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I have 2059 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
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Immersed in barley!

Sometimes a crop the farmer sows, then clears a line where the footpath goes across his field. Sometimes he leaves the crop to grow and thinks the walkers all will go across and trample down that bit, and so others the footpath’s track will know …
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Undisentanglable!

Been having shopping delivery for a few years due to Covid and personal health issues. Works well most of the time, but last week the pies I’d...

Population decline

Where have all the babies gone … dwindling pool of future skill … enable aging population to still receive a reasonable pension

“The God who answers by fire, He is God.”

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] They called on Baal to burn the bull – they called and bawled, but no fire fell. But God sent fire that was...
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Carreg Samson

north Pembrokeshire near Abercastle Carreg Samson (Samson’s stone) (– who else could have lifted it on to its throne?) A legend of a local Samson...
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That is interesting. My

Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2025

That is interesting. My father spent quite a bit of time in Burma in the British forces in the war. He wrote a letter to his fiancee on the slow journey back by ship detailing some of his expeiences as he was free to do now that the war was over...

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Posted in Burma under occupation

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Your description of the

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

Your description of the anguish of a teenager aware of his attempt to help having consequences he could'nt have foreseen, brought back to mind my youngest son, I think probably in first year uni, but struggling a bit to size up social situations...

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Posted in Rupees Appease

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I don't really remember the

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

I don't really remember the great elms, I'm sorry to say, but I have always loved the distinctive seeds with their circular wing, and get so excited when I see them in a hedgrow. They make a lovely pattern against a blue sky. I think it is that...

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Posted in English Elm

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Fascinating view of the port,

Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Fascinating view of the port, and of the wheat management. I suppose if I'd thought of it at all I'd have thought of it neatly shrink-wrapped into huge cube bundles at the point of loading. Plastic saved, but removal long and complex! Rhiannon

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Posted in A Black Morris Minor and a Pink Carnation

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Thank you, Shannan. Lovely to

Posted on Sun, 13 Apr 2025

Thank you, Shannan. Lovely to hear from you, and with such a comment. May you know God's blessing and guidance day by day. Rhiannon

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Posted in Palm Sunday (6)

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It is amazing how many

Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2025

It is amazing how many creatures live in and on the old oak trees. They are a lovely metaphor of the wisdom an aging person can have gleaned, and the care of others. Rhiannon

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Posted in Mighty Ancient Oak

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Seems from the photos that

Posted on Wed, 02 Apr 2025

Seems from the photos that you had some very good weather - especially in the very interestting ones that seemed to be of New Mills. Not somewhere I knew anything about but the mills and river walks and bridges looked special. Rhiannon

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Posted in Hot Cross Buns and Fish and Chips

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I too liked the phrase,

Posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2025

I too liked the phrase, Sufficient soaking for trees and flowers and, as she said, it is rather onomatopoetic. Had to look up the spelling of that! But meant that it seems to sound a bit like the rain gently soaking in.

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Posted in Rain

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thank you for taking me there

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2025

thank you for taking me there! Rhiannon

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Posted in Walking the Dog on a Frosty Morning

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Drama on the morning walk

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2025

Drama on the morning walk route. Quite an 'Archers' serial! Rhiannon (and good response for the IP'!)

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Posted in The Lonely Goose on The Durme

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