Tag Archives: Life

Kindle Countdown Deal – Heart of Albion

Heart of Albion – Tales from the Wondrous Head To celebrate the  new year we are running a Kindle Countdown promotion beginning at midnight on New Year’s Eve and ending at 11 pm on Twelfth Night, January 6th. “If I … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXXV

Good morning people! Well, it is here… really cold and frosty though, and we were out before five for the first walk…. She may have officially lost it. I like the early walks on the whole, but I ask you… … Continue reading

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Glastonbury 2014

The Glastonbury Pilgrim Reception Centre presents…. The Self Detectives with The Silent Eye, a modern Mystery School Whilst heading towards the end of the year and wondering what plans to might make for 2014, this is an excellent way to … Continue reading

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Calling the shots

It is, as the saying goes, a mission for my son to get out of the house alone with the wheelchair. The preparation and energy involved is enough to exhaust anyone before they reach the gate, so Christmas morning, as … Continue reading

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A simple gift

 “…But what would you like for Christmas?” It is always a difficult thing to decide what to give sons who are grown with lives they have filled with things you no longer know, especially on a tight budget. As children … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve

I’m up to my eyeballs in jelly and cream But please don’t be fooled, Things are not what they seem… The tree may be sparkly And girdled with light I’m not in the mood For this festive delight! The turkey, … Continue reading

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The reluctant shopper

I don’t want to go to Tesco when it’s full of Christmas shoppers With their trollies full of goodies and the manic bargain hoppers, ‘Cause I only want the dog food and a meal or two for me… Not a … Continue reading

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Notes from a Small Dog – supplemental

Whoo-hoo…(I’m pretty certain that’s the noise she makes when she’s excited….)  I got a review, people! From the lovely Pamela Beckford, Neat! I’m not going to manage the automatic ball thrower for Christmas unless that Santa guy has one glass … Continue reading

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A drink at Christmas….

I am re-posting this from last Christmas.. I don’t want to have to write it again. There was a wall immediately to our left, parked cars to the right, nowhere to go as the headlights sped towards us. “He’s going … Continue reading

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The present of Christmas past…

The early morning assault on the supermarket is the second in two days. Not my first choice for marking the Solstice, I might add. Yesterday I braved the manic portals in search of the traditional ‘lad’s night’ Christmas dinner for … Continue reading

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