Autumn Colours

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I love living in West Penwith but I do really miss Autumn colours. Where I live we're not over-burdened with trees in the first place and the leaves on these tend to turn dark brown in Autumn and then fall off without the beautiful yellows, reds and oranges that can often be seen in woodland. When I regularly travelled to Devon at the end of October, I was really overwhelmed with the beauty of the tree colours there and used to spend time just looking at them and enjoying them. I've promised myself that, sometime in the future, I'll spend a period in Autumn near a beautifully coloured woodland and maybe do some sketching and painting. It would certainly be inspiring.

August Bank Holiday

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I have an ambivalent feeling about August Bank Holiday. On the one hand it is a bank holiday but on the other it marks the end of the holiday period and, on this occasion, the beginning of September immediately afterwards. The days now are quite obviously getting shorter - it's getting lighter later in the morning and darker earlier in the evening. And September is so much connected with Autumn and a new academic year. Autumn can be very beautiful with the variously covered leaves and often crisp mornings but I do miss the declining light as we move forward to the Equinox.

Housework

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I have to admit to not being very keen on doing the housework. I think I may just enjoy gardening a bit more and I'm no real gardener. At least in the garden I feel that I've accomplished something after I've done some work which I don't feel to the same extent doing housework. It all gets untidy and dusty again too quickly especially if you have a pet or live in the town. I'm waiting for the day when there is a nice house robot which will do all the routine jobs like the housework and the more ordinary shopping. Well, I can wish can't I?

Catching Up

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Today is one of those days when I felt that I needed to catch up on outstanding work so have spent the afternoon doing so. Haven't even had time to have lunch so am feeling a bit hungry. Felt that the catching up was necessary. Also feel good for doing it too!

Exercise

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I have just read an extract of an article which suggests that exercise can be as addictive as Heroin. I have to admit, for myself, that when for some reason I can't do a particular form of exercise I usually do, I miss it. For instance, I always feel really good after swimming and if something happens so that I can't go to the pool, I do feel a bit edgy. But as adictive as Heroin . . .?

World Cup Status

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Was fascinated to read today that a consortium which includes Plymouth Council plus Plymouth Argyle are looking at putting the city forward as a World Cup site for 2018 or 2022. This would mean enlarging Argyle's current stadium at Home Park which can now seat around 20,000 to accommodate seating for 40,000. I wish them the best of luck with this venture as the West Country is often under-represented when it comes to hosting such important and spectacular events.

Morning Pages

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When I first started to write, I was recommended The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron, which suggested that to get more in the flow for words and thoughts, the best thing to do was to write 3 pages every morning, uncensored and spontaneously. When I first started this, I felt very strange not knowing what to write and also mentally making excuses not to do it. I certainly had difficulty, first of all, filling 3 pages. That was several years ago. Now my morning pages have become part of my life and allow me to express my feelings on many aspects of my life as well as acting as a kind of diary. I can really recommend this process for getting thoughts and ideas started as well as for plumbing unknown depths.