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The pain of losing a child

Posted on April 11, 2013 by journojohnson

What do you say about a twenty year old youngster who died and a mother who has to bury her own son? Perhaps the following words by poet, John Maxwell Edmunds sum it up best -:  “When you go Home, … Continue reading →

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Hard Graft

Posted on April 4, 2013 by journojohnson

Alex This was my cousin’s last year in the boat race. This year he was in the reserve team, Goldie boat, as in 2011. Unfortunately they didn’t win this time or in 2010. But they did win last year, 2012 … Continue reading →

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Retries and Races

Posted on March 14, 2013 by journojohnson

Cheltenham and the 2013 Races Race week 2013 is in full swing in Cheltenham at the moment with all the fever of excitement and anticipation and as you can see I love it too. The well-known jump jockey, Ruby Walsh … Continue reading →

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Lessons from a rally

Posted on February 13, 2013 by journojohnson

Last Saturday my husband, Angus and I went to the Wyedean Rally in the Forest of Dean. This old car reminds me a little of our lives as writers, we often get battered and bruised and even lose our lights … Continue reading →

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Clothes, Simplicity and Prioritising

Posted on January 14, 2013 by journojohnson

Over the weekend we tidied up our bedroom. On moving our big king size bed, my husband complained at how heavy it seemed. I couldn’t understand it thinking it just full of sheets and pillowcases, however, that turned out not to be … Continue reading →

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The Gate of the Year

Posted on January 4, 2013 by journojohnson

“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ‘give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown’ And he replied: ‘go out into the darkness and put your hand into the … Continue reading →

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This blog is for Christmas and speaks of life

Posted on December 19, 2012 by journojohnson

This lovely picture, the copyright of http://www.crosscards.com indicates the glitter and gold of Christmas and that is exactly what Christmas is, pure gold. Hope and light in a world of darkness and pain. We writers know all about rejection. The rejected … Continue reading →

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Being thankful

Posted on November 27, 2012 by journojohnson

At last after eight weeks of virtually camping out in the rest of the house the kitchen is completed and how thankful it makes you feel. Last Wednesday the final vinyl flooring was fitted and the machines moved back. We … Continue reading →

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Inspiration from Devon

Posted on November 6, 2012 by journojohnson

This seat in Ottery St Mary’s Churchyard bears the words -: ‘For remembering those we have loved and lost though never had the joy of meeting’. Well, there is a certain logic in that if we think of our ancestors … Continue reading →

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New Media, new message

Posted on October 23, 2012 by journojohnson

I’ve just returned this last weekend (20 Oct) from a New Media Conference run by Premier Radio in London. http://www.premier.org.uk It was very inspiring and taught me so much about harnessing the new technologies to our advantage in getting our … Continue reading →

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