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Hello Jenny.

Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022

Hello Jenny.

The lines of your poem describe really well the resilience of these fabulous trees.

I particularly liked ...

listen! Hear ghosts emanating from

bygone years, recalling throwing

caution to the wind...

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I was on his side, believing

Posted on Mon, 17 Jan 2022

I was on his side, believing him to be a good environmentalist, until I read this ...

Deciphering his notes concerning

how much he had saved,

There's a big difference between saving your planet and saving...

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Posted in The Man Who Hated Wasting Paper

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Nice one Michael!

Posted on Fri, 14 Jan 2022

Nice one Michael!

Most of these gods are local boys (or girls) where I live. It's about a 100 km drive through our local mountains to arrive at the northern end of the Plain of Thrace. Thrace was the venue for a lot of the Greek mythology...

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An entertaining episode but

Posted on Thu, 13 Jan 2022

An entertaining episode but this bit really caught my eye ... 

an accent that seemed vaguely Eastern European

I'm intrigued by the possibility of there being a planet where the inhabitants speak with an East European accent...

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Posted in The Other Otherworldly Visitor of Oscaloo

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Being a bit nosey, I went and

Posted on Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Being a bit nosey, I went and googled Orcop as I had no idea where it is, though the word Herefordshire is a bit of a giveaway. That is indeed a beautiful part of England and your beautiful poem certainly does it justice. 

And...

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Some people tend to drone on

Posted on Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Some people tend to drone on a bit when writing about bees but I found this an original and entertaining. In fact, I got quite a buzz from it. 

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Posted in A Spelling Bee

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Hello Di.

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

Hello Di.

Nice though it is, the photo doesn't really do justice to the view we had of the hives. We just had to stop to take a look at the illuminated bees, even though darkness was falling on an icy day and we were keen to be getting...

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Posted in I Fought the Law

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But that's life! Luckily we

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

But that's life! Luckily we had our bowl of cherries with us.

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Posted in I Fought the Law

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I love to hear stories of

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

I love to hear stories of homeless animals finding permanent homes. Your story describes really well the emotions of all concerned including the pups themselves as they were seperated and then adopted.

I also enjoyed the way you brought to...

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Posted in How I Came to Meet Eric

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My grandmother told me that

Posted on Tue, 11 Jan 2022

My grandmother told me that when she was a young girl her only Christmas present would be a pomegranate.

A different time when good food was a luxury.

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Posted in Two Generations. Two Fruits.

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