The ONLY Use for a Newspaper

I went to see my friend who now owns the local newsagents. I call him a friend. He’s Sri Lankan, I’m a Brit. And we don’t even know each others’ names but we get on really well. He even beeps me when he’s driving past in his car! Anyways. One day – when I’ve got […]

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MarsBerries

I bought the June issue of a UK gardening magazine this morning and was left open-mouthed by a half page article on this. See below. OH. REALLY ? ? ? Imagine the travel costs, import/exports licenses, traffic jams in space when we here on earth have run out of the ability to grow food. Next […]

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Nottingham is Slightly South West of ME

And sharing the same Global Warming Vibe. NOT! BTW and apropos of Nothing : Both sets of my grandparents had budgies. The Scottish one was called Jackie and lived in a cage in a tiny flat in Kinghorn. The English one lived in a huge outdoor aviary … made by George out of 2 by […]

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Spend A Penny

This is a Brit Euphemism used in polite society for a common word that starts with P has an IS in the middle and ends with S. It comes from the common practice of having to pay 1d (one old penny) to use a public loo. When you get “caught short.” Pay to Pee ? […]

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The Old/NEW Craze? : Sugar & OXO Cubes

Sorry. Just cried quite a bit again watching the last video :o( Meanwhile. Moving on… A different kind of Robert Powell. BTW : When my brothers and I had been out in the cold, Mum used to boil the kettle and make us a mug of OXO to warm us up. TRUE :o)

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The Secret to Power : In 1 Easy Lesson.

It’s so fkin simple. To obtain FULL power, all you have to do is KILL SOMEONE. K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple, STUPID :o) I watched this : Jesus of Nazareth : every Sunday with my parents and brothers. It made me cry. But I was the “crazy” in the room who asked why Robert Powell, with […]

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BORN TO BE ALIVE

LOL! It’s amazing what you can get done with a funky beat urging you on. Utility – Finished. Clean. Tidy. Smells lovely. I give it a week (or less) before the men’s whiffy, muddy shoes start littering the place up again! But for now – feeling GRAND :o)

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Squeeze : Cool 4 Cats

Y’all been a bit Squeezed? Me Too. My life long love… the work and career that I spend 7 days a week doing has been squeezed dry. Well. that’s some kind of twisted reciprocity. At least I can adapt and thrive not matter what the weather :o)

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Celebrate : I’m a NEW Mother

Woohoo! Crack out the champagne and umbrellas. I’ve got two new Sweet Pea shoots and one giant Russian Sunflower shoot. I’m a Mummy again :o) The picture above is not mine. It’s been tiddling down since dawn but I was so excited that I sat in the garden chair in my pyjamas, drinking coffee and […]

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