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Not even a smug snake with a crown and two staffs complete with two extra, smaller snakes. May be a smug woman without crowns or staffs, lacking even small snakes. Have dogs and opinions, which seems less cool.

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charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Jun 24

Charlie thinks I should turn the sun off. He is wearing a wet tea towel, and I think he pulls it off. anyone else got a #hotdog cooling off?

Black and white lurcher dog with a free muzzle from age, staring at the camera, on a sofa. Wearing a blue and white wet tea towel round his neck like a bandana

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Apr 14

the Grant biography I was excited about arrived. Holy shit it’s huge. I may need to get the ebook version just to read it without my arms hurting carting it about…

Second hand book of Grant by Ron Chernow. It is as thick as my pinkie finger is tall- just a huge book…

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Mar 31

I would take that bargain in a heartbeat though- the services you see and get in germany make everything feel richer…

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Mar 7

Ffs. I know I’m old now because I’m all in my day we had onions on our belts… but like the original skinheads were terrible people but they had a dress code and it was stylish.

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Jan 26

Anyway, here is my ‘Not a translation of Wang Wei’s Deer Park: Or ‘Fallow Arhat’ by me, Laura Heron. (Yes that is the most pretentious pun in the world- I’m not sorry)

A poem is written with pencil on ordinary paper

Title: Not a translation of Wang Wei’s Deer Park: Or ‘Fallow Arhat’

Poem:
The mountain is empty. I see no one.
No one to see. (No one sees)
Yet I hear people talking, words echoing.
Hear my words echo. (Hear the echo).
In the forest shade, waning light returns
To shine on moss (Reflecting)
Green turns again to blue returns to black.
Above the mountain (A Reflection)
Green to blue to black. (An echo)
Empty.

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Jan 22

Anyway, I would welcome anyone’s undoubtedly more insightful thoughts of Dokkodo. I recommend Kenji Tokitsu’s book, although I’m only halfway through (it’s a big book!) I like the insight of martial arts practice he brings to the analysis. Also I learned Musashi is really good at painting ducks.

Large screen painting of geese in the snow

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Jan 16

Had a friend over and helped her with her vintage sewing machine. It was so satisfying but honestly I just want to read more about this dude… dog is apparently also interested… he won’t be when he finds out ‘Dokkodo’ means the way of walking alone… he aims to always be this close to me.

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Jan 10

This arrived today, so excited. Still reading the introduction but so far it seems what I was looking for- a look at Musashi’s life and his work put into context of the time, culture and with the understanding of a modern martial arts practitioner.

Book cover of ‘miyamoto musashi: his life and writings’ by Kenji Tokitsu

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Dec 28

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Mar 22

This book of translated poems of Chinese poet Li Po came today. Two of the poems, both about drinking, both very Li Po, however mood and time very different. Makes me wonder just how long it would take me to learn Tang Dynasty Chinese and enough literature to fully understand them…

charliefraggle@charliefraggle· Nov 27

Just posted this non ironically in my group therapy WhatsApp. I think I should win the best group therapy participant of the month award this month. No one tell me it doesn’t exist I’m clearly trying for it.