Miscellaneous

Cherry

Gimlet and Finchley 9 - Blake

I met up with Beck and Mario before the funeral. It was partly because of Gavin, we thought it would be better to turn up in force. Also, it meant...
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Gimlet and Finchley 8 - Gimlet and Flinchley

“Do you think they’ll want us to perform?” said Finchley. “Will who want us to perform?” said Gimlet. “You know, at the funeral. Ted’s funeral.” “I...
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Gimlet and Finchley 7 - Gavin

Ted Elliott’s children were let into Gavin’s office. Gavin had been Ted’s manager, and following Ted’s death was overseeing Gimlet and Finchley’s...
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Gimlet and Finchley 6 - Gimlet and Finchley

It was nighttime, Gimlet and Finchley were ‘asleep’ in the carry-case where they lived when they weren’t performing. But puppets don’t need sleep...
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Gimlet and Finchley 5 - Becky

A woman grabbed me as I was about to enter the driveway. “Oi,” she gobbed. “There’s a queue you know.” “Yes,” I said, “A queue outside my house.” “It...
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Gimlet and Finchley 4 - Mario

Mario believe in convention. He believed that children’s entertainers shouldn’t do blue jokes, even when they played to an adult audience. He...

Is It True?

In recent articles, it has stated, that, “Dementia is more feared than Cancer.” My Mum has dementia, she has a lot of care, in fact, one of the...

The Very Best.

Since Wilko has shut down, I have had to shop around. Usually, I buy my cat food from Tesco, it is usually £5 or just under for a pack of 6 tins. We...

Energy.

When I lived on my own for five years, before I got married, in difficult times I could cope and make do, to get myself through the lean times...