Category Archives: circus

14 stilt-walking metaphors for life

Dear fellow residents of the World of Blog, I hope you are very well. My news is that I can finally, amazingly, walk on stilts free from ladders, hands etc! Here’s my compilation of learnings. Things I have learnt about … Continue reading

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Talking the walk…

… or Talking about Walking. Hello Dear Ones, I have been, and am, thinking about walking. This has been brought on by more attempts at walking on stilts. When I did the “learn how” bit (about 3 months ago) I … Continue reading

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Breathing (of fire) and Running (of fun)

Greetings me hearties! (Hope you enjoyed Talk Like a Pirate Day on Friday, now I’m going to move on), How awesome that breathing fire is a learnable skill! The first session I had 3 goes. The first one was not … Continue reading

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Ships log from the briney journey

Heave ho, and Avast, me on-line friends! and welcome to Talk like a Pirate Day. I just read a beautiful little free eBook: A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living. There are TONS of short (parrot-free) memorable quotes; here’s a nice … Continue reading

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Baby steps walking on hands

I have taken two baby steps walking on hands. It’s like the new walking-on-stilts I mentioned another day: I am getting joy out of walking in new ways. I have forgotten the excitement I must have felt when I learned … Continue reading

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3 ways to be a better person by being like my cat

Hi DearHearts! Hope you are having a good week. This morning on my walk I was thinking about our georgeous cat Magpie. She had at least three lovely qualities that I feel I would like to aspire to: 1 Loving. … Continue reading

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Stilt walking like a baby

Hello Bloggy Beauties! I felt like a young foal or a small child might today: The joy of being able to walk around unaided! I was learning to balance and perambulate on stilts. It was SO FUN! At first I … Continue reading

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Ducks, Art cards, bokashi (that's more of a tag list than a title!)

Hi guys! Hope you have had a good weekend. The ducks at the “duck park” have been looking so content lately, with plenty of water in the ponds to keep them happy. And the gardens are getting green and recovering … Continue reading

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Hi after circus training

Hi guys! I don’t know who you all are reading this, but thanks again for coming (again?) I am writing today after circus class. (Circus Static) Trapeze is SO FUN! I haven’t done anything like it for a couple of … Continue reading

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Trapeze and Tangerine Tree

Greetings enthusiasts of blog, I hope you are travelling well. Hope too you will forgive me for veering far from my original stated topics today. Perhaps I should add to that “intention roll” (like a blog roll) fitness, gardening and … Continue reading

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