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Disaster at Tarrant Close
Preparing the evening meal, it is Monday so it is Pasta, I went to put back the olive oil into the cupboard and I knocked the salt...
Glen Smith
May 10, 20244 min read
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Nottinghamshire
Left at 12:45 and after an uneventful trip passing yellow fields of Rape seed we stopped at the Moto Services at Ardley on the A43. Good...
Glen Smith
Apr 29, 20245 min read
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Holt Forest to Tuscany
We all have a glass and a half in us. Angela, a cool, dry, white. Russell a red with ice. Gary a soft Merlot, no ice and leave the...
Glen Smith
Apr 16, 20245 min read
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All about Easter
Have you ever asked the question, do you just live with someone because it is convenient? Or do you live with someone because that is...
Glen Smith
Mar 29, 20245 min read
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Dictators and Dinners
I know, not the subject you want to start a good blog but let us get it out the way and enjoy the rest. Putin wins again but he still has...
Glen Smith
Mar 25, 20245 min read
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Earths End
A friend once told me she likes spanking! I thought it wise not to delve deeper into her special desire only I did wonder if it is the...
Glen Smith
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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Those Romantic Stories
They do leave real life behind. This is the story of a young man who was a great chef who left his job and came home to help his mother...
Glen Smith
Feb 14, 20245 min read
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Birthdays, what again?
No, not mine, that is in the middle of the year. This time it is Michael’s birthday and he is turning 30. Where has the time gone, just...
Glen Smith
Feb 8, 20246 min read
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Christmas and other disasters
Disaster Strikes The latest news is the house that the eco-friendly manufacturer built and the insurance broker has collapsed. Structural...
Glen Smith
Dec 28, 20234 min read
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Christmas Ideas and Dreams
I would like to propose a new idea for Christmas. Instead of all the normal Christmas food let’s do everyone’s favourite food for...
Glen Smith
Dec 20, 20233 min read
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Life through a Lens
Life through a lens On my 14th birthday, my mother gave me a Browning camera with two rolls of film. It was a square cardboard box with a...
Glen Smith
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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The Making of Gingerbread House
What is Christmas without a little drama to take you out of that dreamy path of preparations for the festive time? Ours was last night,...
Glen Smith
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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Day of the Dead
What is the Day of the Dead? Good question and from my research I have come across the following. It is held around the same time as...
Glen Smith
Dec 3, 20234 min read
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The Beyondness of Things
Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk,...
Glen Smith
Nov 25, 20234 min read
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Halloween - Myths
Before I get on to the subject of Halloween, let me just update you on the progress of certain individuals from the last blog. Michael is...
Glen Smith
Oct 30, 20235 min read
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Jewellery and Running by Experts
Well, it has been a while but I am back typing away with gusto. Talking of gusto, Gary has just had his birthday, he has one every year,...
Glen Smith
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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Great Wall of China
The Chinese are up to their subterfuge again. GSP went to the Chinese embassy to get a visa to visit China in the New Year and they...
Glen Smith
Sep 23, 20233 min read
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Common Sense?
Common sense is not so common. (Voltaire) In my opinion, a blog is to moan about why people are like that and why all the stupid things...
Glen Smith
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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August Bank Holiday
This weekend had everything, from Lauren picking Alex up as they walked into the sea for a swim and hurling him into an oncoming wave....
Glen Smith
Aug 27, 20233 min read
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I did it my way
When someone passes away, tradition is when one chapter departs, another begins, and while it is a moment to grieve, as one chapter...
Glen Smith
Aug 18, 20234 min read
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