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Terence Mullan
I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.
This is a great poem and far
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
This is a great poem and far superior to the only other bit of verse that I have ever heard on the subject of snooker which is, of course. the song 'Snooker Loopy' by Chas 'n' Dave ... which I loved at the time but I was much younger and more...
Read full commentPosted in A Funny Old Game
It wasn't just the Bourbons
Posted on Wed, 01 Dec 2021
It wasn't just the Bourbons that were adept in the making of confectionery. Giuseppe Garibaldi, who contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times. And with...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins : The Man Responsible For Bringing Fact and Fiction Together! (In A New Way) : Remolding and Renovating History : Part 1
This is a really nice poem
Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021
This is a really nice poem Jennifer, describing exactly my feelings towards the secret corners of my own garden.
I like your words;
this preparationof twisty seclusion a sleeping wisdom of contentment in hollow shelter...
Read full commentPosted in Nature's Hideaway
This is lovely poem Rhiannon,
Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021
This is lovely poem Rhiannon, and adapted so that it can be understood by northern folk ...
breakfast, lunch and dinner or tea
Read full commentPosted in 4
Thirty odd years ago I
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Thirty odd years ago I decided that I didn't want to have kids because the world was in such a mess but then one came along and eventually another two and I love them all to bits and I'm glad I changed my mind. But in the last few months two...
Read full commentPosted in ECOCIDE
This is an excellent piece of
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
This is an excellent piece of writing. Reading it made me think but it did nothing to cheer me.
I've done my best. I recycle and compost everything I can, my car has a small engine, I rarely eat animals and I spent years cycling to work...
Read full commentPosted in ECOCIDE
The way things are going, I
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
The way things are going, I suspect heads will roll. I hope it's not Mrs Muggins that faces the chop. She sounds like a nice lady who has got roped into this time travel just to accompany her husband as he follows his whims. Surely she'd be...
Read full commentPosted in Time Travel To The Court Of Old Henry VIII : Back To The Past (The Return Of Youth)!
I like the way that you
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
I like the way that you remind us that December comes as more of a shock than November does. November is just the dark end of autumn with all the mystery and dreaminess that you describe so well, lulling us into a place of comfort before December...
Read full commentPosted in When November Comes (with audio)
Hello Jenny.
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Hello Jenny.
I particularly liked your words:
the grand scheme of folklore...where nature has mutual respect.
Forests, especially oak forests, are magical places but once the thoughts of folklore join us on a walk in...
Read full commentPosted in Thoughts Of An Oak Tree's Spirit
It's sad to know that your
Posted on Wed, 10 Nov 2021
It's sad to know that your family has needed to use care homes but I'm pleased to hear that you have some good positive things to say about them. There are a few terrible places which get in the news and it leads to the good ones being tarred...
Read full commentPosted in Visiting hours 2 – 5
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