The muse has been on the road, so we’ve missed a whole load of blog deadlines.. lol but as we know, the muse does like to travel… I did my annual road trip with Mum dropping off the knitting we bot…

The muse has been on the road, so we’ve missed a whole load of blog deadlines.. lol but as we know, the muse does like to travel… I did my annual road trip with Mum dropping off the knitting we bot…

I write this from my couch, pooch at my side.. It has been a tough couple of weeks. I live in an area with a high number of pine forests, and this is the time of year they explode out their pollen.…

I write this from my couch, pooch at my side.. It has been a tough couple of weeks. I live in an area with a high number of pine forests, and this is the time of year they explode out their pollen.…

This week, I passed another milestone. 7 years ago, 2 strangers on the internet, heard what I was not saying out loud, and paused long enough to listen. On some social media you can be truly anonym…

This week, I passed another milestone. 7 years ago, 2 strangers on the internet, heard what I was not saying out loud, and paused long enough to listen. On some social media you can be truly anonym…

Balance They say that tears are the ‘sadness leaking from your body’… sometimes it is all too hard to keep it all in, and your emotions leak out If I am trying to hold it all together and I get ove…

Balance They say that tears are the ‘sadness leaking from your body’… sometimes it is all too hard to keep it all in, and your emotions leak out If I am trying to hold it all together and I get ove…

I write a lot these days about peace, serenity and tranquillity. When I accidently fell into this recovery life, I was seeking relief from depression and MH issues. I didn’t know what that relief l…

I write a lot these days about peace, serenity and tranquillity. When I accidently fell into this recovery life, I was seeking relief from depression and MH issues. I didn’t know what that relief l…

There is a stretch of road, where I live, that runs along our coast, that I think is my favourite piece of road. Maybe not the most beautiful in Aotearoa. But as an everyday stretch of road it is a…

And so she woke upWoke up from where she was lyin’ stillSaid I gotta do somethingAbout where we’re goin’ Step on a steam trainStep out of the driving rain maybeRun from the darkne…

And so she woke upWoke up from where she was lyin’ stillSaid I gotta do somethingAbout where we’re goin’ Step on a steam trainStep out of the driving rain maybeRun from the darkne…

In days gone by a Touchstone was used to determine if a metal was precious or not. A stone, free of cracks, hard and dark  – was kept, and whatever soft metal you wanted to test was rubbed acr…

In days gone by a Touchstone was used to determine if a metal was precious or not. A stone, free of cracks, hard and dark  – was kept, and whatever soft metal you wanted to test was rubbed acr…

As I stroll through Soc Med I often come across that quote about how some people are just chapters in our books, while others are there for the whole book… I quite like the analogy, except of cours…

As I stroll through Soc Med I often come across that quote about how some people are just chapters in our books, while others are there for the whole book… I quite like the analogy, except of cours…

I’ve always been a people watcher. Park me in an airport, or coffee shop and I am happy to observe the human condition play out in front of me. We are never alone, and while we may be sitting solo,…

I’ve always been a people watcher. Park me in an airport, or coffee shop and I am happy to observe the human condition play out in front of me. We are never alone, and while we may be sitting solo,…

Amy Wadge · Keeping Faith: Series 2 · Song · 2019

If you know me, you know I am unapologetically woke. Liberal. Leftie. Whatever label you want to apply to me. Basically, I think I am a decent human being who wants what is best for all our communi…

The muse has been a bit quiet this week. For the first time in ages, this blog is late. I could put it down to life being very busy over the last couple of weeks. Much going on at home; a visit fro…

The muse has been a bit quiet this week. For the first time in ages, this blog is late. I could put it down to life being very busy over the last couple of weeks. Much going on at home; a visit fro…

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Those of us of a certain age, will remember this opening line from an 80s and beyond soap opera from the US… I was thinking of it the…

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Those of us of a certain age, will remember this opening line from an 80s and beyond soap opera from the US… I was thinking of it the…

I’ve been at a couple of meetings recently, that talked about death, grief and recovery. The theme that came through is that there are not enough discussions about any of it. We don’t like to talk …

I’ve been at a couple of meetings recently, that talked about death, grief and recovery. The theme that came through is that there are not enough discussions about any of it. We don’t like to talk …

In the world of social media, the first impression most people have of us, is our Avi, our avatar, the picture we put on our profile. For most people it is a favourite photo of us, or an object or …