Category Archives: Humour

Done in the right spirit – Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard:   I have intimated variously that I am not entirely sold on ‘Performance Art.’ Oh I entirely believe that artists ought to perform their work, but I feel that the audience should be able to relax … Continue reading

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One stands just so. – Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Let us not beat about the bush. There are people whom you feel obliged to rescue from the results of their own ill-judged actions. In all candour they may be an idiot, but in some unquantifiable … Continue reading

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Red letter day?

As the local supermarket has seen fit to start selling Christmas stuff already and someone-who-shall-remain-nameless has graciously shared the latest virulent bug with me, I thought I could do worse than to update a letter written in August three years … Continue reading

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The vindictive blog…

When summer comes and we are all supposed to be otherwise occupied with sun, sand, sea and yet more sun, it appears that the WordPress gremlins take advantage of our absence to play. Being British, you can take ‘sun’ and … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog – Trying times

It’s been a while, what with one thing and another. First she blew up the computer, then the interwebby thing stopped working… and now, well… I can’t keep track of her. She’s in and out like a yo-yo. You wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Still not entirely domesticated – Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I suppose it is inevitable. If two attractive unmarried ladies decide to run a boarding house, specialising in providing homely accommodation for single men; there will be gossip. All the more so when the aforementioned ladies … Continue reading

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The Frolics at Nightbell Gardens – Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Every city has its foibles, this is self evident. I’d go so far as to suggest that every city has bizarre customs that seem entirely sensible to the citizens but which leave the populace of other … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog -The lost ball

You’ll have heard that they lost my favourite ball… the one I’ve had for ages… Well, she keeps trying to replace it with fakes. She’ll hold out a green thing that looks like my ball… and for a moment I … Continue reading

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A tale of tails

I had to clean the fish tank out Although it’s hot and steamy… The fish were swimming to the glass And couldn’t really see me. There’s one in there, a monster fish… There’s smaller sold for cooking… And he is … Continue reading

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Guest author: C. S. Boyack – The Enhanced League

Craig Boyack, master of the short story, has been allowed out to play on his own by the magnificent Lisa Burton. But only to introduce his new book… The Enhanced League… Thanks, Sue, for lending me your blog today to … Continue reading

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