Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·May 7My Words Remain Unwritten as … Mother Nature Spurs Helios into Action.The long overdue construction of our new tent & spring cleaning were unavoidable! — How dee all, It’s been more than a week since I’ve put pen to paper or a single finger on my drunken delinquent keyboard. This is just how things pan out at the Tangled Teepee. It’s not for a lack of planning or ideas or writer’s block but, because of…Life4 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 28Helios had an Interview & the Prospective Employer Took the Piss!When Homelessness is used to spin the proverbial windmill of legal obligations! — There’s been a new advert circulating the UK Radio waves. I don’t know the exact script but it goes something like this: No Home … No Address … No Address … No Bank Account No Bank account … No Job … No Job … No Home No Home … No Address…Life Lessons5 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 22Happy Earth DayAre You Celebrating Today? — Just wanted to say a quick hello and check in with you all & find out if you’re celebrating Earth Day today (April 22nd 2022). Earth day originally started way back in 1970. Inspired by the ecologically aware protestors of the 1960’s, it began as a way of spotlighting environmental…Earth Day5 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 21I Miss the Cherry Blossoms. So I Paint them!A hopeful reminder that your passions are not selfish — they are your freedom! — Significant meanings The Cherry (or ‘Sakura’ in Japanese) traditionally marks the official end of winter. Its sweet scent wafting in the breeze reminds us of the fortunes to come over the summer. But it also reminds us that these fortunes and life itself are short and fleeting. Its bright pink blossom only…Life5 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 13Is That a Fraggle Running Through the Trees?No, it’s just my neighbour … Red the squirrel. — At The beginning of October 2019 we set up the Tangled Teepee in a little derelict patch of woodland (with permission from the landowner, of course). It’s cold and frosty in the Wild & Windy Western Wood (W&W-WW). Being in between two bodies of water it holds the winter chill…Nature4 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 9The Insanity of Help for the HomelessSeeking a Sanctuary to call Home — Howdy there my fellow Teepee Tribe Drifted into Homelessness Have you ever found yourself just drifting along, not knowing how to live your life. When I was young I had dreams and desires. Everyone told me they were stupid and would never lead anywhere. I stupidly listened to them and…Equality4 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 3Tangled Teepee Tales🎪 — Issue #2Its Almost Silent Sunday again here at the Tangled Teepee and I’m inspired by the words of a very knowledgeable man who said … “In the end, we’ll not remember the words of our enemies,but the silence of our friends” (Martin Luther King, Jr) … and I’m afraid to say…Storytelling2 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Apr 1Only Fools Wait for the Chopping BlockCan Crazy Chuck find his Dallas moment at Infinity Valley Farm? — Chicken Coop Gloom The warm rays of sun struggled to shine through the tiny grubby window of the chicken coop. Crazy chuck lay half awake on the smelly straw bed, his eyes straining to focus in the dim light as the flees jump their way through his feathers. Still half asleep…Fiction8 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Mar 30These Despicable Humans aren’t homeless. They are your Neighbour!Former ‘Asylum Seekers’ take Advantage of Ukraine War on UK streets. — Wednesdays are Woeful — they make me Sad! This is how genuine homeless Joe’s and Jane’s get the bad reputation that they don’t deserve. On the Great British streets in numerous towns and cities there are as I type a group of despicable people seeking to take advantage of those…Culture5 min read
Published in Tangled Teepee Tales·Mar 28For Four Years Monty Python has not attend my Christmas Party!Whats a girl in a tent supposed to do? … sinking into a good read! — Mondays are for musing, reflection and deep thought. This monday I will muse on the dilemmas of homelessness at Christmas and the joys that are missed but not forever forgotten and not to be easily replaced. The Christmas dilemma! On the 21st of April this year (2022) it will be…Culture6 min read