Longing for Belonging
This week I’ve sat alongside those who speak and act like socialists yet vote right wing..folk who rate Tommy Robinson and plan to vote for UKIP at the next election (do they even still exist?!) The
Knitting and Knife Attacks
I spent the morning knitting and organising in the beautiful space at Wellgood Socials, listening to people offer and receive peer support and organising community events. A new association has blosso
Finding Compassion in Pain
I haven’t been here for a few days, mainly because something is burbulating and I’ve not found the words for it yet. And, life’s been really busy. Gloriously busy. And yet so difficult and frust
The Slick Machine
For a while now I’ve been writing a poem, based on a haiku with a 5-7-5 syllable format. It’s been a way often of expressing both frustration and hope and it’s really helped me to contain annoya
Waiting and waiting
I feel like a kid being excited and promised stuff and then it being taken away. I’m reflecting on a meeting we had a couple of weeks ago with a council worker. The meeting went really well, really
Joy and Pain. Old and New
We are cooking on gas. And at the same time, I can hear my Dad saying, ‘pride comes before a fall.’ Roots and wings. It feels like no one can touch the centre of that which is being created. Like
A bit Sh*T sometimes
Little bit of a panic this morning when our guest artist didn’t arrive for Make It Mine. A quick trip to the local charity shop to pick up some things to paint. I needn’t have worried, it seems ev
Monday
Managed to pop into the Monday brew club at the local pub for the first time in a few weeks. Always a pleasure to catch up with them. It’s amazing to see this little group start to widen their e
New Northern Weave
On Friday I was in the company of a glorious group of women – the New Northern Weave. Every time I’m with them I go away feeling wiser, more knowledgeable and nourished. And goodness we need n
The Common Good
I’ve been mulling over something that happened the other day and a conversation that I had with another community member a while ago. We were at Wellgood socials and a community member who holds a p