Life races by, with a generous sprinkling of love, received,
given and shared as the most vital portion of each day. I am blessed with a
catholicity of musical taste, ranging from early music, through classical,
romantic, all the way to contemporary; my taste in jazz extends from traditional
New Orleans
Admittedly, my listening to music for the past
several years is confined to vinyl, cd, radio, mp3 recordings, rather than the “live”
experience. Since 2003, when I succumbed to ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) I
have been unable to cope with theatre, cinema, concerts and gigs, and rarely
venture far from my home as shopping, travelling, and crowds, easily result in
sensory overload. I am fortunate enough to manage an evening walk with our
rescue dog Piper, which far exceeds my expectations / abilities from a few
years ago. Piper both provides and receives an enormous degree of therapeutic
affection and attention.
My greatest blessing is the love and support of my
beloved OH, Helen, who manages to put up with me, even through my far too
common periods of pain and frustration induced foul moods and vocal
declamations.
Anyway, all this is by way of an intention to
apologise for the irregular postings on my blog.
Even when postings are sparse,
on this particular blog, you may well find some of my poetic utterances on my poetry and prose-poem blog Mal’s Factory – for those
who don’t click on links, it is to be found at https://malsfactory.blogspot.co.uk
