Category Archives: mother

She Sang Swannee River in the Morning

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve been thinking of my mother recently (she’s the subject of my book ‘A Bedroom of Searchlights’), and remembering her eccentricities. I’m sure all of us keep our parents in memory for special things they did, or were … SHE … Continue reading →

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The Spinet

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

New! ‘A BEDROOM OF SEARCHLIGHTS‘: poetry, being launched on May 26 at the Mill Bay Library as part of the ‘Author Appreciation Night’. This collection draws a picture of the poet’s divorced mother, an artist with two children, who struggled … Continue reading →

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Mother and Baby

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s almost Christmas Day. We get so hyped up on gift-giving, stockings, tree, the fun of having family around, that sometimes we forget the reason for it all … MOTHER AND BABY                the wail of a newborn stills as the … Continue reading →

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