#achievements – Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

An Afternoon with Jaye…

Jul 28, 2026

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I mentioned Scrivener the other day, and that must have triggered something in my brain. MS Word was still playing silly buggers, they have changed everything, making it very difficult to do anything. I have tried to learn Scrivener in the past, and although the basics were easy, I never managed to become adept. I…

Coping with a Sea Change…

Jul 13, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I seem to have spent my life having to change. So many times, due to ever changing circumstances, have caused me to rethink who I am, and how I want to be in the future. As much as I am used to making these changes, this past year has been something else. I have had…

Surviving the heat…

Jul 8, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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this bonsai is made from beads! The heat is unrelenting, and my brain has almost given up all rational thought. I say almost, so I am very grateful for being able to think at all, everything considered. So I am making the most of what remains. Some of my bonsai are in full sun all…

Sunday Thoughts and Flowers…

Jul 5, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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This is Myrtle, and I never expected to see this display of flowers this year. Anita had it trimmed, as it was growing like crazy, and that, I thought, was that. ( I really miss not being in control of the gardening!) But, as you can see, it has more than made up for the…

A New beginning and a Review…

Jul 2, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I was busy going about all the daily jobs this morning, not a care in the world. Happy to be able to do anything, really. It was a when I stopped for a quick rest, that my mind had other ideas. First, it supplied me with a long list of things I should be doing…

Can two wrongs make a right?

Jun 30, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I was thinking back to when I started writing Swan Song, my latest detective mystery, and how it was supposed to answer all the questions I had at the time. That by sorting out the problems my detective, David Snow had, I would probably sort my own. We were both fast approaching our own swan…

A heatwave and a load of viruses…

Jun 23, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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More ups and downs yesterday, but nothing disastrous. At least, I didn’t think so until late in the afternoon when we were attacked. Something called Mcafee rushed to tell me we had just been attacked by seven viruses. One phone call to Eset, our security system, soon sorted that out. This was after a very…

The End of a Brilliant Week…

Jun 21, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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This week has been full of ups and downs, and some of the downs have been spectacularly bad. After everything I have had to put up with the past year, I thought I had beaten the miseries, but it turns out I am human after all. But enough about that… I have been doing some…

For the want of a brain that works…

Jun 16, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I think I belong in OZ, as I am sure I need a new brain, just like the scarecrow. I am probably beginning to walk like him too. I can still think, but so many things get in the way, and not just ordinary things. Like housework or cooking lunch for my family. Indescribable things,…

Silent Sunday…

Jun 14, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I had a lovely afternoon yesterday, slowly managing to Summer prune most of my bonsai. So good to feel useful again… Enjoy your Sunday, folks… a lovely new week begins tomorrow! Jaye 💕

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