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Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me đ¶
Itâs weird being the same age as old people!
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Will you be my Valentine?
âThe Luperci (Priests) carried on running amok, naked and slapping women with bloodied hidesâeven when under the powerful influence of the Church of Rome!â
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Perhaps itâs time to tell TV weather forecasters to wipe the smiles off their faces?
Happy fair weather forecasters Am I the only one who gets a trifle irritated when TV weather forecasters, with big smiles on their faces, exclaim with glee at the forecast of so called âgood weatherâ? Many of us in the city live in flats and apartments with glass facades, without gardens. New builds (and old…
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âCome outside, the sun is shining,â cooed the local wood pigeon
During Lockdown I took to feeding the birds on our balcony. It is fun identifying all the individual characters of the birds that come to lunch. One regular is a local wood pigeon who lives in a tree opposite and coos a lot when the table is empty. But today, he has told me off…
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Hot Summer Fan Dance
Hot Summer Fan Dance Hot summer heatCan be hard to bearto beatâTo try to keep coolIn a stultifying poolOf breathless repressive airClammy sticky cloying sweatOn the hottest day yetAnd yet! I have a plan. Strip-off till Iâm starkersYouâre thinking Iâm barkers?Unclad and all bareHey, donât stare!Itâs rude When Iâm nude Beat this if you can!Undress…
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How to Keep Fit Indoors: 7 Benefits for Having a Bit of a Skip
Skipping Exercise 1. I was bemoaning the fact that due to self isolation I wasnât taking any exercise and missing the enjoyment of long walks; and thatâs when my son Daniel handed me a skipping rope from his Keep Fit equipment bag. I laughed at the idea. (It was a kind and thoughtful offer but,…
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I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
Today, it has rained incessantlyâso, I thought a couple of photos taken while the sun was out at Blickling and a bit of Wordsworth might cheer us all up.
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Warm Sand At The Edge Of The Land
Iâm swimming in the seaWhen a seal pops up in front of me Wheeeeeee! I squeal A moment Caught in thoughtâ This canât be bought! Is this for real? To see a seal So close at hand By warm sand at the edge of the land So near Rippling wet The seal comes closer yet…
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A Time To Sit And Stare in The August Heat
August Heat is the title of an anonymous poem that I rather like. It describes exactly what I do when the weather is hot. It speaks of doing nothing other than sitting. Suits me! August Heat In August, when the days are hot,I like to find a shady spot,And hardly move a single bitâAnd sitâAnd…