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Above Upper Hill

(20/4/23) Just a little time to go out, and a beautiful day before the rain returns tomorrow. Quick look at map, and find a suggestion – up the hill...
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Ingrès’s Violin Is Out Of Tune

Rant... nothing to see here. image is derived from Lady T's flicker post and used under licence CC by-NC 2.0
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Reasons To Be Cheerful: 1,2,3...
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The thought of it
It’s a laughable thought, at first, like learning a new language or deep sea diving. It arrives and leaves, perfectly natural, but strange, the rise...
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Another Day
You wake up prepare breakfast wake the kids time up for snoozy then dress for school clump downstairs sleepy eyes stare at each other around the...
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The Shed Problem

I was woken at 6.30 one morning by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and hurried downstairs to find Alun in an excited mood. “I’ve built...
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Steve Davis.
My favourite snooker player is the one and only Steve Davis. When he was in his prime, he was unbeaten and the best! We all watched as a family the...
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Bella the Brain Pain
Bella, the Brain Pain Last Thursday was Effie’s first birthday. We celebrated with a glass of tonic - no alcohol while on antibiotics She’s done...
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The Unknown.
I had a text from a friend yesterday, she asked, “Are you black and white cats at home?” I said, “I am with my Mum, I am away from home,” I went on...
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THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF THINGS

The real estate agent was an older man, dressed in plaid pants and a sport coat, with an easy confidence about him. He led Phil and Sally from the...
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Hunting the Sphinx ligustri

Photo of the Privet Hawk Caterpiller by Jeff DeLonge from Wiki Commons
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What's in a name?

Two hundred words is hard to hit on the nose...but I did it!
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The Beauty
Why does it always have to end like that? It looks like my beauty just covered your eyes.. Can’t you see me? Can’t you see what’s inside? I have got...
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An Irish Sunrise
An Irish Sunrise by Paul McCann You stretch out your hand and the sun rises in the sky How marvellous are the works that you do . The grass is always...
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The Standing Stones Of Drombeg
The Standing Stones Of Drombeg By Paul McCann The standing stones still whisper to the great spirit in the sky I could tell you of a morning when the...
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The Giants Causeway
The Giants Causeway By Paul Mc Cann . In ancient times when giants had roamed around the land they say life on earth was much different that the one...
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Removing the Sting!

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] What is the sting of death? Not just the pain, last breath, not just the disappointment, end of time upon...
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Goatie 7
The Securicor Guard is mid-thirties, dark eyes, high cheekbones, and Roman nose. ‘They were going to ship you to Peterhead, but it’s too much hassle...
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It’s A Hard Road That Takes Us Far

It’s A Hard Road That Takes Us Far By Paul McCann When grief first came a knocking upon my door . It hurt like I’d never been hurt before . I was...
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Love Will Bring You Home

Love Will Bring You Home By Paul McCann Come and take my hand , I can understand the way you’re feeling and there is healing if you give it time ...
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