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247/365 deady long legs

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    It must have been a good year for long legs, daddy, mummy and the kids. Now they are everywhere – hanging by one leg from things, fluttering round irritatingly and finally dying in a spider web. Did I mention it was an even better year for spiders too?   Posted with Blogsy

Thoughts on picking your first car

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My first car looked a something like this. Or rather a much older and more battered version. I bought it because a friend of a friend had it for sale.  Sadly it didn’t go very far before conking out altogether and needing to be towed off to scrap yard. The experience didn’t teach me all […]

Stranger danger shocker is nothing but sensationalisation

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UPDATE: It has been pointed out to me that the experiment was created and carried out by Daybreak. Kidscape’s involvement came later when they were asked by the TV company to offer advice. See the comments for more information. One of today’s big stories is the ‘shocking’ and ‘frightening’ result of an experiment by child protection […]

245/365 selfie with cold sore

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  I’m sharing in the hope it’ll make me feel better about it. I have a horrible cold sore which, as you can see, is especially attractive. I haven’t had a monster like this for almost a decade and quite frankly another one before 2023 would be too soon. If you haven’t run screaming, I’d […]