My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline.
I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy.
I avoid politics, mostly, and religion, always. I don't mean to upset anyone but if I do, well, sorry and I suggest you go elsewhere.
These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
Glad to see the garden survived the party. It is looking awesome and will be a perfect setting for the big day! The cat in the sink is adorable. (don´t tell Dog)
Love your insta posts too. I see you’ve fallen for hostas. Mum had about 50 of different varieties which my family shared out. We have about 20 which keep our local slugs and snails on the glutinous side of obese…
Aw, thanks. And, wow, yes, I’ve fallen for hostas. They are stunning. The flowers, the color, the leaves… 50 varieties? How? Even 20. What do they look like? Do you have photos of yours? Are they all purple? I beg for a hosta post! 🌷 🐌
Your garden is such a dream, Geoff. I know it is a lot of work but to see this beauty makes it all worth it. I could watch the photos over and over again!
You provided fantastic pre-conditions and you know how to take care of it. Everything else is out of your hands. But I am very positive by the love it receives from you two!
You do have lots of garden color! We also had a cat that liked to sleep in the sink. Offer the Dowager a cozy cardboard box and she might trade. Love the ears sticking up.
My current worry are the thunderstorms that we’re experiencing. They can strip a plant in moments. I have this mad idea to buy 100 umbrellas and plant them…
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Dog and Cat seem to have different ideas on keeping cool! Garden looks lovely, it survived!
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It did. Not sure about the bride to be… one is hearing we are rather fragile today…
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Really ..there’s a surprise 💜
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And all is right with the world
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Yes please
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Absolutely glorious, Geoff. Well done!
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Ah thanks…
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I love the succulent flowers. They are so detailed when you look closely, such masterpieces!
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They are beautiful aren’t they? Worthy of detailed scrutiny
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Glad to see the garden survived the party. It is looking awesome and will be a perfect setting for the big day! The cat in the sink is adorable. (don´t tell Dog)
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They understand each other very well.
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And breathe, such a lovely garden.
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I wish. I find breathing somewhat optional!!
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I never tire of these gorgeous garden tours. Beautiful! 🌼🌷🌻
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Quick thing. Here’s the link on your blog to Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle:
Clean it up (keep only the stuff before /ref) to this:
Cut and paste that clean link into the space provided by the global link site (whichever you choose).
Rinse. Repeat. 🙂
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How neat I’ll try it at home!!
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Whoops! I meant to show you the links, not plaster a HUGE picture in your comments. Sorry!
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Love your insta posts too. I see you’ve fallen for hostas. Mum had about 50 of different varieties which my family shared out. We have about 20 which keep our local slugs and snails on the glutinous side of obese…
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Aw, thanks. And, wow, yes, I’ve fallen for hostas. They are stunning. The flowers, the color, the leaves… 50 varieties? How? Even 20. What do they look like? Do you have photos of yours? Are they all purple? I beg for a hosta post! 🌷 🐌
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I’ll see what I can provide. They are usually grown for the range of their leaves rather than flowers.
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From what I’ve see, the leaves are gorgeous. So it’s all good.
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That picture of your cat in the sink is so funny, GEoff. YOur garden is looking terrific.
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The cat is as crazy as a box of frogs, that’s for sure. And thank you re the garden. It’s coming on…
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Thank you for a lovely, colourful, tour of your garden. What a delight! Best wishes.
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Thank you Joy. Its the final run up now….
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Beautiful 🌹. A perfect setting for making marvellous memories. KL ❤️
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Hope so….
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Love those little cat ears sticking up!
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We’re convinced she’s a spy… maybe a sleeper…
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😁
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It’s looking beautiful!
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Will it progress though? Talk about constant worry….!
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It will!!
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Your garden is such a dream, Geoff. I know it is a lot of work but to see this beauty makes it all worth it. I could watch the photos over and over again!
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You know how to flatter a boy, Erika. It’s where we wanted it to be but whether it will develop….!
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You provided fantastic pre-conditions and you know how to take care of it. Everything else is out of your hands. But I am very positive by the love it receives from you two!
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We’ll be happy if it’s a bit green in truth. Anything else is just horticultural frosting
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Haha, one gets humble… lol. Still wishing you a lot of colorful frostings!
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You do have lots of garden color! We also had a cat that liked to sleep in the sink. Offer the Dowager a cozy cardboard box and she might trade. Love the ears sticking up.
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She has beds and boxes glaore but the old girl is stubborn. We think she might be a spy, on surveillance as she loves peering at us over the lip…
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Looking better and better!
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Maybe. I’m desperate not to go on a chicken count…
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I sure hope you are blessed with a beautiful day in August. It would be a shame for all of this hard work to go to waste.
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My current worry are the thunderstorms that we’re experiencing. They can strip a plant in moments. I have this mad idea to buy 100 umbrellas and plant them…
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A lovely wander through your ever-changing garden, and then that moment where the cat outshines all, even the dog, classic 😉
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She’s the queen of all she surveys..
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