
I put it partly down to TripAdvisor restaurant reviews that I don’t have as much hair now as I did ten years ago. With my...
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This week, one of the topics I’ve been writing about is desserts, to tie in with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, specifically the Platinum Pudding...
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The Pheasant's Lament The taste of tarmac is addictively sweet Is my one and only explanation Why a blend of tar, stone, and sand, Can...
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I’ve never really thought about the early life of puppies before. We all know they’re off-the-scale cute, bags of fun, and can melt even the...
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Once a civil servant, always a civil servant … so they say. Well, THEY don’t really say that, but Andy and I do blurt it...
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I’ve always believed people who read books are more receptive to new ideas. Possibly because that’s partly what I get from reading books. Review sites...
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There was a time when I’d have been seriously freaked out by the sound of heavy breathing directly outside the bedroom window, especially when the...
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Here’s something to ponder before reading the second paragraph. Think of first lines from five novels. The first five that pop into your head. What...
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The title is both a question and a statement. It could mean, want to write for a living? But it also may refer to how...
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