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Cornwall pictures – sand everywhere

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On Hayle beach Batting for Yorkshire Magical Minack Theatre In a very small house Did someone lose the thread here? A pig’s bum St Michael’s Mount glitters dramatically above the no parking sign on Penzance Harbour. Board meeting High water at Mousehole Bam- boo! In a puddle in Marazion, hopefully not comment on the food.  […]

Why 50 Shades Of Gray could never be true…

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knot very good – 50 shades I’ve done it, I’ve joined the ranks of 50 Shades of Gray survivors. Oh my.  Clearly most self-respecting real woman would run as fast as they could away from Mr G if they found themselves in feckless Ms Steele’s borrowed shoes. However, if they had somehow chosen to ignore the […]

Is too much choice ruining our lives?

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I’m all for freedom of choice, dancing to your own rhythm and individuality. However, I wonder if we now have so many options that we are too busy making our minds up to actually live our lives. Let me explain. Here we are on holiday with a small suitcase of clothes apiece, just a few well-chosen […]

Silent Sunday

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Andrew Nicoll’s If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead – the women

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I commend to you Andrew Nicoll’s latest novel, If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead. Andy is a fellow news predator to the Panther and all-round good egg, so I’d read and buy his book anyway. However, it’s much, much better than that. A cracking read and worthy book-group discussion choice.For a writer who is a […]

FFS, this is not a matter for LMFAO

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Cursing Stone, Carlisle Ten-year-old son has just proudly announced he has downloaded a new album. Oh yes? It’s by LMFAO. LMFAO? He flatly denied any understanding of what it might stand for. The band claim it is Loving My Friends And Others. Yeah right. And that song was about John Lennon’s son’s nursery friend. I […]