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Somebody Press The Stop Button Please

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As Mondays after the half term holidays go, today was pretty uneventful. Having an “uneventful” day doesn’t happen by accident of courseit requires skill, de...

Sunday Morning

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It’s Sunday morning. I guess the title kind of gave that awayalthough I could have written this on another day, and mis-titled it on purpose. That would have...

Not The End I Promise

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Once upon a time I would sit down each night and pour the contents of my head into the keyboardtelling tales, relating stories, and finding words to describe...

Jubilee Friends Food Drink Fantastic

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There had been plans to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee on the green outside our housegathering friends and neighbours for a communal picnic in much th...

That Was The Week That Was

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I can’t believe it’s been the best part of a week since I last wrote in the blog. There was a time when I wrote every dayrecorded everything that happened. L...

Gardening Pratfalls And Explosive Laughter

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While cutting the grass in the back garden last night, the children made their way out into the garden to accompany me - to watch, to get in the way, and to ...

Sitting In The Dark

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A few moments ago, after wandering into the kitchen with the intention of making a cup of coffee, I filled the kettle with water, switched it on, and then fo...

Losing A Day

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I woke late this morning with a pounding headache, and started counting back through the alcohol I had consumed the night before. Three bottles of Budweiser ...