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Category Archives: Family
It Could Happen Saturday Night
If you’re thinking ‘Date Night,’ you’re going to be disappointed. It’s a kind of follow on from the age thing. I am going to a 60th Birthday party. The issue being, it’s my nephew and I remember the night he … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, Opinion
Tagged Birthdays, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Childhood, Humour, Life, Opinion, People, Reflections, Relationships, Television
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Are You Naughty?
I’ve been called ‘Naughty’ many times. Obviously to spare the innocent I couldn’t possibly recant them all, Dick Emery springs to mind😂 Our illustrious leader has told us not to be naughty, fat chance there Toryboy. So it looks like … Continue reading
The Morning Sun
A thin sabre of light pierces the shade, and my heart beats a little faster at the thought of a sunshine day. My eyes are awake but my mind is still in that world of never land that we call … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships
Tagged Blogging, Funerals, Growing old, Humour, Life
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Oh Well, too late now
I thought about doing the ‘Happy New Year’ thing but it’s a bit late now and I’m too early for Easter, so it’s just another post. Do you ever have an idea and get really excited? I don’t mean, you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships
Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Human Interest, Humour, Life, Opinion, People, Relationships, Retirement, Writer
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The Indian in the Airing Cupboard
Living in Delhi or Mumbai you may be puzzled by the title but the Indian I refer to is what we now call Native Americans. When I was 4-6 years-old Native Americans didn’t exist, well they did but they were … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, Opinion
Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Cowboys and Indians, Humour, Kids, Life, Opinion, People
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Observations by the Pool
Splash, laughter, splash, laughter, scream. They’re all having such fun but you know there’s going to be tears at any moment. Then it happens and you nod cynically to yourself, thought so. The hysteria eventually ceases as little Johnny realises … Continue reading
Mindful of Images
As I lay in the long grass the clouds drift carelessly over my head, changing the shade of the landscape and my mind drifts with them to times gone by and images I have stored in my hard-drive. I wonder … Continue reading
Return to the Rock
So here I was again back on the ‘Rock’ as it is sometimes referred to. The island of Jersey in the English Channel. Ninety miles from England and twenty miles from France. Yes, I know, another bit of land we … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Jersey, Life, Opinion, Relationships, Travel
Tagged Life, Relationships
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A Night in the Forest
Aha, you’re expecting a ‘Blair Witch Tale’ with deceased witches, selfies and gore? I wish I’d written that now, but, nope, sorry this is musical with a degree of nostalgia. We had a night in the forest last weekend Dalby … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, nature, Opinion, people, Scarborough, Travel
Tagged Charlie Robinson, Humour, Interest, Life, nature, Opinion, Peasholm Park, People, Scarborough, Travel
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My Sister
Now this has the potential to be a sad tale so, as the Beatles once said, ‘Take a sad song and make it better.’ My sister died last Sunday, now that is sad, but I feel like celebrating her life … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Opinion, people, Relationships
Tagged Grief, Life, Opinion, Relationships, Siblings, Sisters
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