I’ve got to give a bit of credit for the first line of this to the late Mr Patrick Kavanagh of 62 Pembroke Road, Dublin. It’s from his poem Canal Bank Walk , written in 1954.
It's called the wolf moon (valcha luna / вълча луна) in Bulgaria too. Mysterious and exciting it may be, but it makes our dogs think they are wolves too. Even though one of them is only a shih tzu they'll howl through the night tonight, and...
I have similar experiences of language classes, though as the student rather than as the tutor, and it's small children kept in the corner that require feeding instead of snakes. Whatever happens it's always a million times more enjoyable than...
They say that India challenges and excites every sense in the human body and your words reinforce that suggestion perfectly. I love those adventures packed with chaos and not knowing what's going to happen next....
Sometimes when people waiting on tour buses have shouted at me to hurry up and get back on the tour bus I have taken great delight in stopping and taking a photograph of them and the bus. A photographer can always justify the need to take one...
Your Cat Island sounds a bit like our house. Could all these beasts that beguile us in our kitchen every morning be the spirits of children we didn't know we had?
Good stuff Paul. I love the
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
Good stuff Paul. I love the optimism that comes with the melting of snow.
Bring on the trillion burning candles,
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It's called the wolf moon
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
It's called the wolf moon (valcha luna / вълча луна) in Bulgaria too. Mysterious and exciting it may be, but it makes our dogs think they are wolves too. Even though one of them is only a shih tzu they'll howl through the night tonight, and...
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I have similar experiences of
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
I have similar experiences of language classes, though as the student rather than as the tutor, and it's small children kept in the corner that require feeding instead of snakes. Whatever happens it's always a million times more enjoyable than...
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Dismal
Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2023
It doesn't last long here either Jacques but when I lived in England it seemed to go on from early August to late July.
I'm aware of it having been around me for nearly sixty years. I find now that once December's out of the way I'm more...
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I read once that the magpie's
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
I read once that the magpie's name was an abbreviation of 'maggot pie' but your explanation makes more sense.
Your words of mystery describe the charachteristics of this creature of mystery beautifully.
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This is wonderful Paul.
Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021
This is wonderful Paul.
They say that India challenges and excites every sense in the human body and your words reinforce that suggestion perfectly. I love those adventures packed with chaos and not knowing what's going to happen next....
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Inverness
Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Sometimes when people waiting on tour buses have shouted at me to hurry up and get back on the tour bus I have taken great delight in stopping and taking a photograph of them and the bus. A photographer can always justify the need to take one...
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Your Cat Island sounds a bit
Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Your Cat Island sounds a bit like our house. Could all these beasts that beguile us in our kitchen every morning be the spirits of children we didn't know we had?
A good read Paul. I very much enjoyed it.
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Thanks very much for your
Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Thanks very much for your kind words Jacques.
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Many thanks Ewan for the
Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Many thanks Ewan for the cherries and for the great comment.
I think if I was categorising myself I'd probably go for any old shite. It would be nice to be part of a niche market.
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