Archive for the Black dog category
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
This post is my contribution to a new initiative launched today – In Good Company a website designed to let you know that if you’re suffering from depression or anxiety, you’re in good company. For more stories and to share your own, visit the In Good Company website, follow on twitter or Facebook Depression runs [...]
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
Ghor Mission Jan 2007 – Me with girl students 01, originally uploaded by frida world. Firstly thanks for your kind and thoughtful (and funny, thanks Wanda) comments. Isolation is part of the problem here, so they really do help. My special thanks to Mary for your incredible emails throughout the day today, filled with poems [...]
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
BAIRES ABRIL 09, originally uploaded by frida world. Okay, I can’t avoid acknowledging him any longer, there is a little black dog following me around. He’s been hanging about for the past few months. He’s not so big; I’ve seen others much bigger. Years ago one of his kind came and sat on me and [...]
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Friday, November 10th, 2006
Somedays I just have to admit that I'm not coping. All the yoga, healthy eating, positive thinking and regular exercise in the world is not enough to keep me a float in the midst of this madness sometimes. My good intentions last night melted into a wobbly pool of tears and I decided to give [...]
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
So, My American Chap (Mac – that's his suitably American blogname for the moment, until I think of something cleverer, suggestions welcome) arrived yesterday. In retrospect I did the planning all wrong, instead of baking a cake, shopping for his pantry supplies at the Italian PRT and preparing myself to cook a big pot of [...]
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