tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: story-walk
When you look to mischievous boards to tell you a story, they may not always do so in the right order.
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free-writing: many thoughts, few words
A very short post today because I'm pretty sure I'd otherwise fall asleep right here, right now. I also don't mind keeping this short because I managed to do a few fiction writing sprints earlier in the day, along with playtime with D, running
life, unadulterated
free-writing: knackered, and half a year gone by
It's almost 5 P.M. and I've only just switched on the computer for the day. Been completely knackered since morning, a result of yesterday's shot [https://thedreampedlar.com/free-writing-just-another-brick-in-the-wall/]. Entirely expected. What I didn't
life, unadulterated
free-writing: just another brick in the wall
I got my second shot. And no, it wasn't AstraZeneca this time. I opted for an mRNA vaccine. Given that everything is a crapshoot anyway, I decided to go with the expert recommendation currently prevalent in the country and chose a different shot to be injected into me.
life, unadulterated
free-writing: jaded
It's past 9 P.M. and not a single soul is asleep at home. Thanks to an afternoon nap, D is wide awake, and we went down for a 'late-night' snack just now as his little tummy was growling. He was so excited about it.
life, unadulterated
free-writing: insanity in the heat
It was awfully hot today. Give me the cold anytime, but the heat has become unbearable. Surprisingly, I did manage to get in my words today after a walk after a fun morning session of drawing funny pictures with D. We were inspired by a book called The Pencil [https:
life, unadulterated
free-writing: happiness in the future
Today was grand. The first thing I did after waking up (being woken up by D) in the morning at six was heading down to play with him. We spent a good two hours playing, following which KrA headed down and whipped up some yummy breakfast. Normally, I'd
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free-writing: kite-flying
Instead of looking at non-writing days as non-productive days, I'm going to rename them as 'family days' or 'rest days'. Because those are pretty much the two reasons I struggle to get to the writing computer. I suppose I should also have
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: playtime
How could you possibly play with unlikely playmates and toys that are entirely the wrong size?
life, unadulterated
free-writing: flowers and muffins
This is one of those days when I get to say, "Wow! Where did the day go?" KrA was still unwell. I ditched my morning walk so that D and I could ride our bikes a long, long way away to the nearest Fortinos. And boy! I can&
life, unadulterated
free-writing: a slow day, a day to savour the present
We woke up later than usual and thereafter, everything this morning took twice the usual amount of time. I spent almost all morning looking forward to an afternoon nap, from which I woke up to find KrA down and under following his second shot yesterday. So D and I went
life, unadulterated
free-writing: bird cams, and lessons in parenting
We've been watching some of the birds and their eggs hatch and their chicks grow and fledge this season thanks to The Cornell Lab [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/all-cams/] resource. We first watched the barred owls [https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/barred-owls/] with great interest.