It’s felt that the dragonfly has been putting on weight and resting too long on my shoulder this week; its next flight launch must surely be imminent. I could do with being reminded of its beauty and lightness of touch. Instead, it’s causing my heart to tense. I knew that forging this new life wasn’t…
Author: thedragonflyjar
I'm a sixty something working, single woman, navigating through all the challenges and opportunities of life - hopefully with a little irreverent humour and grace.
The Moon and Back
Without wishing to cause offence, there are certain things that I’ve always been dead against – mean spiritedness, sniffing and bottom cleavage to name a few – but top of my growing list has been the long- term dread of either of my children getting a tattoo. When your children are younger, naturally you get…
Mud Larks
I’m discovering that the trick in this journey is not to take yourself too seriously – and to surround yourself with others who certainly won’t let you. One constant over the last 6 years has been morning boot camp madness. You have to be a certain sort of mad to set the alarm for 5.10…
Why would you want a jar full of dragonflies?
Six years ago, a friend who knows me better than I know myself, phoned me to share a dream she had experienced about me. The dream went something like this… We were walking towards a castle which we both knew well and a there was a dragonfly on my shoulder and it kept flitting from…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
The Dragonfly Jar 