Tag Archives: Friends

A Fine Surrey White

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 by

I’ve been walking with a few of my former law colleagues for a few years now, usually twice or three times a year. This Year of the Turnip has put paid to most of that (we had grand plans to … Continue reading →

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Murder Mystery – The Definitive How-To (Not)

Posted on Dec 16, 2019 by

Every Christmas time my family and a close set of friends get together for a large meal and then lots of ridiculous games. This has been going on without a break for twelve years at least and mostly ends up … Continue reading →

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The Lining Of Clouds #memoir #humour

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 by

Dave The Mechanic Coming home from holiday brings back many memories. In the long hot summer of 1975 (no, ok, that was 1976, but where would we be without rose tinting) my holiday comprised a kind of grand tour around … Continue reading →

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Drawing A Snow Line Under The Day

Posted on Mar 6, 2018 by

I’m skiing. In Italy. In the shadow of the Matterhorn. Cervinia, which apparently is ‘Matterhorn’ for the locals and the town, originally Breuil, was renamed by Mussolini…. but I digress. I’m with six friends, a small hand-picked elite of post … Continue reading →

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V is for Versailles #atozchallenge

Posted on Apr 26, 2017 by

For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading →

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Not Saying Goodbye

Posted on Dec 16, 2016 by

A blogging friend who many will remember from the first Bloggers Bash Elissaveta Marinova or Ellie to the rest of us and who writes at A Writers Caravan was in touch recently. In our discussion she reminded me of her … Continue reading →

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A party within a party

Posted on Dec 7, 2016 by

Last weekend my family surprised me with a party that I never saw coming. As I entered the room I heard the cheers and the whistles and knew it was for me from the Textiliste’s grin. But I recognised no … Continue reading →

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Twist or Stick

Posted on May 18, 2014 by

May 14, 2014 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that begins with a twist… This is Charli Mills’ latest flash fiction challenge (http://carrotranch.com/2014/05/14/may-14-flash-fiction-challenge/). They are getting more difficult. How do you create real tension in … Continue reading →

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