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Love as Was Foretold.

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Pauline Small

The last sign was a little further away from me. I decided that whatever it said would be the message I accepted in relation to our marriage. Continue reading →

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That Glossy Red Box.

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Pauline Small

(This past week I have been thinking a lot about connection, and especially where things from the past enter our present while we are unaware. I found a piece I had started a while back, and reshaped it to suffice … Continue reading →

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Gladness and Learning to Float.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Pauline Small

There were not many dry eyes when we saw George proudly waking his daughter… Source: Gladness and Learning to Float.

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What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Pauline Small

This Advent, a more disturbing gift has lain in wait for us. Source: What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

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Not Actually Walking The Camino.

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Pauline Small

I have been debating internally for a while about whether or not to start writing my blog again. I have loved writing it in the past, although it is hard to tell whether it is a useful thing to do … Continue reading →

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Not Actually Walking The Camino.

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Pauline Small

I have been debating internally for a while about whether or not to start writing my blog again. I have loved writing it in the past, although it is hard to tell whether it is a useful thing to do … Continue reading →

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Grit, Garlic and Not At All What Was Expected.

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Pauline Small

The last post was titled ‘The Gritty Side of Love’. A friend responded wishing us grace and grit for the coming weeks. She could never have guessed how necessary those gifts were, that she wished for Mum and the rest … Continue reading →

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Two Ways of Seeing. Two Ways of Living.

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Pauline Small

There are terrible things afoot, it is true. War, destruction, loss, death everywhere across the globe it seems, and sometimes I wonder when it might be our turn. There have been times to be ashamed and times to be proud. … Continue reading →

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Allowing for Surprise.

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Pauline Small

We are on holiday : a real holiday. One where you get on a plane and change climate zones and feel warm instead of frosted over. For a while I have stopped moaning about living in such a cold house … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Power.

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Pauline Small

Sometimes it get a bit hard to be positive and enthusiastic if you are trying to influence change, especially change for the ‘little people’ in the face of giants. I’ve heard and shared in conversations to this effect lately, many … Continue reading →

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