http://candraprabha.blogsome.com Living at Tiratanaloka Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:27:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Green once, but grey-brown now. Stiff, like my limbs. Mottled like the backs of my hands.  Spotted with experience, with exposure to the world.  Curled up to gain shelter or because the sap no longer flows?  The veins are full of dust now.  Things crack under pressure - whole now ... http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/11/08/writing-exercise-autumn-2008/ Well, Charlie, Debz and I all ran the Swansea Admiral 10k on 28th September - loud cheers all round!  It was a lovely day, warm and bright, unlike me who, having recovered from a rather painful hip bursitis the previous week, felt distinctly slow and unfit!  The other two were ... http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/10/07/post-swansea-post/ Ten things someone somewhere will be doing at the time I die: deciding what to have for supper digging in their garden reading a newspaper wondering what their lover’s doing feeling annoyed about the weather worrying about a piece of work they haven’t finished sunbathing driving very fast in a car getting married writing a poem http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/05/19/thought/ Ok, here is the previously alluded-to bit about dealing with flies when you’re out running.  Yes, those winged things that hang around in big groups (ha ha accidentally typed ‘bug’ groups just then!) at this time of year.  We know they’re necessary for the breakdown of matter etc etc but, ... http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/05/06/lady-of-the-flies/ Mm, feeling a little sheepish, probably not unusual in Wales.  In this case because of my failure to keep up running to any great degree.  No 10k race in Bristol for me this weekend.  I did manage about 3 miles today in relative comfort, mind you I might have changed ... http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/05/05/slowly-does-it/ …places beginning with "I". In my case, India, Ireland, Ipswich and Italy - quite a broad range, culturally speaking!  In February I travelled to Bodhgaya to attend the WBO International convention - what an experience.  I’ve been to India before, but not to any Buddhist pilgrimage sites.  It was quite something ... http://candraprabha.blogsome.com/2009/05/03/i-spy-with-my-little-eye/