bonsai – Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

Silent Sunday…

May 3, 2026

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I am still struggling to get my thoughts in order, and this thing in my head is not helping. I want to feel relieved that help might be on the way, but for some reason, my mind won’t rest. I must admit to allowing this, as I am too tired to argue with anything. Even…

Bonsai Sunday…

Apr 26, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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For several weeks now, I have not been able to galvanise myself to do anything much. For some reason, my enthusiasm and also my duty of care has been missing. My brain has been trying to opt out of any enthusiasm for anything, and I have hated every minute. This has been a strange state…

Returning…

Mar 5, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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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,…

Time Heals all Wounds…

Jan 3, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Back in the saddle, and a very Happy New Year, everyone! There once was a majestic bonsai tree, regal and noble, the best in my bonsai collection. Then something happened to me, and I could no longer take care of any of them. Members of my family took turns watering, with me watching helplessly from…

The First signs of Autumn…

Sep 19, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Mother Nature seems to be holding her breath at the moment. Leaves are not falling yet, but they won’t be long. Most of the leaves on my bonsai are already beginning to change into their autumn colours. The familiar smell of autumn greets me whenever I leave the house, that warm richness wraps around my…

Could this be the day I get to go outside?

Jul 16, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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After days of struggling, trying to establish a subscriber form, and writing the long-awaited newsletter, there has been a small chink in my self-imposed workload. A hosepipe ban has just been issued for our neighbourhood, which means my bonsai babies are at risk of drying out. I have been relying on the family to keep…

Brilliant news from my Bonsai!

May 13, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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My sister came racing back indoors after watering my bonsai. I was amazed, for she never gets that excited about my babies. ‘The hawthorn has flowers!’ she pronounced. I struggled to the window, hoping to see for myself. And there it was, a touch of pink on the very last tree on the shelf. Number…

Best day of the week…

May 3, 2025

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Yesterday was my 81st birthday. This has rapidly become my 18th, thanks to my family’s sense of humour. I like the sound of that so hopefully it will stick! The family arrived just after lunch, filling the house with excited chatter and laughter. Add in the antics of a very cheeky one year old and…

Another Monday… #Journal

Sep 25, 2023

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Another Monday… The autumn equinox has come and gone. I can feel autumn in the air and see the sudden brightness, as everything in the garden knows their time is ending and is making the most of the sunshine. One last Dahlia is almost waving goodbye. Those yellow tomatoes that were planted late have done…

Bonsai ~ My Other Love…

Nov 28, 2019

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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Real, or Fake? On those frequent occasions when my brain takes a hike and I am looking around my office for inspiration, I often find myself studying the items on my desk. One of these is an artificial bonsai tree, although you have to look carefully to realise this. It is a white pine,…

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