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Old Mr Agate
I was on the M4 the other day. The weather was good, the road was clear and as I whizzed along in my little blue car, my life flashed before me. Not in a bad way. But I found myself, Read more
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Gerald and Deanna
Today, I went to visit my mother’s grave. But – here’s the twist – I am really very lucky, because my mother came too. You see, Mum is eminently sensible. She is thinking ahead. And as much as I have Read more
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The Pit of Requirement: update
The long-obsolete ipod that was thrown into The Pit of Requirement was a symbolic offering. It had lain around – defunct- for years. There was no charger, no life in the old thing. No point, really. And so it went Read more
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Number One Moves Out
My Number One Child has moved out. She is sixteen years old, and she has left the double-aspect bedroom she adored and has chosen instead to live elsewhere – further away from the rest of the family, in a more Read more
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The Pit of Requirement
There is a grave in our garden. In it, I have buried Oritse (of JLS fame)’s head, his bowler hat, a few limbs, a car or two and many, many bits of plastic tat. OK, so it’s not really a Read more
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What would Winston do?
Boris, please! I know you have a gargantuan task ahead. I do. I don’t envy your responsibilities right now, I don’t. But seriously now. Seriously. Be brave. Let us out. I swear to God, this LOCKDOWN is killing us. Our Read more
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Struggles
Time is passing by so quickly – in spite of the current godawful groundhog day situation. So much has happened recently that I’ve wanted to document, yet my recent head fug has put paid to that. Now, in the spirit Read more
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Closed for Maintenance: Mental Health
I’m sorry I’ve been silent. Things have been…. strange. My usual form of therapy – getting stuff down in writing – hasn’t been working, and so the blog has lain dormant. I considered calling it a day. It’s a tough Read more
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Lockdown Madness
In April, during Lockdown Mark One, I got very excited about going to Tesco. I tried and tried to get a delivery slot, but COULD NOT. So I braved the store. And spent a fortune. Week on week, I ventured Read more
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Just The Four Little Seymours
Dogs. TV shows. Tribunals. Poorly relatives. Exam results. Sore bits. Pandemics. Life has gone just a little crazy. But it got me thinking. The Funny Little Bungalow story has been neglected. Anyone might think we had finished it, and were Read more