Free Market Austerity
Last year it was revealed that the richest people in the UK had over doubled their wealth since 2009 during the Tories enforced and ongoing austerity programme. Compare that with the report released...
View ArticleTo see, or not to see – 2
I originally posted this on my old blog, now gone. This is an abridged version of that article because I have noticed recently that the situation is getting worse. Here is part of the original text:...
View ArticleSilly headline
I saw this today in one of those adverts that try to capture your interest (and your money?) by making exaggerated claims, and entice you to at least have a look. “People are left stunned by this New...
View ArticleJehovah’s Parasites [3]
I had another visitation from the Jehovahs Witnesses today. The second time in a fortnight. I really thought I had managed to neutralize any further attacks by them, but I was wrong. The last time they...
View ArticleSamhain
Life is a Circle with many cycles. . . . I pay attention to the Seasons within myself – of beginings, growth, fruition, harvest, endings, rest, and begining again. . . . I wish all my Friends in...
View ArticleJust saying . . . .
COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she...
View ArticleBlocking the footway
I recently bought a mobility scooter, a case of “needs must”, because my arthritis is getting worse. I can only walk for about 100 yards now with the aid of a stick. The mobility scooter is a Class 2...
View ArticleThanksgiving?
I had an online “flyer” from Ocado supermarket showing all the goodies we can buy for a Super Thanksgiving Day! I know that many years ago we adopted the Colonial version of Hallowe’en and it’s took...
View ArticleA night out at the Bluebell Inn, Desford.
I published this video two years ago on my other weblog (now gone). The musicians are all local and are amateurs, I mean that in the nicest possible way! I thought this video would be a break from my...
View ArticleVisitors
I just hate it when the doorbell rings and I open the door and there stands Mr and Mrs Acquaintance, with the their little horrors they fondly call ‘the kids’. “Hello, we were just passing (not really)...
View ArticleChanges
I turned eighty on the 2nd May and I have realised that my life has changed. I can no longer do the things I have always loved to do in the past. This morning I was sorting through some boxes …...
View ArticleThe Dylan Thomas International Prize
The Dylan Thomas International Prize, sponsored by Swansea University, was launched at an event hosted by the Secretary of State for Wales, the Rt. Hon. David Jones MP in 2014. The International Dylan...
View ArticleI’m a private person
I am one of those people who like to lead an organised life. Before I even get out of bed I look in my Filofax to see what the agenda is for that day and then plan my chores around … Continue reading →
View ArticleMet an Old Flame
When in town on Monday I met an old flame hadn’t seen for many years. To my old eyes she still looked as beautiful now as she was then. Over the years I have often wished I had asked her … Continue...
View ArticleThe Lodger
Today is “L” day! I have a lodger moving in today. I suppose it will seem a little daunting at first because I have lived alone for twenty plus years. I have never wanted anyone to live with me in …...
View ArticleLive here, Live now.
“Whatever the past was, it’s gone. You cannot change the past so you must change your attitude to the present” – Anon. I know it’s hard to resist dwelling on the past. I am tempted at times to dwell on...
View ArticleAn old post updated
When I was 16 I started courting a girl, but there was no real passion in the relationship, so I decided I needed a more passionate girl with a zest for life. The following year I dated a really...
View ArticleA night out at the Bluebell Inn, Desford.
I published this video two years ago on my other weblog (now gone). The musicians are all local and are amateurs, I mean that in the nicest possible way! I thought this video would be a break from my...
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