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The Privilege
A bossy bundle of fur and whiskers. It's been a joy and a privilege.
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AWOL
It's a bit of a nuisance when your brain goes AWOL.
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Once Around The Block
You'll know what I mean. The Block. The only solution is a good (bad) old fashioned disaster movie.
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Retroactive
The Guardian website is showing me the latest trends I need to update my wardrobe. 'Retro' seems to be a thing.
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Ye Mighty
Everyone knows it was a Roman salute. But at least the wokeocracy has been defeated.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Jean, you have been so generous about sharing your story in our public domain posts, so I hope you are happy for this to be our Pick today. The picture represents how I've always seen your writing - colourful and sparkling and bringing joy. x...
Read full commentPosted in The End - part 2
None of that counts unless
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
None of that counts unless you're wearing a purple Armani tux, silver shirt, chiffon scarf, scarlet trainers and Dame Edna sunglasses. And a glittery brooch. Oh, and the mandatory 'visible watch'. If not, even the Dagenham Girl Pipers won't get...
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales - The Miser’s Guide to Molars
Years ago, for a school
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
Years ago, for a school project, my son taped an 'interview' with my Mum and Dad about their lives during the war. Last minute as ever, he took the tape into school before I got the chance to hear it, so I asked him to make sure he kept it safe....
Read full commentPosted in I’ve Got a Gal in Tiramisu
Pick of the Month
Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
This is our Poem of the Month! Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
I always thought they
Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022
I always thought they originated in Paris, but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true) there is a Hungarian story about a woman who fastened padlocks to bridges in memory of her lover who was killed in the First World War. I think mass...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2026
Wonderful to see more of this story, and this spooky episode is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
Read full commentPosted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (9)
Indeed. They wouldn't give
Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Indeed. They wouldn't give him the big shiny medal so now he's just gonna break stuff. Future historians (assuming we have a future) will spend entire careers just trying to make anything resembling sense out of this.
Read full commentPosted in Ego Maximus Mundi
Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
This is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
Picture by order_242, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: https://tinyurl.com/36majzmb
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
This is our fabulous social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
Jane - I'm sorry it's a bit of a bland picture (and that its description is cupcakes). The other results of my search for online images of 'fairy cakes with...
Read full commentPosted in FAIRY CAKES
Poem of the Week
Posted on Sun, 26 Oct 2025
This is our wonderful Poem of the Week! Congratulations!
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