Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

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Spring Sunday…

Mar 8, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #journal, #Magic, beautiful things, blogging, exploring, flowers, gardening, inspiration, sharing interests

I finally managed to stagger outside, desperate to see what was going on. I could see something peeping through the foliage of the hedge, and I was really hoping it was the forsythia. It was, and looking better than ever. And boy was I surprised at the rest of the progress, most of my favourites…
Home ~ where the heart is…

Mar 7, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, blogging, health, hope, inspiration, sharing interests

Hello Everyone… I am back home, where I belong. Although looking around my office, a better welcome would have been nice! I have been away for nine days, and my office has been a dumping ground. Everything the family didn’t know what to do with, or things meant for me, has been piled up everywhere.…
Returning…

Mar 5, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #Weather, blogging, frustration, gardening, life as an author, sharing interests

I am sitting in a chair by the window in QA Hospital. I like to sit here while the nurses put the ward back into daytime mode. The sun is shining full pelt today,and I am enjoying watching the people coming and going in the road beneath the window. This tells me that out there,…
Thursday Catch-up… #Reviews

Feb 19, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Fiction, #Magic, #New Release, #reading, #Suspense, #Words, #writing, blogging, books, inspiration, mystery, promotion, review, sharing interests, thriller, Writing

While double-checking the work I’d done recently, I discovered not one but two reviews I’d written and somehow never posted. This showed me how far I have fallen off the efficiency wagon, and I cannot apologize enough to the writers concerned. Woven in Time Trilogy Book 1 by Jessica Ann Across centuries, three women are bound…
Better Days are Coming!

Feb 16, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #journal, #Magic, #Promises, beautiful things, blogging, exploring, hope, inspiration, life as an author, mystery, peace, sharing interests, thoughts

I could feel the stirrings of something new and very different yesterday. I didn’t dwell on it too much, as there hasn’t been much good news lately, and I didn’t want to scare it off. But even though I tried to ignore it, the feeling persisted. I was beginning to feel very different. Dare I…
A Sunday Smile…

Feb 15, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Colours, #Fiction, #journal, #Magic, #Promises, #trees, #writing, beautiful things, blogging, bonsai, flowers, gardening, hope, inspiration, life as an author, photography, sharing interests, Writing

There are bright blue skies and sunshine today, a pleasant surprise after so many grey and miserable days.#I slipped on my flip flops and ventured outside, hoping for some signs of Spring. There were no buds on the bonsai, and everywhere I looked, there were dark, bare, empty branches. No other welcome signs of Spring.…
Slip, slip, sliding…

Feb 13, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #Dark, #journal, blogging, disapointing, frustration, health, nightmares, sharing interests, thoughts, Writing

I nearly gave up yesterday. Giving up the struggle suddenly seemed like a very good idea. When it was just the pain in my back and knees that I had to cope with was bad enough. Add the new problems with my head into the mix, and everything seemed futile. Managing my exercise regime was…
Battle Progress

Feb 9, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #journal, #writing, blogging, disapointing, frustration, health, life as an author, nightmares, sharing interests, thoughts, Worry

Monday morning, and I have just spent an hour grappling with an uncooperative and unrecognizable brain. Not that it’s ever much more than begrudging at this time of day! I have to try to cope with the technical stuff early, before I have exhausted my grey cells completely. 200 emails cleared, comments from our friends…
A Little Joy…

Feb 7, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #Magic, #trees, beautiful things, blogging, fun and games, inspiration, photography, sharing interests

I needed some light relief this morning, so what could be better than a happy, joyous moment from last Summer? Two adventurous magpies, playing among my bonsai… I hope they come back this year! Love Jaye 💖💖
Didn’t see that coming!

Feb 5, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #Dark, #journal, blogging, disapointing, frustration, nightmares, sharing interests, thoughts, trouble, Worry

Didn’t see that coming! The long-awaited appointment to check out these awful headaches and earaches finally arrived, but I wasn’t ready for what happened next. The doctor checked my ears and shoved a camera up my nose, and you’re right, it wasn’t very pleasant. He asked a few questions and then dropped the bombshell. There…