Tag Archives: winter

Season Lag

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Scribe Doll

What kind of person says she misses the Norwich winter when she lives in Nice? Yes, Nice.  That place on the Côte d’Azur, with the perennially cyan sky and soft, golden haze that sets the ochre and terracotta buildings aglow … Continue reading →

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The Secret of Winter

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Scribe Doll

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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Winter and the Art of Waiting – and Trusting

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Scribe Doll

One of my recurring nightmares is missing Christmas.  When I am under intense stress and feel like I am losing control of my life, I start dreaming that, somehow or other, I’ve overslept, miscalculated the dates, forgot to look at … Continue reading →

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When the Day is Perfectly Still

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Scribe Doll

I like still days, like yesterday in London. They creep up on you softly and, suddenly, you walk out of the house and find yourself in the midst of one.  Early winter days, when the sky is a grey so … Continue reading →

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