Category: Living

Patches

Joey Jones8 Comments

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.

Walking my dog on the beach. Seeing him in his element brings great joy to my life.

                       Black Cherries

Late in May as the light lengthens

towards summer the young goldfinches

flutter down through the day for the first time

to find themselves among fallen petals

cradling their day’s colours in the day’s shadows

of the garden beside the old house

after a cold spring with no rain

not a sound comes from the empty village

as I stand eating the black cherries

from the loaded branches above me

saying to myself Remember this

W. S Merwin 1927~2019

What a man….

Joey Jones6 Comments

Do you have any collections? I embrace minimalism

William Morris (1834-1896) designer, poet, craftsman, radical socialist, environmental activist. The first eco warrior of design, without a doubt!

He once said ‘ Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful ‘.

Another interesting take, said by Isabel Allende-1942- ‘ You spend the first part of your life collecting things and the second half getting rid of them’………A bit of a generalisation, but you get the drift.

Personally I’m not that comfortable being possessed by possessions.

Wildflowers, by Gaby Compres

Joey Jones4 Comments

Daily Prompt….Have you ever broken a bone?

Let’s be wildflowers, let our souls be scattered by the wind.

Let us grow wild and free, tall and brave, in the places that we dream, in the places where our longings are filled.

Let us grow through the cracks of brokenness, and we will make everything beautiful.

My Tamil pups

Joey Jones2 Comments

What sacrifices have you made in life?

I sometimes find the word ‘ sacrifice’ smacks of  martyrdom in today’s world….and I’m not sure what to replace it with….forfeit? forego?

‘ Gave up’. Maybe that works a bit better? It’s still not perfect!

Once upon a time I had a well paid job overseas, a comfortable lifestyle and savings….and then I didn’t, because a Street Dog came into my life and changed everything. My Tony and the foster puppy Joe (who stayed forever) became my focus. My world.

It cost me everything, but I wouldn’t change a thing. That’s not totally true. I do not regret for one second bringing them back to the UK…but I wish I had done things differently.

In the end the young pup stayed by my side for 15 years, with unconditional love and a continuity in my life I knew neither before or since.

I loved those boys……and I miss them.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ❤️

Joey Jones2 Comments

What was the last live performance you saw?

It certainly wasn’t the last live performance I saw and what was escapes me completely. But going to see Tom Petty and his band play at Wembley in London two nights in a row, March 1992 for the Great Wide Open Tour was simply the best thing ever. Exceptionally vivid and precious memories made there. RIP Tom 💜

Not my jam

Joey Jones2 Comments

Have you ever been camping?

Hey WordPress thank you for another Daily Prompt which I can answer quickly and without much thought.Yes, I went camping once, with the girl guides ( patrol leader of the Robins, I’ll have you know) when I was about 11. Not since then. Not my jam.

…..bit under the weather at the moment. Hope to be back soon, with a fuller page xxxx