A Love Hate Relationship

Not with you dear reader

But with technology 

Computers 

The internet 

Household appliances 

Cars

Electricity

I love to be home

On a Winter’s night

With a storm raging outside

And to have a power cut

Candles cast their romantic glow

Around our old cottage 

We talk to each other

Instead of staring at screens

The fire exudes warmth

And light

We delight in it’s flames and crackles

It’s comfort

A car means we travel further to find work

Are expected to work after dark

Need to work more to pay for it’s running 

And eventual replacement 

Computers

Invade our personal space

Drain our time

Are much more expensive 

Than pens and paper 

However 

I love being able to FaceTime Sonshine

And other family

Love reading your blogs

And being able to shop from my fireside 

It’s lovely having the electric Aga

A kettle boils quickly thanks to electricity

Travelling to work is a breeze in a car

And I stay reasonably warm and dry

Maybe we just need to know when to switch off

Blogger has helped me somewhat 

Very often lately my comments won’t publish

Thanks to some update or other

Our internet is very often less than .1 of a mb

Work continues a pace though

And I am finding getting tired commonplace 

I need to learn to say no

Slowly it should improve

My boss now knows that by September 

I shall be cutting back my numbers 

I took out our festive tree yesterday 

And a Father Christmas 

But Winter remains 

A roast is sizzling in the oven

The men and dog are dozing 

And so until next time 

Blessings J. x