Category: Biography

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  Marionette Puppet

  As a child, I had several marionette puppets. I put on brief shows on a homemade stage. Now, if you’ve ever watched Thunderbirds, you’ll know…

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  A blast from the past

  This is from 2006, when I was on my feet. Mary and I were involved in Hartlepool Churches Together, at Middleton Grange. See photo 18…

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  Saying The Right Thing

  I am not generally an over sensitive person. Not prone to taking umbrage at people for them saying ‘the wrong thing.’ There are times I…

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  How Not to Keep Fish

  I thought I’d give you a break from my Hilda excerpts. This is a recollection from my childhood. Maybe I have exaggerated a bit. It…

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  Thunderbirds Are Go!

  Action Man or GI Joe as he is known in the USA, was an action figure from my childhood. A boys doll basically. There are…

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  Moving the Goalposts

  My card games have come up with a new wrinkle. You’ll tell me it’s not new and I’m just unobservant. I get extra points for…

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  Double Edged Sword

  Double edged sword has always struck me as an odd expression. I am not a knight; King Charles take note. If I were, I guess…

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  Next Stop Hollywood

  I’m not sure if I am getting carried away. It would be most unlike me. We have already appeared in a national professional magazine (Inside…

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  A Bit of Support

  I have a confession to make. I have had a bit of support. No, it’s not a girdle, nor a truss. Obviously I don’t need…

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  Above and Beyond

  There are times when people do things that are above and beyond. They go out of their way to help you. Yesterday, Kelly from Persimmon…

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  No Fingered Typing

  I have a confession to make. Don’t get too excited. It’s not that. Or that. I never learnt to type. It’s not that either. When…

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  Life Is But A Dream

  There are mornings that I wake up from a lovely dream. One in which I am walking, running, pain free. As I wake and turn…

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  All Encompassing Fact

  You are probably expecting an amazing fact. Not an unreasonable assumption. After all, I have brought you blogs on why we don’t live forever. How…

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  Enabled by your Environment

  What a positive world we live in. Apparently I am not disabled, I am differently abled. I guess being negative is seen as… well… negative.…

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  Smiling Under Pressure

  A Tribute to The Women & Men of the NHS In January I was taken by ambulance to A&E at North Tees. This is my…

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  Going Up In The World

  “It needs to be 120cm from the mattress,” a pause, “oh, it’s not.” Listening to the OT saying this under to the bed technicians, while…

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  Crash, Bang, Wallop

  I’m sure you’ve all seen ‘Half a sixpence’ and if you haven’t, will now be rushing off to look it up. “Crash, bang, wallop, what…

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  The New Hoisting Diet

  I have discovered an amazing new diet. But, let’s not rush into my world changing revelation. Let me not spoil the moment. I don’t want…

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  Good Morning

  Good morning from sunny Hartlepool, don’t check your weather forecasts, they are not always accurate. Besides, it was sunny, when we arrived. Hartlepool greeted us…

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  Effort Cup

  In my photo scanning, did I mention I am scanning all our old photos. Anyway, I am and it’s an interesting trip down memory lane.…