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~~ Dear Diary...it was my privilege to have been around in the early 1970s, some incredible memories stand out for me, though time has a habit of...

Dwellers of the New World Chapter Twelve ( Pt 11 ) On the Horizon

Events took their course, though gales continued to gust. The downcast atmosphere below was replaced by feelings of eagerness to reach land, a new...
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Dwellers of the New World Chapter Twelve ( Pt 10 ) Sad Losses

Jason noticed the huge mass of black clouds heading their way, feelings of desperation went through his mind, remembering storms from the past...

The Heat of the Desert I.P.

In the coolness of the night, millions of jewelled stars sparkle; embroidered on a blackened canvas, but when comes the rising rays of light...images...

Dwellers of the New World Chapter Twelve ( Pt 9 ) A Healer is needed

A huge wooden chest lay on the floor at the stern of the ship, carefully Jay lifted the heavy oak lid which read...'ship's apothecary,' inside he...

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2230 of my comments have received 2310 Great Feedback votes

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You've said it all as far as

Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2020

You've said it all as far as I'm concerned. Everything you mentioned is how I feel and more. It upsets me that we are loosing our history whether good or bad, as you mention what's done is done.

Being a born and bred Bristolian, I don't...

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Posted in Why Can't We Keep Our History?

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Loved this tribute to the

Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2020

Loved this tribute to the dandelion Di, they will still be here long after we're gone.

Jenny.

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Posted in remembering dandelions (again)

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Hello Di,

Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2020

Hello Di,

I know nothing about Haiku poems, but wondered if this was one?

I like how you question where breezes come from and how we have no idea about the air we breathe.in and out comes and goes. 

Of course like you say, it...

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Posted in breezy

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To be inspired by childhood

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020

To be inspired by childhood books is the best feeling. Those adventures sleep in corners of our minds to one day be awoken and inspire stories of our own. Like you I had a love of reading, but your library sounds amazing, like walking into a...

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Posted in "Once Upon a Place to Read"

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Hello Di,

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020

Hello Di,

can't believe I missed this delightful poem. You give the grasshopper a personality with the lines:-

here, in warm air, low harboured, still, sound

like faint mechanical maraccas

signals a grasshopper's...

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Posted in 10th july grasshopper

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I've just finished reading

Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2020

I've just finished reading all three parts of this adorable story. I loved it.

Jenny.

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Posted in Recycling. Upcycling. Part Three..

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I was so sorry to hear of

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

I was so sorry to hear of your awful experience, but thank goodness you were okay...phew! What a relief you must have felt.

Jenny.

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Posted in The Criminal!

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Identifiable story. I

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020

Identifiable story. I recogniise a lot of what Darren was feeling.

Jenny. 

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Posted in The Careers Teacher

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Now I'm desperate to find out

Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2020

Now I'm desperate to find out more. Just love an ending on a cliff hanger.

Very much enjoying.

Jenny.

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Posted in Disenchantment 1

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Great beginning to your story

Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2020

Great beginning to your story. Now on to next part.

Jenny.

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Posted in Disenchantment: Prolgue

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