Singing as the Darkness Lifts

A HANDSHAKE FOR A CONVERSATION AND THE ICING ON MY STOLLEN 63

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 63 and my Blog from the 18th November 2024. This one’s called:  A HANDSHAKE FOR A CONVERSATION AND THE ICING ON MY STOLLEN...
This morning the air is cold and the waxing moon is white against blue. I rather wanted there to be a smell of recent rain in the air even though I am a poet who doesn’t like petrichor, but it is clear and fresh this morning. 
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 63 and my Blog from the 18th November 2024. This one’s called:  A HANDSHAKE FOR A CONVERSATION AND THE ICING ON MY STOLLEN
This morning the air is cold and the waxing moon is white against blue. I rather wanted there to be a smell of recent rain in the air even though I am a poet who doesn’t like petrichor, but it is clear and fresh this morning. 
Alt text says this week’s photo is a piece of toast on a plate. I say it is indeed that very thing. I also say it is a piece of toast on a plate in which I saw a face whilst I was deciding whether marmite or marmalade would be the appropriate topping one morning. Perhaps a photograph of the stollen from Stollen and Wolle would have made a more appropriate photo for this week’s blog, but I ate that before thinking to capture its image. It was one of the nicest pieces of stollen I have tasted!

POETRY AND PROSE 62

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 62 and my Blog from the 11th November  2024. This one’s called:  POETRY AND PROSE...
This morning the air carries the essence of brown leaves. They are there mixed in with the wet yellow on the ground while a few are still to fall from their twigs. Some are holding their shape, and others are beginning to fold and soften. As the sun rises it brings orange and purple.

OH MY GOURD 61

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 61 and my Blog from the 4th November  2024. This one’s called: OH MY GOURD
This morning the sky holds the grey fizzle of spent firework stars. There is a stillness to the day and it carries an artificial smell that I cannot quite place.

ONLY TIME 60

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 60 and my Blog from the 28th October 2024. This one’s called: ONLY TIME 60
Stones. This morning the slightly warm wind carries the scent of seaside stones. I imagine it blew the smell in overnight when the gusts were strong, but it could be the stones on the paths.

A MARMALADE SANDWICH WITH PADDINGTON 59

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 59 and my Blog from the 21st  October 2024. This one’s called: A MARMALADE SANDWICH WITH PADDINGTON
This morning the air has been blown to freshness by the strong winds, and I love alt text’s suggestion for this week’s photo: A person sitting on a bench with a bear and a cookie!

A GROUP OF FRUIT STACKED ON A GAME BOARD 58

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 58 and my Blog from the 14th October 2024. This one’s called: A GROUP OF FRUIT STACKED ON A GAME BOARD.
"This morning the air surrounds me with the scent of a newly cooled fridge. There is a cleanness there that matches the sparkle of the three stars I can see in the sky..."

BE MORE JAGUAR 57

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 57 and my Blog from the 7th October 2024. This one’s called: BE MORE JAGUAR 57
 
 

CAN YOU HEAR IT IN THE SILENCE? 56

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 56 and my Blog from the 30th  September 2024. This one’s called: CAN YOU HEAR IT IN THE SILENCE?
This morning the air brings the aroma of what I used to call mouldy mops.

ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH NOT SHOELACE 55

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 55 and my Blog from the 23rd September 2024. This one’s called: ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH NOT SHOELACE
This morning the air is fresh after the rain. It carries the scent of green leaves. A cockerel, a distance away, crows in the morning while smaller birds sing for the new day in hedgerows nearby.

ANGEL OF THE NORTH AS DANCER 54

This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 54 and my Blog from the 16th September 2024. This one’s called: Angel of the North as Dancer
This morning there is a tang of wood in the cool air. It is the kind of scent that might come from opening a little used cupboard door or how I imagine the very centre of a conker smells...