Category Archives: Random Thoughts

A New Beginning?

Posted on January 7, 2021 by hcannam

‘A Hidden Fire’ is launched on the world, after years in the making. Time now to take down the yellowing, faded notes and reminders blu-tacked above my desk and get ready for the next work in progress. It all feels … Continue reading →

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Children in Read

Posted on August 19, 2020 by hcannam

After nearly 15 years I’ve at last got that novel finished. Lockdown’s been tough for many people, and it’s hard not to go out and about as you please, not to see family and friends except on a screen, not … Continue reading →

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The Big One?

Posted on May 13, 2020 by hcannam

 ‘This is the big one,’ said my husband. ‘You wait and see!’  We were enjoying a long weekend in London, for a family celebration. We went to Art exhibitions and Kew Gardens and had joyous meals in a variety of … Continue reading →

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Changing climate?

Posted on September 23, 2019 by hcannam

‘Blackberry week’ this year begins on October 28—that’s the starting date of the schools’ half term holiday in our part of north east England. I guess when it was first given that name it was because it roughly coincided with … Continue reading →

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Powerful Words

Posted on February 19, 2018 by hcannam

There’s so much anger and hate around at the moment that five minutes on line can leave you feeling limp with despair. All those fierce words, the complete lack of any understanding between people holding differing views, even sometimes on … Continue reading →

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More than a pause…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by hcannam

Things don’t always go according to plan. There must be a good many people who’ve thought that over the past year—David Cameron and Theresa May among them. But it’s not just out in the wide world that life can scatter … Continue reading →

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A Departure

Posted on February 10, 2017 by hcannam

I don’t usually do very personal pieces on my blog. But just this once, I’m going to do so. My Mum died two weeks ago, in her 101st year. Until November she’d been living independently at home, without carers, apart … Continue reading →

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Kynren

Posted on August 30, 2016 by hcannam

Spectacular is not the word—or rather it has to be, because there’s no other word that comes near to describing the Kynren project. Amazing? Dazzling? Breathtaking…? Insane—? For who in their right mind would think of setting up a series … Continue reading →

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Referendum reflections

Posted on June 28, 2016 by hcannam

‘We can’t decide how to vote, me and my friends,’ said a woman in Durham last Tuesday. ‘We’re going to toss a coin.’ The most important decision about Britain’s future in decades, to be decided by the toss of a … Continue reading →

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Not so very long ago…

Posted on June 8, 2016 by hcannam

I had a shock yesterday. Circumstances have forced me to tidy my study (well, when the heating engineer needs to run pipes under your built-in desk unit, that has to be a sign doesn’t it?). In a long-forgotten corner, I … Continue reading →

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