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I have 179 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 545743 times and 283 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1857 of my 5,705 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1909 votes

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Gold cherry

cotyledons

winter fingered earth safed. Now joined as prayer clasped hands they come up from darkness forgotten hopes open for the sun. Fragile, green growing...

on the way to the letterbox

On trees, sky high blossom's pure, untouchable pink. Fallen, fresh soft coolness mixes with dust and thorns.
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Cherry

wind

Come home from far across the sea no soft shawled shoulders welcome the wanderer - nor familiar comforting arms catch me from the race, save me from...
Cherry

hearth song

This is not a flame quivering in every misunderstanding or longing that flares in the pull of absence nor forest fire, consuming all needs, breath...
Gold cherry
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Walking home from shopping 8/3/18

You know how, if you find a piece of quartz on the beach and hold it up to the light you can see white, cream and amber fractured bright as the...

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1857 of my comments have received 1909 Great Feedback votes

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These are amazing walks you

Posted on Sat, 08 Jun 2024

These are amazing walks you are taking us on! Thankyou! And your photos are brilliant, too. I have heard of Offa's Dyke, so was very interesting to read your vivid description. Cows can be a bit scary, can't they? Glad you got away safely

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Posted in More Offa’s Dyke views and Nosey young cattle @ Knighton

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Hi Jenny, just to say I hope

Posted on Wed, 22 May 2024

Hi Jenny, just to say I hope you are all better soon! Take care of yourself XXX

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Posted in State Of Bliss

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Love your Diaries :0) REALLY

Posted on Sun, 09 Jun 2024

Love your Diaries :0) REALLY GOOD NEWS about Snezhinka! May 25th was my favourite entry, we have pigeons, blackbirds and herring gull as soon as the back door is open - swallows and orioles and storks sound less stressful and more exciting, but...

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Three Dart Finish

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This is your golden

Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024

This is your golden opportunity to be introduced to Joan, who, (be warned if you are reading on the train or eating a crumbly biscuit), is guaranteed to make you laugh. Turlough's wonderful Spice of Life is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you...

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Posted in The Spice of Life

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Powerful

Posted on Fri, 07 Jun 2024

Powerful

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Posted in 9 Room 13

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So sorry about Snezhinka! It

Posted on Fri, 07 Jun 2024

So sorry about Snezhinka! It is wonderful that you are such caring people, she is getting the best a dog could.
Strange, I thought Duane Eddy had passed a few year ago, too, and like you was happy there had been those extra years of...

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Up to the Oche

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loved your description of

Posted on Thu, 06 Jun 2024

loved your description of getting home before the rain comes! I know just what you mean - away from houses you can see the edges of what's going to happen, gauge shape and direction, and in a way the sky becomes a being, as opposed to catching...

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Posted in Weather

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Loved this :0) Findus being

Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Loved this :0) Findus being named after a river in India is GENIUS, toad in the hole flavoured condoms, riding bikes because vegetarian, ribbed bathmats, it was so funny, BIG THANKYOU :0) And I love that you have a photo of Joan's tortoise!

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Posted in The Spice of Life

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yes, have wondered if very

Posted on Mon, 03 Jun 2024

yes, have wondered if very out of date magazines at the dentist is partly to save on anaesthetic later on! Maybe that could be your angle- mind numbing before getting on an aeroplane. Or maybe it could be useful reading for spies before a lie...

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Posted in My Groundbreaking Article

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WONDERFUL

Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024

WONDERFUL :0) Did you know, my son is named after him? He doesn't (yet) appreciate the music, but I hope it will be like avocadoes and suddenly he will. At the moment he consoles himself that the name can also mean pleasant wood by a field......

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Posted in Bill or Bob?

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