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214/365 What’s going on in the veg aisles?

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    There’s been a revolution in Morrisons. Previously there were shelves and faux market stall striped awnings to hold the carrots and cabbage. Then something happened. The bags of lettuce and racks of bananas had to bunch up (see what I did there?) to make room for the vegetables from outer space… Or somewhere. […]

X rated: Perils of the sign-off kiss

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See you soon xxx Thanks very much x With kind regards xx xxxxxxxxx  How do you finish your messages?  Facebook, Twitter, G + and emails  – every day I get dozens, and loads of them are signed with an X. Even lots of people I don’t know and haven’t any great desire to meet.  Only this […]

213/365 That’ll be summer then…

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Drizzle, dampness and a bit of cool draught. Yup. It’s business as usual in the weather department again. Taps on, as one might say.  I don’t like to whine about the wet and cold, especially as I chose to live at 55 degrees north, but today has been a dreary long sigh of a day. 

212/365 rolling out the years

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    Not today’s pictures or even my pictures but the top one was uploaded to Facebook today, so under my rules they still count. Anyhow they’re the right ones for today. Four years ago on August 1 my brother Nathan died. The what ifs can become somewhat overwhelming if I’m not careful. Better then […]

209/365 summer in the city

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  The differences between the north and the south of the country are not always easy to spot, but they are there. Parks with paddling pools, you don’t get them very often. Can’t think why.   Posted with Blogsy

208/365 The Panther of News is man of the match

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  Quintessentially English – if we need a cliche for today, that would be it. Or at least it would have been if the Panther of News hadn’t caught a ball in a cricket match which afforded him hero status. Blushingly, he refused to talk about his blinding catch. Modest to the core. Suffice to […]