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“How long was I dead for ?”, I asked Jason the male nurse as he checked the chart hanging at the end of my metal framed bed. A minute, two minutes, I...
We walk through the park, holding hands, out of habit. Together. Apart. The November air has that kind of stillness you only get in autumn. Not just...
Adults' double standards are so confusing to kids.
As a small child (about 6 I guess) I had a couple of toy plastic racing cars (I was always a tomboy). Being brought up a Catholic I knew that it was good to be kind and generous and all...
Oh Harry I know this feeling - listening to your parents arguing. Frightened and fascinated at the same time. Although to be honest it wasn't arguing in our case - just a load of accusations about other women from my mum, and her crying, and my...
Mr Gradgrind I remember him !
Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026
Mr Gradgrind I remember him ! 'Never wonder, Louisa'.
Brilliant piece Harry. I remember how more than anything else the injustice of a situation used to upset me (still does actually).
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Telling a whole story in so
Posted on Sun, 17 May 2026
Telling a whole story in so few words. And those words pregnant with menace and mystery. That's great writing.
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You're welcome to use the
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
You're welcome to use the picture I took of our bus shelter in :
https://www.abctales.com/story/gloskat/twenty-minutes-village-bus-stop...
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Double Standards
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026
Adults' double standards are so confusing to kids.
As a small child (about 6 I guess) I had a couple of toy plastic racing cars (I was always a tomboy). Being brought up a Catholic I knew that it was good to be kind and generous and all...
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Oh Harry I know this feeling
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026
Oh Harry I know this feeling - listening to your parents arguing. Frightened and fascinated at the same time. Although to be honest it wasn't arguing in our case - just a load of accusations about other women from my mum, and her crying, and my...
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I'm so pleased to see you so
Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026
I'm so pleased to see you so positive and at peace with yourself Jenny. Kat x
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And another one
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
And another Petri dish :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5pe4yel1ko
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Some encouragement
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
I think it's encouraging how many places are now banning these gigantic floating hotels.
Oh, and when my grandad was a trainee chef on the Aquitania in the 1920's, TB was endemic in the crew's quarters. So nothing new about...
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I'll give cruises a wide berth thank you
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026
Yep, just like I've always imagined it Jane.
Cruises always make me think of two quotes :
'Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes' - don't know who said that, but it's very apposite right now
'Hell is other people' - Jean...
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This is wonderful Vera. So
Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026
This is wonderful Vera. So expressive and atmospheric. Have you ever read David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas ? I think you would enjoy it.
My last one left his slow cooker behind. It is absolutely wonderful and a lot more use than...
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