Tag Archives: special

Missing You

Oct 28, 2019 CARAMELODY 2 Comments

I am a funny creature. It is a really good job he is 10,100 miles away. Or this would be a problem! A serious problem!!!

What eases my conscience is that I have told “Jack” that I have been very much in love with Goldfinch and still miss him enormously. Jack is being very good about it. He seems to understand that it is hard to let go. He says those memories with Goldfinch are very special. (And he is right, they are. They are part of me now.) But Jack says he and I are going to build lots of special memories too.

hello At the moment there is something about birds. I see birds sitting on the bird-feeder in the garden pecking at peanuts. I see pigeons perched on roof-tops. I see a little red-breasted robin that seems to perch on the wall so it can greet me whenever I arrive home at my little nest, I always say “hello” when I pass it you know.

But every bird I see makes me think of Goldfinch. I do wish he was here. But it is probably a very good thing he is not. Or else my life would be in a real pickle.

So You Think You’re Special?

Jun 6, 2019 CARAMELODY 4 Comments

Well, in many respects, you are. You are one of a kind. Unique on this planet.

I think the picture above is an ice-crystal. But when I first saw it I thought of a snowflake. As a snowflake floats along it becomes a masterpiece of construction. I remember as a child reading that someone had been studying snowflakes – what a job! – and had stated that no two have been discovered that are exactly alike. There are enough possible combinations of patterns to suggest that there will never be two identical snowflakes discovered.

Does it matter? Snowflakes being unique? Is that important in the long run? Well, you may judge that for yourself. But if it is notable that snowflakes are unique, how much more so that you are unique, one of a kind, extremely special and immensely precious. Don’t ever doubt it. This world is not right at the moment. Sadly too many people float through life unappreciated. Well…that will change. Don’t ever doubt it.

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My sleepy thoughts in response to the writing prompt provided by Teresa, aka The Haunted Wordsmith:

https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/prompts-june-6/

C’est La Vie! Quelle Surprise!

Oct 8, 2018 CARAMELODY 2 Comments

Will you Share Your World along with other bloggers by answering this week’s questions? Take a peek at Melanie’s (sparksfromacombustiblemind) original post which contains this week’s questions:

https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2018/10/08/share-your-world-10-8-18/

Do you prefer Apple (‘I’ products) or Android for your technology ‘fix’?

Well, as I am unwilling to spend any cash on technology, I am not particularly picky. I am grateful for all the hand-me-downs that have come my way.

I was surprised to win a tablet from a pharmaceutical company after completing a bunch of training modules – I am not 100% sure how you would describe it. But it can be useful on occasion.

I had to have the charging socket repaired after a helpful sales assistant accidentally destroyed it.

What’s something on your personal bucket list?

I don’t really have a bucket list. Just to stay alive and avoid any other head injuries! My number one aim in life is to resume my normal routine back in my home on the other side of London, my career, my world of friends and projects.

I have rarely had a list of experiences I wanted to enjoy (I think that is what a bucket list is)…they just happened, unexpectedly, usually due to the tremendous kindness of someone else. Most of the spectacular experiences of my life were utter surprises, which probably made them even more special. Those experiences include scuba diving, sledging with huskies, riding snow-mobiles, riding quad-bikes, skiing, abseiling, gorge climbing, zip wires, jungle treks, horse riding, driving a sports car and visiting many fascinating places.

I don’t know, I have had some wonderful wonderful experiences…but the highlight of my life has been the special people who brighten everyday and make my life far from routine.

Special experiences are one thing, but special people are worth a million times more! I would be content with the most mundane and plain days with people who make life sparkle by their very presence. They sprinkle delightful surprises throughout your life like stars across the skies.

What would you name your boat if you had one? The Unsinkable 3? The Please Don’t Sink? Your choice! Also, what would it look like? Do you want a motor yacht, a sailboat, or perhaps a dinghy?

I am torn between “THE GREAT ESCAPE” and “THERE SHE GOES”…or maybe something else…I would probably decide after we have finished building her.

But I have no doubt she will be a sailboat, as romantic a sailboat as you ever did see! She will be a labour of love, built by my own hands and perhaps the man who is going to share the voyage around the world with me.

Which fictional character would be the most boring to meet in real life?

Boring? Oh…that’s hard. Every character has their interesting layers despite any appearance of being boring. The only people who are setting themselves up for ingrained “boringness”, are those who are no longer willing to learn, and are completely closed-minded to any other way accept their own.

However, I know there are characters that would seriously jar with me. Someone like Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair. I cannot fathom her self-interest! I would find her a challenge to say the least. I doubt I would be able able to tolerate her for long. Unless she surprises me by having more unselfishness than she portrays.

Her one redeeming action is trying to convince her friend Amelia to finally see sense and appreciate the adorable Captain (Major) Dobbin.

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