Monthly Archives: June 2013

29th June 2013 – bubble

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Liz Terry

It floats delicately away from over-excited children. Each colour it passes is contained within its barely visible sphere. Dark green hedge, pale blue sky and white, bubbling clouds.

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28th June 2013 – swimming pool

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Liz Terry

Tiny, bright blue and welcoming. A long, curved plastic dome covers it, letting in light and air where necessary. I float serenely on its surface, looking up at the sun. I dream of summers past, floating under a French sky.

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27th June 2013 – butterfly cakes

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Liz Terry

Home-made, I place them lovingly into a box; a gift for supportive friends. As I pack them in with paper towels, I think of the pleasure they will bring and I am happy.

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26th June 2013 – shoes

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Liz Terry

Bright pink and high-heeled. A frivolity beneath the formal clothing and white coat. The stark hospital surroundings make them stand out, much loved and lived in, against the grey plastic floor.

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24th June 2013 – caretaker

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Liz Terry

He crosses the road jauntily, bunches of keys hanging from his pockets on both sides. As he reaches the opposite pavement, he slings a long necklace of keys noisily round his shoulders. A man with responsibility, carefree on a summer’s … Continue reading →

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24th June 2013 – butter icing

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Liz Terry

The miraculous mixing of fat and icing sugar, it appears in the bowl as the beaters turn. A thick, swirling, rush of delicious sweetness.

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23rd June 2013 – roses

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Liz Terry

The only surviving flowers from a beautiful bouquet. They glow, pink and perfect. Petals spiralling into a delicate centre, each one is unique, its scent rising with every brush or sniff.

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22nd June 2013 – paint

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Liz Terry

It starts out white as a bowl of cream. The machine adds colours – blue, yellow, green, red. Each in exact quantities, calculated to the last millilitre. As it mixes, the perfect blue emerges like magic.

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21st June 2013 – sweet peas

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Liz Terry

They burst through the fence, rushing towards light and air. Spindly shoots extended, bright pink flowers drinking in the sun.

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20th June 2013 – cashier

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Liz Terry

She smiles as she puts my goods through the scanner, striking up a cheerful conversation. I immediately smile back, my day brightened by her sunny friendliness.

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