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What do you do to improve your sleep? An English summer is not a great time to sleep. The humidity is not Hong Kong humid but it feels as oppressive. Our homes are geared to keep us warm, not cool. We get s hot spell and everyone is hanging out of windows like rag dolls. […]
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What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts? I have always had a positive outlook. It may not always manifest itself, but believe me, it’s there! I have a dogged determination to succeed in everything. Make it a habit, and then even on an “off” day, you will still be acting positively! It’s got
What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger? You know, being sent to bed was a punishment when I was a child. Now? I look forward to bedtime! Funny old life isn’t it? A good book and hot drink….Saturday nights are a bit different as a pensioner!
What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? Apart from my own books, I read this one around 40 years ago maybe longer. It’s a book on the psychology of our relationships. I was reading this book between flights on an RAF base. I literally started to see
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If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be? As a writer, I would never dare to change another writer’s hard work! It is what it is. Some novels do go a bit lame at the end, like the author is bored and wants to get it over with. Endings
Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life? When I was learning French many centuries ago, some wit brought this book into class. I’m sure you can still get hold of it whether it’s PC or not now I don’t give a monkeys. It had us in stitches! https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4DVPTBeThNMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb Yes! It’s
Let’s Parler Franglais! Read More »
What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you? No need to hit my phone with a hammer! Uninstalled Jetpack, reinstalled and it all works again! So my advice to the millions who are younger than me? Wait for it…… If it stops working, switch it off and unplug it. Have a tea
Finally! Reinstalling worked! Read More »
Someone must have an idea how this site works. I lost my daily prompt the other week and have tried unsuccessfully to get it back. A kind person told me where they are but I can’t get mine back on my screen. Where is the best place to do these blogs? On my laptop or
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Here’s my bird feeder being mugged by a dozen or more young Starlings. I haven’t seen a Starling all year, and then the hoodies of the sky turn up in a huge bunch. All adolescents and looking for trouble…
Summer has arrived! Read More »
Prison—Toulouse, 1227 ADThe cell stank of stale sweat, piss, and fresh shit.I paused on the threshold, gagging as the airless reek rolled over me. It stung my eyes, burned my throat, and coated my tongue like rancid oil.Christ’s wounds!I just wanted this done, and soon. A man grows used to many things in a monastery—cold