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I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.
Nice words Rhiannon. You
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Nice words Rhiannon. You really bring out the colours of a month that many folks might consider a bit dull.
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
It's good to have nice
Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2024
It's good to have nice memories Dougie, but it's good to make new memories too. There's nothing we can do about what lies ahead of us and we can't change the past. It's best to live for the moment, as your poem suggests.
I hope the old...
Read full commentPosted in Aubade
Tea in shops other than tea shops.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Hello Jenny.
I'm really pleased that you enjoyed reading this. However I get the impression from your words that you haven't been reading. I hope you're not unwell but if you are I hope that you're feeling a lot better very soon.
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Read full commentPosted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle
Farsi Photos
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
It delights me that you find my writing so interesting Di, so thank you very much for that.
And, in the hope that I'm not twisting the ABC rules and regulations, here's a link to the photographs that I took while I was in Iran.
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Read full commentPosted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle
Slithery squelchiness
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
I really like the slithery squelchiness of this. Great words for a January walk.
Read full commentPosted in Above Weobley
A man written about after his
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
A man written about after his passing is surely a man worthy of respect.
I'm sorry for the loss of your good friend.
Read full commentPosted in Cheers
Good stuff Paul. I love the
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
Good stuff Paul. I love the optimism that comes with the melting of snow.
Bring on the trillion burning candles,
Read full commentPosted in After the Snow
It's called the wolf moon
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
It's called the wolf moon (valcha luna / вълча луна) in Bulgaria too. Mysterious and exciting it may be, but it makes our dogs think they are wolves too. Even though one of them is only a shih tzu they'll howl through the night tonight, and...
Read full commentPosted in Silent Mystic
I have similar experiences of
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
I have similar experiences of language classes, though as the student rather than as the tutor, and it's small children kept in the corner that require feeding instead of snakes. Whatever happens it's always a million times more enjoyable than...
Read full commentPosted in Los Danis
I read once that the magpie's
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
I read once that the magpie's name was an abbreviation of 'maggot pie' but your explanation makes more sense.
Your words of mystery describe the charachteristics of this creature of mystery beautifully.
Read full commentPosted in Pie
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