxons and now waiting for some Vikings... What a grand saga...living history...through the eyes of very real characters... pic.twitter.com/k3dGZCP3zH

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 16, 2020

Zanzibar's Songlines...

 

Maybe you'll be curious...But it is what I should do each year on this day... It's been a little too long since I last aired this blog... But maybe, that's how it should be... https://t.co/HD8r4SLjCS

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 16, 2020

Sunday temptations...

PASSING THOUGHT: So much to do today...But cold grey morning light outside with a hint of cold rain seems to be suggesting that I just snuggle into a lounge chair and read more of 'Sarum'... I just could be tempted... pic.twitter.com/DwM2UEhsqp

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 15, 2020

Florence Foster Jenkins...

SBS tonight - Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944)-elderly heiress+determined to rise to Carnegie Hall as opera singer. Problem=she strangled words+notes till her entertainment had comedy-farce value. But was famous. Meryl Streep+Hugh Grant offer stunning insights into her life. pic.twitter.com/k9CLGaNl3U

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 15, 2020

cat tree...

But mum...This looks like a cat tree... It works for us... https://t.co/ajJPoGDAJN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 15, 2020

midday white clouds...

Stunning midday white clouds over the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/fRzijtum3p

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 15, 2020