Category Archives: Life

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Hanging Baskets, Me?

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

If your a regular reader you’ll know I’m not a Hanging Basket type of geezer. But, a dear friend Lesley (surname withheld to prevent unwarranted attention 😜) Bought ‘her indoors’ some hanging baskets for her birthday and I can’t believe … Continue reading →

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A Filipino Nurse

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

https://www.adb.org                                                 Here’s a tale for you. This is Lucy, there’s no photo and Lucy isn’t her … Continue reading →

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Men and Women: Oh, the Flu

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Originally posted on A Holistic Journey:
She gargles the fire in her throat (upstairs), makes lunch (downstairs), dusts (both floors), washes the sheets (downstairs), reviews geography with her son (upstairs), heats the castor pack (downstairs) hacks into the waste bin,…

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Internet dilemma…

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

Originally posted on Me, Them and Mayhem:
Number 4 v The Internet What to do? Keeping the children safe on the internet is a dilemma for us all, this I know. 4/5 seem to be doing ok but Number 4…

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Beverley Beck

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

When we relocated from Hampshire and country living to Beverley in East Yorkshire and town living there was a certain amount of apprehension. The name Charliecountryboy relates to birds, bees and trees, not as some people interpreted as a Country … Continue reading →

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A Great Idea ðŸ˜€

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

It’s the bimonthly Meet and Greet everyone!! Strap on your party shoes and join the fun! Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post. It … Continue reading →

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Kindness and Payback

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

This is a tale my wife told me about her Dad which goes back long before this picture was taken. In 1954 times were hard he had no steady work and the house where he lived with his family was … Continue reading →

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