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Terence Mullan
During the hot Balkan afternoons it’s grand to lie on the settee with jugs of glacial tea and a summer soundtrack. Joni Mitchell, Joseph Canteloube, Bob Marley and Mississippi John Hurt on scratchy vinyl all sooth as Pavlovian mosquitos snarl from their sides of insect screens.
Those afternoons will be back soon, I hope. I don't care for this having to wear socks nonsense.
My stories
This Sort of Thing - November 2023 - First Half
In the words of the great philosopher and visionary, Ronan Keating, 'Life is a rollercoaster, you’ve just got to ride it.' But I'm more inclined to believe that life is a dodgem ride.
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Reasons to Be Bulgarian… Naz-dra-vee!
Bulgaria… a paradise that’s maybe a bit rough round the edges. This beautiful country may not be perfect but it’s the perfect home for me and Priyatelkata. We could never live anywhere else. I took my inspiration from Hristo Botev, my lovely neighbours and Ian Dury.
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 3 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe – it’s the final countdown!
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 2 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe continues.
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 1 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe.
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Unputdownable
Posted on Sun, 09 Jun 2024
But, scientifically speaking, summer doesn't even start for another twelve days. You'll have no books left unread for the real autumn. Maybe you'll find some unputdownable cleaning products.
Read full commentPosted in Boreas 1, Helios Nil
Rusty nails
Posted on Sun, 09 Jun 2024
Aww Jenny, I'm really sorry to hear that you're feeling rough and I hope you're quickly feeling better.
A rusty nail, by the way, is the name of a cocktail made from whiskey and Drambuie, so maybe you need to swallow a few more.
It...
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - May 2024 - Three Dart Finish
Easter Rising
Posted on Thu, 06 Jun 2024
Poor Alfred. As if careworkers didn't have enough on their plates without having to sort out the Middle East crisis. It says in the Bible somewhere that we should cease working when we get to age fifty, so if Alfred sticks with that he'll be...
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The webuybooks thing
Posted on Thu, 06 Jun 2024
Ah, the webuybooks thing! I was surprised to get as much as 50p for some of fhe stuff I was re-homing. Kids books mostly that they left behind when they flew the nest. But some lovely old hardback jobs that my Ma left behind weren't even...
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The Gandhi family
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Joan would have been dismayed if Mahatma Gandhi had made the pancakes. Surely that was the work for Mrs Gandhi.But maybe there wasn't a Mrs Gandhi to cook for him, which would explain why he was so thin.
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The mother-in-law
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
We have an English friend here who does Sudoku. She admits that sometimes it's a bit of a waste of time but says at least it gives her something to think about while she's talking to her mother-in-law on Skype.
Les Dawson lives on!
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Curry tales
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Ah, thanks Jenny.
Strange that both you and Insert have said that Joan reminds you of your ex-mothers in law. Maybe they were all the same person.
My dad used to love curry but no other adults in the family did and it was assumed...
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Books like that
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024
With books like that around, the world has no place for all the artificial intelligence nonsense that's going on.
But will we get to read what appears on its blank pages?
A great idea and a great read.
Read full commentPosted in "Book of All Answers"
Special time of day
Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024
Great words to suit this special time of day. Calming moments.
I really liked your
A smile to melt the cold stare
of all the hardest days
as that's exactly how the dusk has made me feel down the...
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Brave stories
Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024
But you've probably other experiences to tell Marley about Di. We all live our lives differently.
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