Monthly Archives: June 2015

Dear Sir.

Clerk of Works, Parks and Recreational Dept., Car Parks Div.. Town Hall. Dear Sir, It is with regret that I find myself writing, once again, to complain about the lack of designated parking spaces in the town. I realise that … Continue reading

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Superstition

The mighty Mississippi has travelled many hundreds of miles by the time it reaches Louisiana and meanders on down to the City of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. Many tributaries criss-cross the marshlands and small communities have grown … Continue reading

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FATHER’S DAY 2015

I couldn’t let today go by without posting something, could I ? Today is Father’s Day in the UK …..I’m not sure if it is on a different day in other parts of the world …….I know that Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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White Goods

I am awaiting delivery of my new washing machine. My old one decided to  ‘give up the ghost’ the day before we left to spend 3 weeks away.  So, one of the first things I had to do on my … Continue reading

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BACK HOME

Today is my first full day back home, after being away for 3 weeks. As my regular readers will know, I have been staying at my daughters; looking after things while she has been away on honeymoon in the Dominican … Continue reading

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SUPERPOWERS

Today there has been a lot of this ………. and this ………… …………..and, occasionally even this …….. As I drove from deepest, darkest Lancashire to East Yorkshire. Travelling is very tiresome, I find.  Of course one must concentrate on the … Continue reading

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A GOOD LISTENER

A GOOD LISTENER The first time I saw him, I was wobbling along on a bicycle, in an attempt to get fit and more toned. I remember, I almost rode into him, just managing to stop in time.  Of course, … Continue reading

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A BOOK AT BEDTIME

A BOOK AT BEDTIME The wind became gustier and the light on the porch flickered in the storm and began to joust and compete with the single candle flame in the bedroom, in a contest of ‘who can last longest’. … Continue reading

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BUTTONS AND BOWS

As a child I loved to play in my Nana’s sewing room; although “sewing room” makes it sound much grander than it was. In actuality it was a small box-room on the top floor of my Grandparent’s large Victorian semi. … Continue reading

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Another Fairytale and The End of The Challenge ………. Day 100 of 100

Well, here we are …..Day 100 !! I did it …..I completed the challenge I set for myself. I’m not going to pretend it has been easy, this time ….because it hasn’t.  I have struggled ….both with a lack of … Continue reading

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