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International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
Tomorrow is Purple Day! My lovely daughter has learned to live with her epilepsy, but we have also learned that there is a lot to be done in terms of research and awareness. This is written with her permission. Purple Day logo used with permission of Purple Day UK.
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What Goes Around (IP)
You can't miss what you've never had. Unless you've had it before. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Halloween
Not very seasonal, but one I made earlier and have been tinkering with. Photo CC0 via Pixabay
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Postcard from Upstairs (IP)
Don't say anything to Leonard. Picture: https://tinyurl.com/y9mrwdjt
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The Game of the Name
Hooray! The most popular baby names list is out! No, I couldn't care less. Yes, I love a bit of a gawp at other people's choices.
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My daughter went to Uni in
Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025
My daughter went to Uni in Middlesbrough. It was a bit of a culture shock, coming from sheltered (and very non-diverse) York, but she got very fond of it, though slightly less so when she got stuck there during Covid. The first time I went to...
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What an amazing trip. I do
Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025
What an amazing trip. I do hope you write some more about it. It's such a fascinating country, and you bring it to life to beautifully.
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Congrats on the new arrival!
Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025
Congrats on the new arrival! And lovely pictures from the mountains, not to mention the cat and chickens!
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Very interesting to read your
Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025
Very interesting to read your thoughts on the process of writing autobiography. I had the odd bash at it when I was younger, but I couldn't distance myself enough from it to judge whether I was getting anywhere near what I wanted to do. Like most...
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Yes! Exactly this! I had a
Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025
Yes! Exactly this! I had a real panic the other week because on two occasions I found my bus pass (oh God, I still find it hard to believe I'm at the bus pass stage of life) in totally random places when it's supposed to be snuggled in the pocket...
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I usually find the one that
Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2025
I usually find the one that gives you most grief is actually the keeper. It's the one that says "Let's just be nice and please everyone" that can't be trusted.
Thanks, Turlough.
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Hooray! Someone else in the
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Hooray! Someone else in the ranks of righteousness - they are NOT cupcakes.
Sharply observed and beautifully written.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 07 Nov 2025
This beautiful journey through the neighbourhood of the past is our social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
Picture by Andre Carrotflower, free to use on Wikimedia Commons: https://...
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Thank you for posting this.
Posted on Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Thank you for posting this. It just so happens that tomorrow is the anniversary of my father's death, and and this beautiful poem pretty well sums up my own feelings. We still have them while we have the memories.
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Story of the Week
Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2025
This is our wonderful Story of the Week! Congratulations!
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