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The Concept of Rain at a Jaunty Angle
The Donegal Dally. The fifth of several parts.
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Singin' in the Buncrana Rain
Whilst dallying in Donegal we wondered how it was going in Inishowen. The fourth of several parts.
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Shillelagh Shopping
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling a bit in Derry. The third of an ever increasing number of parts.
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To the Lighthouse Café
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling a bit in Derry. The second of a fair few parts.
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Finding Fionnuala
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling a bit in Derry. The first of a fair few parts.
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Hoping
Posted on Sun, 16 Aug 2026
And sometimes those nightmares take a time to go away, long after we've woken up.
Well described! I hope it's evaporated now.
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Cows
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2026
I didn't know that the good people of Waterford were in the habit of lining up their cows, but I do now, so thank you.
Next time I'm over I'll go and have a look.
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Shearer
Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2026
Nay lad, a proper sheep shearer! The townsfolk of Heckmondwike wouldn't gi t'time o'day to that poncy Geordie twerp.
And the photograph is nowt in comparison to what, from my experience, you might find yourself dancing with in a Newcastle...
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Independence
Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2026
I think anyone of our generation with half a brain would keep their finances separate, just in case. It's still possible to have a friendship or relationship without dipping into each other's property and cash. Both should recognise the need to...
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Dear Marge
Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2026
Keep your hand on your ha'penny! That's what the wise old ones say to the lovestruck young.
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The Dusty Danube
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Oooh, interesting! I hadn’t heard about this bit of the drought calamity. There’s something very alluring about the Danube, though here it’s called the Dunav which is a name that I think makes it even more alluring. It’s huge and powerful but...
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Micklefield or bust!
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Oh, I remember Micklefield. Well I only remember it as being the stop after Garforth but at least I remember it.
We don’t have Ubers in Bulgaria. The government banned them years ago because of tax evasion, money laundering and corruption...
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Amniotic Pollution
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Oh, righto Makis. Thank you for that. I'll go and put it right.
Don't tell anybody but I was lying when I said I heard those news items on the radio in 1957. The truth is that I Googled them a couple of nights ago.
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Michael Fish
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Thanks Airy. When I was born WTF hadn’t been invented, so I was probably just somewhere on the cusp between startled and terrified. In some respects I still am.
And here we’ve more or less given up watering. The ground is so hard and dry...
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Wonder
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
I wonder too. I’m always on the edge of my seat on a Friday afternoon. It’s like waiting for the FA Cup draw.
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