soulMerlin's Reflections

Happiness 5 ~ A Summer's Day

soulMerlin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:21:48 +0000

A day for walking through summer fields with a lady in an orange sun-hat… As she came downstairs, I could sense that Liz was a little wary about my reaction to the hat. There was no need for any apprehension...

For Dad

soulMerlin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:41:18 +0100

(This is a high-definition video. It will take time to load, as seamless HD streaming is still rare, even with good broadband speeds. I suggest you get it going and put it on pause to load up, while you read...

Happiness 4 ~ One Small Step to Joy

soulMerlin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:29:03 +0100

July 20th 1969....."That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." I remember it so well. I lived every moment of the landing as it happened. There was no thought of the past or the future...Just the...

a tale of two plants ~ the flowering

soulMerlin — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:27:06 +0100

The kitchen is my favourite room – the morning sun streams through the windows (which need cleaning) and no matter how tired or ‘down’ I am, a cup of coffee with the two plants, never fails to give me a...

Happiness 3 ~ Serenity

soulMerlin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:53:44 +0100

In fact, the first word I thought of, when I saw her standing in the middle of Stonehenge, was "Tranquility". It was just before 6am on the morning of the Summer Solstice. The ancient stone-circle was packed with revellers and...

Happiness 2

soulMerlin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:53:00 +0100

I had a great holiday with Liz last week. She showed me this photograph which had been taken a couple of weeks before. The look on her face is pure joy and makes me smile. I just wanted to share...

The Odyssey ~ Christina's Telephone

soulMerlin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:38:35 +0000

Christina's death came as an almighty shock, a total body-blow that stunned me, both mentally and physically. I had previously considered myself an Agnostic, which I considered as a 'get-out' clause in my 'Atheist's Contract', that allowed for the 'Unexplainable'....

The Story of Foxy

soulMerlin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Sometimes an animal from the wild is chosen to spend a lifetime in surroundings that nature never intended, but which enrich not only the animal itself, but everyone involved. Foxy arrived in Cousin Jean's life, in her husband's jacket pocket...

The Journey

soulMerlin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:51:13 +0000

There is something about a misty Autumn day in England which can make me both happy and sad at the same time. Like age, Autumn brings its own beauty - it's own happiness and it's own wistfulness. The physical energy...

Cousin Jean and Foxy

soulMerlin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:17:00 +0100

Last week in Lowestoft was very cold and wet. Heigh Ho - at least it gave me a chance to write up the story of the Angel of Inverness, which is probably one of my most scarey encounters with the...