Author Archives: Scribe Doll
Renters or Second-Class Citizens
The phone rings. It’s the letting agents. “This is a courtesy call to let you know that the landlord wants to sell your flat and this is your two months’ notice.” The words hang over your head, making the air … Continue reading
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“Two legs good. Four legs better.”
I don’t understand politics. Much to my shame, I am not as well-informed as a responsible citizen should be. So I’m going to fumble a little here… I just need to express this. I need to get it off my … Continue reading
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For the Old to Fertilise the New
Get a large, strong bag. Clean your home. Wash the floors, Polish the wood, Dust the shelves, Scrub the sink. Then drop all the dirt into the large, strong bag. Walk around your home And collect from the air and … Continue reading
Christmas Eve
“Once in Royal David’s City Stood a lowly cattle shed”. I hold my breath. I always find myself holding my breath for the minute or so between the BBC Radio 4 announcer’s voice falling silent and the chorister getting to … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, katherine gregor, king's college choir, scribe doll
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The Alchemy of Turning Darkness into Light
A text message the day before, signed in both names, gently confirms that H. and I are to go the the Castle museum entrance a few minutes before the ceremony. It’s a grey morning but unusually mild for December. We … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, Norwich Castle Weddings, scribe doll, writing
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Sunday Concert
It’s a string quartet today. Beethoven. It’s what people enjoy. The folding chairs have been put out. The seat cushions have aged flower patterns and were last washed probably sometime at the end of the last century. Audience members, mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, katherine gregor, scribe doll, social observations, writing
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The Secret of Winter
When winter envelops you in its embrace, the only place you can look is within. Summer makes you look outwards. It entertains you with a spectacle of colours, intoxicates you with its heady, floral scents, dazzles you with its bright … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, imagination, katherine gregor, scribe doll, winter
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Winter Lights
H. dislikes Christmas, which is why I am surprised he suggests we go to the Norwich switching on of the Christmas lights. “Yes, but they’ve put up a tunnel of light that’s supposed to look like the Northern Lights next … Continue reading
A Day Bearing a Unique Gift
I look at the clock. It’s 5:50 a.m. Beyond the windows it’s still night and yet I’m wide awake, with a sense of renewed hope and purpose. Then I remember: the clocks have gone back an hour. It’s the start … Continue reading
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Tagged british summer time, hallowe'en, katherine gregor, scribe doll
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More Things in Heaven and Earth…
There has been much news coverage, during the past week, of the experimental Mars probe, Schiaparelli, which is now suspected to have exploded upon landing on Mars. No doubt, in time, another spacecraft will be sent to the Red Planet … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, Mars probe, Perception, Schiaparelli, scribe doll
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Scribe Doll 