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'You shouldn't have opened the cap!'

By Jane Hyphen on Sat, 29 Apr 2023

‘These have hatched overnight.’ Derilda gasped, panic streaming in her eyes as she scanned the laboratory floor. ‘There’s more over here, these ones...

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Am I a Snob?

By Jane Hyphen on Mon, 24 Apr 2023

Am I a snob, of sorts? I was driving home from work on Sunday (if only people were still paid double time, I might even get close to the average wage...

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My Eyes.....

By Jane Hyphen on Sun, 23 Apr 2023

I first discovered that my eyes could show me a hidden world when I was three years old. We were living in a new house, a small fifties semi with...

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The Right to Sparkle

By Jane Hyphen on Mon, 06 Mar 2023

‘You can’t ask her, there’s no point, she’s gaga!’ ‘Please don’t say that, Mike, it’s disrespectful and Dr Greaves said, we don’t really know what...

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A strong message, beautifully

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

A strong message, beautifully written.

It's the parents who have free childcare from grandparents who are the real winners. You only hope they repay the favour twice over. Brilliant POTD.

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A wonderful tribute to our

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

A wonderful tribute to our native and very vigorous growing blackberry. I have so many memories of picking and also finding a little white grub inside after biting the top off. The grubs just disappear in the jamming process. Good old-fashioned...

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This is such a lovely story,

Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023

This is such a lovely story, Paul. It conveys the unease of imminent retirement and the need for something to cling to and the cat was the perfect thing. I love the leaf exchange and the tentative first steps of their relationship.

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The complexity of your child

Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023

The complexity of your child going through the complex layers of the teenage years, everything coming together. It's a rollercoaster which lasts perhaps longer than the teens but if he has an outlet or two, music, the drums, then there is some ...

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Playing cooking games is the

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023

Playing cooking games is the best fun when you're a child, especially if you're allowed to use mud!

A lovely little poem, Rhiannon and that outfit is very cute.

Posted in Little Cook!

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This is so magical and May is

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023

This is so magical and May is the most wonderful month for seeing nature at it's busiest. I have seen a few mayflies this week, they're quite easy to spot if you've seen a picture.

I particularly love the second verse, 'imposing columns...

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There are so many rich

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

There are so many rich details in this poem. Zooming in on another world, you've expressed this amphibious enclave so artfully. Very much enjoyed and well deserved POTD...

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You've brought their amazing

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

You've brought their amazing life cycle to life with this poem, Rhiannon. I remember looking at a local history book and it stated that a nearby pond used to be 'thick with eels' since there are connecting underwater streams from the Thames....

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Thank you for pick of the day

Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023

Thank you for pick of the day

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It doesn't take long for

Posted on Tue, 16 May 2023

It doesn't take long for nature to start taking over. The van reminds me of all those ship wrecks and other debris beneath our oceans, covered in weed and tiny marine creatures. Those discarded country plough always look so beautiful.