Tag Archives: humour

One Lovely Blog Award

                                                                                A big heartfelt Thank you to Clanmother for nominating my blog for the One Lovely Blog Award on Sept 16th. I enjoy her blog immensely and feel honoured to be ‘mentioned in despatches’ in this way. If you haven’t … Continue reading

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18. Speed limit? ……..What speed limit?

A couple of times over the past few days I have contacted my friends, Jason and Sue, about meeting them somewhere in Suffolk. They are a marvellous Aussie couple who spend a lot of their time travelling the world and … Continue reading

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17. I’m not really a morning person!

In Australia, when I lived at the farm being woken up by noises in the night was compounded by being woken up by the early morning sun. I remember one morning having been up a lot during the night sorting … Continue reading

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16. What was it? (Night Terror continued)

Anyway there was nothing for it now but to get up, arm myself with the torch I had bought especially for just such an occasion and strike out into the unknown. When I bought the torch I’d spent a great … Continue reading

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15. Night Terror?

A sound awakened me and  I sat bolt upright in bed. What was that ghastly noise?! As I sat, frozen, not breathing, I listened, willing my ears to pick up even the slightest sound that might indicate I should flee – … Continue reading

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14. A rest day

The day after my Croydon sortie I had a fairly restful morning that involved mostly massaging my legs and getting the washing on the line. The advantages of renting this place are many. The living is entirely self-contained and I … Continue reading

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13. Oh to be in Croydon, now that April’s there!

Where was I?…….Oh, that’s right….. the tail-gating in England  (with a couple of shots from the Chelsea Flower Show for good measure). OK so they’re up behind you very, very close then someone in a side road on the left … Continue reading

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12. Tooting Bec (Robert Lindsay and Wolfie Smith notwithstanding)

The traffic crawled along Trinity Road which is a major road linking Wandsworth Bridge to the southern suburbs of London and I must say I was very pleased about that for a while. The road passes through Wandsworth Common and … Continue reading

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11. Checking out where I used to live……but (sorry) mainly toilet talk!

I was very eager to set out on my drive today – I have such fond memories of my earlier times in London that I was keen to be underway and heading south. What a gorgeous, warm sunny day. I … Continue reading

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10. Settling in at Ealing

I awoke to find that I wasn’t sure what country I was in and whether it was day or night. As it slowly dawned on me that I was in London I felt a thrill of excitement as the joy … Continue reading

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