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In the movies, the people who are writers only ever drink coffee and write. I could do that. They never have to work in their garden or take their cat to the vet or go shopping in Kaufland.

 

 

621 of my comments have received 648 Great Feedback votes

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Hello Jenny.

Posted on Sun, 28 Nov 2021

Hello Jenny.

A bit of diary is always interesting to read, especially when the location or events are familiar.

Twenty five years ago I moved with my wife and kiddies to live in Chippenham because my work had been moved to Swindon (...

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Posted in Trail Of Misunderstanding

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This is a great poem Paul.

Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021

This is a great poem Paul.

I love the fact that you have acknowledged that these majestic creatures survive (or should survive) on the planet for a far greater expanse of time than we do ourselves. Perhaps they have more right to be here...

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Posted in Lonesome Pines

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This is a great poem and far

Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021

This is a great poem and far superior to the only other bit of verse that I have ever heard on the subject of snooker which is, of course. the song 'Snooker Loopy' by Chas 'n' Dave ... which I loved at the time but I was much younger and more...

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Posted in A Funny Old Game

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It wasn't just the Bourbons

Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021

It wasn't just the Bourbons that were adept in the making of confectionery. Giuseppe Garibaldi, who contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times. And with...

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Posted in Alfred N.Muggins : The Man Responsible For Bringing Fact and Fiction Together! (In A New Way) : Remolding and Renovating History : Part 1

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This is a really nice poem

Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021

This is a really nice poem Jennifer, describing exactly my feelings towards the secret corners of my own garden.

I like your words;

this preparationof twisty seclusion a sleeping wisdom of contentment in hollow shelter...

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Posted in Nature's Hideaway

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This is lovely poem Rhiannon,

Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021

This is lovely poem Rhiannon, and adapted so that it can be understood by northern folk ...

breakfast, lunch and dinner or tea

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Thirty odd years ago I

Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021

Thirty odd years ago I decided that I didn't want to have kids because the world was in such a mess but then one came along and eventually another two and I love them all to bits and I'm glad I changed my mind. But in the last few months two...

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Posted in ECOCIDE

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This is an excellent piece of

Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021

This is an excellent piece of writing. Reading it made me think but it did nothing to cheer me.

I've done my best. I recycle and compost everything I can, my car has a small engine, I rarely eat animals and I spent years cycling to work...

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Posted in ECOCIDE

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The way things are going, I

Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021

The way things are going, I suspect heads will roll. I hope it's not Mrs Muggins that faces the chop. She sounds like a nice lady who has got roped into this time travel just to accompany her husband as he follows his whims. Surely she'd be...

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Posted in Time Travel To The Court Of Old Henry VIII : Back To The Past (The Return Of Youth)!

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I like the way that you

Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021

I like the way that you remind us that December comes as more of a shock than November does. November is just the dark end of autumn with all the mystery and dreaminess that you describe so well, lulling us into a place of comfort before December...

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Posted in When November Comes (with audio)

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