Tag: summer
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Apricot Summer
My column for July 2021, in the Christian Courier. __________________ Words are more than their definitions and letters. They are not limited to their pixelated representations on a screen. Words overflow, pouring and flowing in all directions according to the gravitational pull of history and of our experiences. This May I planted two apricot trees…
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summer holidays – making memories?
It took me a few years to get it, but I have now accepted the obvious – namely, that summer holidays aren’t about me. Vacations aren’t about me lounging in a hammock as I read a series of novels or about me leisurely exploring the natural world with camera in hand. Of course that doesn’t mean there’s…
encrusted words 