Tag Archives: Family

Future Legacies

Posted on August 22, 2012 by hatchery

While watching part of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ on tellie last night, which traced singer Robin Gibb’s ancestors, I couldn’t help thinking of all the ordinary people out there who get no professional help with their genealogy, me … Continue reading →

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The Memory Thief and the Joy Angel

Posted on January 10, 2012 by hatchery

Anyone over the age of fifty is familiar with the acceleration of time with each passing year.  Already, more than a week of the New Year has disappeared into the past.  Sucked into memory, it will remain there for some … Continue reading →

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Emergence

Posted on May 24, 2010 by hatchery

On Friday, the family celebrated the emergence from the cocoon of the womb – a brother for three young girls, and a grandson for me. Past the due date, and with the labour more intense and prolonged, different from the … Continue reading →

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Black Dog Nipping

Posted on April 22, 2010 by hatchery

Not so strange perhaps how, when being nipped on the heels by the Black Dog, that a White on White ATC challenge can hold the hint of something dark.  There’s nothing like making art to bring the subconscious to the … Continue reading →

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Tending the Past

Posted on April 15, 2010 by hatchery

Yesterday, with housework piling up and a to-do list longer than my arm could reach, I yearned for the outdoors.  Instead of opting to work in the garden, which would benefit from two weeks of hard yakka by ten brawny … Continue reading →

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