I have so many wonderful things in my life to be thankful for. My three beautiful daughters, my loving husband and my incredible friends. A home (albeit only rented) and a town that I love to live in, a job I enjoy and a blog I'm proud of (although I've let it slip the last […]
original poetry
“The Howling” by Emma Day #WednesdayWords
This is a short poem I wrote during the horrendous wind and rain storms a few weeks ago. My house is REALLY noisy when it's windy, due to the location and positioning of our house. From my bedroom at night, the sounds are actually quite frightening. The Howling the howling the growling the window […]
Wednesday Words : Geiger Counter
This is a poem I wrote last week, whilst I was radioactive and not allowed near my children, due to receiving radioactive iodine 131 for Thyroid Cancer. The aim of this, was to illuminate any cancer and thyroid cells on a full body scan, to see if my radiotherapy in May 2013 has worked or […]
Wednesday Words : Finding Light
This week I wrote a short piece (called "Finding Light") for a friend I have met through the blog world. A beautiful soul who has had the most tragic of years. Jennie who blogs at Edspire. She asked me to send her some of my positivity, as she is struggling with double grief. I'm not going […]
Wednesday Words: The Plait
This morning my daughter went back to school after the summer holidays. We got to school early for the first time in a long time (if ever), so we sat on a bench in the sunshine and I plaited Bunny's hair into a pretty braid, from the right to the left of her hair. It […]