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This is such a sad story
Posted on Sat, 11 Dec 2021
This is such a sad story Grace, and frightening. I know from experience the dangers that our kids can get into whilst growing up. Mine have all reached their thirties now and are unscathed. Having babies is their latest way of putting my nerves...
Ah now, Christmas just wouldn't be right without a bit of Michael Bublé and those jumpers. I'm sure that if Bill added these to his own festive arrangements his girlfriend would come running back to him.
I could compile quite a list of gigs I've missed because of kids' birthdays, people's anniversaries, falling off my bike and breaking my ribs, Diana's funeral and, more recently, the Covid virus. But I...
This looks like a great playlist. Some tracks and artists I know, but many I don't, and wherever David Bowie, who I have loved for fifty years, appears I'm always keen to listen.
I've a sneaking suspicion that the drug companies' desire to swell their piggy banks might be a significant factor to consider as the virus mutates into a business.
And surely not all of those conspiracy theories are without substance....
I saw David Bowie in Glasgow in 1978. The previous evening I saw Thin Lizzy at the same venue. It was also the weekend of the World Cup Semi Finals in Argentina (unmissable on the telly at the time) and the weather was hot and sunny. Quite a...
This is such a sad story
Posted on Sat, 11 Dec 2021
This is such a sad story Grace, and frightening. I know from experience the dangers that our kids can get into whilst growing up. Mine have all reached their thirties now and are unscathed. Having babies is their latest way of putting my nerves...
Read full commentPosted in The Seat Belt.
Ah now, Christmas just wouldn
Posted on Sun, 12 Dec 2021
Ah now, Christmas just wouldn't be right without a bit of Michael Bublé and those jumpers. I'm sure that if Bill added these to his own festive arrangements his girlfriend would come running back to him.
An engaging read Paul. I'm looking...
Read full commentPosted in Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
I love how your few lovely
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021
I love how your few lovely words can flood my mind with thoughts.
Two lines remind me of my children's excitement in late December when they were young.
Two more take me to those beautiful creatures that wake me early with their...
Read full commentPosted in J is for Jingle Bells and Jackdaws (another go at this)
How inconsiderate of Saint
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021
How inconsiderate of Saint Etienne!
I could compile quite a list of gigs I've missed because of kids' birthdays, people's anniversaries, falling off my bike and breaking my ribs, Diana's funeral and, more recently, the Covid virus. But I...
Read full commentPosted in Playlist: For a Road Trip in Spring
Good morning.
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021
Good morning!
This looks like a great playlist. Some tracks and artists I know, but many I don't, and wherever David Bowie, who I have loved for fifty years, appears I'm always keen to listen.
I'll give them all a whirl on Spotify...
Read full commentPosted in Playlist: For a Road Trip in Spring
I've a sneaking suspicion
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021
I've a sneaking suspicion that the drug companies' desire to swell their piggy banks might be a significant factor to consider as the virus mutates into a business.
And surely not all of those conspiracy theories are without substance....
Read full commentPosted in Newsflash: Update
I saw David Bowie in Glasgow
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021
I saw David Bowie in Glasgow in 1978. The previous evening I saw Thin Lizzy at the same venue. It was also the weekend of the World Cup Semi Finals in Argentina (unmissable on the telly at the time) and the weather was hot and sunny. Quite a...
Read full commentPosted in Playlist: For a Road Trip in Spring
This is clever stuff. I
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021
This is clever stuff. I really enjoyed reading it.
My favourite bit was ...
Steve
which made me laugh out loud.
Read full commentPosted in Santa in Therapy
An excellent reminder of how
Posted on Wed, 08 Dec 2021
An excellent reminder of how little respect we have for these miracles of nature that will (or at least should) outlive us.
I really enjoyed reading your poem.
Oh, and congratulations on your golden cherries.
Read full commentPosted in The Pollarded Willows
It saddens me deeply to think
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
It saddens me deeply to think that people's lives that have been filled with terror should end in this way.
I enjoyed (if enjoyed is the right word) your account of what might happen in such circumstances. It's a difficult subject to...
Read full commentPosted in The Journey. Part One.
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