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New Directions (10)
When Dev asked, ‘What are we going to do about this?’ I knew I’d get sucked in if I couldn’t find a way out. After his wife brought the tray with...
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New Directions (9)
Dev called and asked me to drive to his home. He dictated an address in West Wycombe which I was able to dial into my navigation app while he spoke...
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New Directions (8)
Normally it was an hour’s drive to Dev’s from Celia’s village, but ten miles east on the M4 the snow had been more successful at screwing things up...
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New Directions (7)
I said my goodbyes to Celia after thanking her for being so understanding about the cheque and promising to send her best wishes to David and Dev...
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New Directions (6)
I faked a call on my mobile. Pretending to jump, I patted my jacket pocket and took it out. ‘Excuse me, Celia. My office.’ I held the thing up and...
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Wonderful poem about a wonderfully intelligent bird family
Posted on Sat, 03 Sep 2022
We have Jackdaws and Magpies in the garden. I like to watch the way the Jackdaws appear to respect the Maggies. The local cats so often the butt of the Magpies' jokes.
When I lived in East Anglia it was great to see the Rooks in packs...
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Thank you very much Di
Posted on Thu, 11 Aug 2022
My Beagle is nine and a half now. When the family chose a Beagle I was not too keen. I was/am a Labrador man.
My brother-in-law didn't understand why they chose a dog with its nose virtually permanently on the ground. However, there is...
Read full commentPosted in The Tip of a Fur Coated Iceberg
Thanks Ewan
Posted on Thu, 11 Aug 2022
I have an iPhone but I don't use it for posting or editing.
Microsoft in their wisdom downloaded four updates yesterday which my poor (getting tired) laptop struggled to install. Maybe something's gone squiffy.
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Have had a problem with catcha when you edited? It happens 2me2
Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
good poem capturing (no pun intended) a scary and annoying scene. Brought back memories of a similar incident when we were on holiday in the South of France some years back
Read full commentPosted in Night Creatures
Such a sad sight when trees are ripped from the ground
Posted on Tue, 09 Aug 2022
regardless of the reason, good or bad. I've had to cut a few trees down and also dispatch rabbits terribly sick with mixamatosis, the fact its the best solution doesn't help. This poem seems to me to illustrate that unease we feel.
Feeding...
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Homo Sapiens - the most stupid species on earth
Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022
No other animal destroys its only means of survival.
Read full commentPosted in How ******* Stupid Can You Get?
I used to think Nancy was alright cos she ran the moron ragged
Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022
but now she's just another geriatric politician feeding her ego. As you say dumb
The World is run by geriatrics. Most of them are in their seventies or very late sixties. Some like Nancy and soon to be Biden are octogenerians. Don't get...
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I looked up Brain Dead on amazon prime
Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022
They came up with the ER series
I read she might be trying to make a splash...
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Thank you Luigi
Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2022
I am always proud to get a compliment from the master.
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I read this thoughtful piece when I posted my effort
Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2022
The final stanza left a lasting impression. Clever words so full of hope. I'll drink to that thought!
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