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Paddy

Paddy was a man who didn’t know the meaning of speaking quietly. Every evening, he would burst into the sitting room giving my grandmother the fright...
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Pad Life 18: Them's The Breaks

Little Cat and I are back, having totally failed in our mission. Picture copyright free from Pixabay.
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Final Days

I remember how much Dad suffered during his final days. After months of receiving chemotherapy, he passed away. Regular chemo stopped working so they...

Marathon Man

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child - BBC. Image from Wikipedia
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My Baby Doll - Part VI

When I adopted you in 2013, Chihuahua dogs quickly became my favorite breed. You died seven hundred and thirty days ago and it hurt, it hurt very...

My First Job

My parents brought us up knowing the value of money. We weren’t deprived of anything we wanted, we just had to save up for it. When I was fourteen, I...

James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing

If my memory serves me correct, I bought "James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing" for the Sega Genesis thirty years ago today on July 8, 1992. It's a...

Belle and Daisy (3)

As I worked weddings with my aunt Fiona, I lived parttime in Dublin, parttime in Waterford. We would go to the weddings with a magic mirror photo...
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Belle and Daisy (2)

Belle and Daisy took to being someone’s animal like a duck to water. They gave lots of kisses to everyone and, no matter how many beds my aunt, Fiona...