Hi, I have just rewritten this post I wrote a while ago
https://dodona777.com/2022/02/11/guardian-angel-counsellors/

The new version is at the end of the original. I'm not sure which one I prefer but if you have time or interest can you tell me which one you prefer.

By the way, I know you probably won't read either, but right now, for some reason, I want to share the posts with you.

Keep cool & and I hope all your wishes come true this New Year.

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Guardian Angel Counsellors

There are times when I need to be counselled, when I need someone to advise me. I need the counsellor to really care and understand my situation. My whole situation – my thoughts, my fears, m…

Journeys and Star Gazing
Portal of Enigmatic Shapes

The room was dimly lit, the only source of illumination being the soft glow of the street lights filtering through the half-closed blinds. A man sat at a cluttered desk, his fingers dancing with a …

Journeys and Star Gazing
Mona Lisa’s Smile Endures

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Why Write?

Today while on my daily walk a question crab crawled behind my eyes. I was looking at the scenery, taking photos of same, tweeting them and all the while there was this feeling – question  &#…

Journeys and Star Gazing

Watching #ABCtheDrum & they're discussing women's ordination as Ministers in the Anglican Church. This reminded me of a post I wrote some time ago - "The Curve of My Heart's Desire"

https://dodona777.com/2020/01/22/the-curve-of-my-hearts-desire/

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The Curve of My Heart’s Desire

My mother hassles me in her dotage to go to church, to confess my sins, take holy communion and to kiss the priest’s hand. I can’t tell her that I see the priesthood as a costume prop o…

Journeys and Star Gazing
A Domesticated Haunting

In the heart of the city, nestled between towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, there was a tumbledown building that looked like it had been swept off the floor above. The stairway leading to …

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In a Midnight’s Mist

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These gold coins are from my grandfather. My maternal grandparents, Pontic Greeks, were refugees from Turkey in early 1920's. He died at age of 105 & what little he had was converted to British gold coins - 2 have Queen Victoria & 1 has King Edward as heads & St George as tails.

I'm sharing coin pics because I've been researching Greeks who came from Anatolia (Turkey). I went to Bafra, Turkey in 2000 (this is where my grand parents came from) looking for people who may be connected with them. Below, after the coins is an excerpt from first page of book I'm writing about that experience.

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Why Write?

Today while on my daily walk a question crab crawled behind my eyes. I was looking at the scenery, taking photos of same, tweeting them and all the while there was this feeling – question  &#…

Journeys and Star Gazing

Christmas baking done.

The dark cookies aren't pretty, but they are choc (ha!) full of black tahini and dark chocolate. They are incredibly delicious and I think they will fuel my next story with sugary goodness. My pants, however, will not thank me 😋

Caveat: though they are in the photo, no black beans were used in the making of these unholy treats!

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