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Boško’s Clouds
You never know what might happen when you delve into an old plastic ice cream tub.
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The Tale of the Housemaid’s Knee
My contribution to world events during the second half of October 2024, again described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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Seven Roofers Roofing
My contribution to world events during the first half of October 2024, described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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Wee Plastic Hats Off to Ole Kirk Christiansen!
A small box of Lego is just enough to give your kids a treat.
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Ex Crete
More whimsy, this time from the second half of September 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Dreaming
Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025
Street dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree?
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The answer, my friend...
Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2025
But what about Bob Dylan? You couldn't have found a cooler bloke in the day but the words of many of his songs oozed pessimism. So you might find life easier if you just tried to be like him.
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Dust
Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025
Thanks very much for that Di. I wasn’t sure whether it worked as a poem or not and dithered for a while over posting it. It didn’t take me very long to write so that made me think it probably wasn’t up to much. It didn’t take long to write...
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Bunch of Grapes
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2025
My friends and I used to go to a lot of gigs at Colston Hall and the Arena in Bristol and for both venues the Bunch of Grapes in Denmark Street was the perfect place to meet. It was too for Hippodrome punters and actors, so that might be the pub...
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Ballet hell
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2025
A story of a great memory for you there Jenny, and nicely told.
My only memory of the Bristol Hippodrome brings back the smell of fear. About twenty-five years ago I went with some people from work to see a performance of Swan Lake. Our...
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Me Nan
Posted on Thu, 20 Nov 2025
I know exactly what she'd say if she knew that people were wanting to read more about her.
Her favourite expression of surprise was...
'Well I'll go to sea!'
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Beady eyes
Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2025
That'll be why the nuns told us to always keep our eyes off groin areas.
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As if there was no tomorrow
Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2025
Brilliant! These are powerful words Jane, and depressing, but also true. And what's equally depressing is the fact that so many of us don't see that there is a problem, or we just choose to ignore it.
Good on you for sharing your thoughts...
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Crazy and the Wonder Dog
Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2025
Many thanks for that GlosKat. I'll pass the message on.
Would you like to sponsor them? For just £10 a month you'll receive photographs and regular updates of their wellbeing together with birthday and Christmas cards. For exactly the...
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Crazy world
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Thanks very much Jenny. Your comments are always very interesting and, as I've said before, I'd love it if you wrote more about your younger days.
Baker Street was a brilliant track but Gerry Rafferty's Get It Right Next Time is...
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