Category: Thoughts

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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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  I Married A Good’Un

  I have had many times to consider that I married a good’un. What a lucky guy I am. I remember all those years ago; obviously…

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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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  Flipper

  “OK Flipper, show us where he is.” When I was growing up, in the early 2000’s, sorry that just slipped in there, 1970’s, animals on…

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  Where’s It Been?

  I gather the football is coming home. But, where has it been and why didn’t the neighbours throw it over the wall a long time…

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  Confused, you will be

  I can be easily confused and moving to a new house may be the straw that broke the camel’s back. Wondering why? Let me explain:…

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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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  So Long, Farewell

  To anyone who has not seen The Sound of Music, the title of this blog will be lost on you. Let me give you a…

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  Hello, My Lovely

  The phone rings and a pleasant female voice says cheerily: “Hello, my lovely, how are you this evening?” Either you have developed an amazing, magnetic…

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  And if you must speak…

  We have been practising our significant looks; this is going to be interesting to get over in writing. Have you noticed how so many people…

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  To Infinity and Beyond

  I love the Buzz Lightyear’s call in Toy Story, “To infinity and beyond.” But what can be beyond infinity? Isn’t infinity by its very nature,…

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  Representation

    I have noticed in films and series, an increasing number of disabled actors. Particularly wheelchair users. The trouble is, I have noticed something else,…

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  Fiction or Fact

  Being long term ill gives me a lot of time to watch films. Mainly because there are hours on end when I lack the energy…

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  Word Games

  Someone pointed out that with the word “Queue”, the letter ‘Q’ does all the work and the rest of the letters silently “queue” behind it.…

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  The Hero Inside

  We were listening to Mariah Carey’s song, ‘The hero lies in you.’ It has some powerful words that I am sure resonate with many people.…

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  They’re Getting Dressed

  At the end of Covid, when we are all back to normal, whatever that is. We will all look back at the absurdities of this…

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  Did You See A Bear?

  I have noticed that people tend to fall into one of two main categories when disaster strikes: 1/ Action/panic, they run around doing stuff. It’s…

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  Freedom, it’s not just a word

  I was playing a game of cards on my tablet. Quite a common occurrence for me. It’s a free game… who am I kidding, what…

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  Dr Livingstone, I Presume?

  You’ve all heard the famous line, “Dr Livingstone, I presume?” I’m probably quoting it wrong. I could check on Google, but who’s to say that’s…

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  A Little Goes A Long Way

  I was taking a tablet today. It was tiny, I thought, how can something so tiny make such a huge difference to how I feel.…