Surrender to yourself.

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Full moon May 2025

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  • the latest adventure

    I have tried several times to complete a post in my established style on this blog. Have you seen the results? Obviously I have not been successful. So I thought I might try a different format that is a little shorter. Why shorter? One of the problems that has developed…

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  • the mo-poke is back…

    the mo-poke is back…

    A few weeks ago in the wee hours of the still, dark morning I heard the familiar two toned, almost mournful, sound ‘mo-poke…mo-poke…mo-poke’. It is…

  • the desk…

    the desk…

    As 2024 closed I was processing the many events of the year, not least our recent trip to the subantarctic. That trip was always a…

  • home from the sea…

    home from the sea…

    Home again from the rolling sea, home again are we, home again from the sea… I know it has been a while since I’ve published…

  • ‘manopause and crowpedos’…

    ‘manopause and crowpedos’…

    It has been a while. I’ve started dozens of blog posts and then not known how to finish them. Life has been in such flux…

About Me

I’m Ardys, the creator and author behind this blog. I’ve found great joy in the unexpected and tiny things in life, as well as some big ones…and in between is where I’ve learned my lessons. I like to write, take photos and paint and I hope it resonates with you.