Today’s topic is not something which many of us choose to talk about, but I think we seriously need to look at it. Loneliness. I’m not talking about choosing to have periods of time alone or intentional silence – that can actually be a very good thing for you, and many of us can cope…
Tag: Life
How to Live Like a Dog
My dog. He longs for his walk, lives for his biscuit, purrs while being cuddled, seeks back massages, and loves his din-dins at the appointed hour. That’s it. That is how he defines a successful life. He does not have a degree or a formal job (his informal job is being our security guard and…
Book review: ‘Beautiful Uncertainty’ by Mandy Hale
Today’s book review is about Beautiful Uncertainty by Mandy Hale. Mandy is also a blogger and has written other books. You can find her at The Single Woman blog. Beautiful Uncertainty has class, emotion, poetic words, faith, and strength saturating its pages. In fact, it is dripping in sweetness and comfort. It is like a…
Losing our sky
I am looking around and can see the sky – vast and open before me. The shape of the clouds can sometimes tell a story. I can see one that looks like an angel, and another like a cross. The clouds I like best are tinged with a salmon pink colour on hot summer evenings,…
I can’t be you
My suburb is popular with the ‘trendies’. Some of those who live and work here often wear designer clothes, would never hang out with older people, display immaculate hairstyles, and often swear in public as easily as sneezing. They congregate in the fashionable bars where no one over the age of 35 exists. It never…
Spit spot! Why a Mary Poppins perspective positively pleases
I recently saw Mary Poppins Returns and while today’s post will not specifically review this movie in too much detail (hint: go and see it for yourself!), the cast and lead characters are wonderful – particularly Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack the lamplighter. From the opening scene you have the…
Happy New Year and first book review: ‘My Ikaria’ by Spiri Tsintziras
Happy New Year! I hope that you are feeling revived after Christmas and are enjoying your summer or winter break, depending on where you live in the world. If you are new to The MuSinGer, take some time to check out what this blog is all about. I also have The Music Room, The Library,…
Welcome to The MuSinGer
Hello, and welcome to the very first post by The MuSinGer! Every approaching New Year brings opportunities to start afresh. I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while, but with the proliferation (or saturation) of blogs out there, it was always an idea that was pushed away.
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