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I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.

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Thanks very much airyfairy.

Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Thanks very much airyfairy.

My 100 words a day thing keeps my brain ticking over. It's a bit like a sodoku in words rather than numbers. So even if nobody reads it, it's worth having a crack at. 

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When I read your comment, Di,

Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

When I read your comment, Di, I thought your cat had been complaining about chalkdust. We have dust but it's nothing to do with chalk.

Our weather is unbelievably warm at the moment which is not typical. Our winters are much milder than...

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It certainly is Rhiannon.

Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

It certainly is Rhiannon. Already we have things sprouting up all over the place. At the beginning of March nature seems to explode in Bulgaria.

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Andy Williams sang...

Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Andy Williams sang, 'It's the most wonderful time of the year!' I don't think he meant February but if they'd asked me to sing it instead of him, that's certainly what would have been going through my mind.

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Life started to become

Posted on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Life started to become difficult, Jenny, with the introduction of colour tellies and decimal coinage. Where I lived our whole world was in black and white and nobody had any money so it all took a lot longer to understand.

Thanks for...

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Yes, we decided to just be

Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024

Yes, we decided to just be friends. 

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A mesmerising display indeed.

Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024

A mesmerising display indeed.

Such displays aren't seen so much these days. I remember watching them as a child as they almost obliterated Belfast City Hall and the surrounding buildings. A fantastic feature of nature to see but...

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I'm fully aware that Bruce

Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024

I'm fully aware that Bruce Springsteen is a well-meaning, nice fella who wrote good music with clever lyrics which often questioned the establishment, for people of my generation. I take my hat off to the man. But I'm afraid I found it all very...

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Facebook needs an 'absolutely

Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Facebook needs an 'absolutely horrified' emoji to click on these days Di. And if yer man Zuckerberg says there's no room for it, they could take away the smiley face one which has outserved its usefulness.

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Nice words Rhiannon. You

Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Nice words Rhiannon. You really bring out the colours of a month that many folks might consider a bit dull.

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