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Category Archives: family
To End All Wars? A Personal View
My father was born on the eleventh November. As a child that was Dad’s birthday; it contained nothing more resonant than that. At some point however, and I wouldn’t have been very old, I realised it was also Remembrance Day … Continue reading
Posted in family, memories, miscellany, WW1
Tagged memories, Military Medal, st Pol, the great war, thoughts, war, willi dyson, World War One
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Making A Show Of It #dog #dogshow
This week we are back with Willie Wordsworth who poemised London from Westminster Bridge. Taking him as the start I had a neat link this weekend when I visited friends on the Welsh borders near Ludlow. We had a long lovely … Continue reading
What A Brummie Chinaman Taught Me About Variety #thoughtpiece
I helped at a shelter last week. Amongst the clients who turned up, were three men we’d not seen before. They appeared to speak Mandarin and certainly had a Chinese appearance. Someone, near the counter made an off colour remark. … Continue reading
Posted in family, holidays, humour, thought piece
Tagged cape cod, embracing differences, humour, provincetown, thought piece, US
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Two Wheels On My Wagon…
Remember that lyric? Ok so this isn’t about wagons, or Cherokees or anything like. But there is a theme here. In the song, the poor sods keep on going in spite of the fact they’re reduced to two wheels and … Continue reading
Posted in family, humour, memories
Tagged accidents, cycling, home, humour, School, times past
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Three Ways To A Red Nose
Three things come together this week that make me feel nostalgic. One the garden looks lovely and especially the hostas and irises. Second the warm weather justifies the start of the moth trap season to see what if any moths … Continue reading
Posted in family, gardening, miscellany, moths, sport, thought, thought piece
Tagged cricket, gardens, Lords, moths
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It’s Just A Phrase He’s Going To…
My dad liked a couplet, a rhyme, a well-chosen pun and, especially a limerick. History doesn’t relate how he turned this love and not a little skill into a compelling hobby and a successful enterprise, but maybe a little like … Continue reading