Greetings People, . Sorry that my postings have been a little irregular over the past few days, but I have had problems with broadband reception. . I also have a lot of travelling around and happenings to enjoy because of the Christmas and New Year festive season and Big H’s improved health….so I am going [...]
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Poem: I Just Love You.
I Just Love You. . . I love you In that green jumper. I love you On a bad day. I love you On the morning after I loved you The day before. . .
Dec
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Poem: Set Script.
Set Script. . . How I envy a flower That lives it’s perfect life From the second before, Until that last petal falls In the correct and proper way. No worries there of purpose, No need to ponder on the length Of open time on summer days, For every second follows to a plan Except [...]
Dec
16
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Oh No, Not Again.
Hey folks, . Well, I awoke this morning and eventually opened my eyes to a somewhat changed light coming into the bedroom. I lay there for a while, not wanting to believe my suspicions were correct. Then a car passed by, making a certain sound, and I knew they were. . I arose and went [...]
Dec
16
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Poem: Blink.
Blink. . . If I should blink out Like a switched-off light Would there be a difference To anyone else’s illumination. . .
Dec
15
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Bloody Fibbers!
Hi and Good Morning, . Whoah….it is now getting again, as the weather forecasters predicted. How inconvenient, we shall all be snowed in for Christmas at this rate because everything will stop again and the whole country will be in chaos once more. It is amazing really that it always happens here, no matter how [...]
Dec
15
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Poem: Possible Value.
Possible Value. . . It may be Ditchfield glass, Said the woman in the antique shop When I picked up the little vase Of peacock blue and gold. It looks so beautiful at my window, And gives me such pleasure By it’s presence in my day, That I could not care who created it. . [...]
Dec
14
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A Fine Idea.
Good morning Peeps, . I wish you fun on this fine , . Well, it is actually coldish, wettish and greyish once again….but not minus 20…. so that is an improvement. I keep a ‘weather eye’ out for any changes, because the bad weather is forecast to start again very soon, but as yet we [...]
Dec
14
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Haiku: Goodbye.
Goodbye. . . The wound of you gone, Although metaphysical, Just keeps on bleeding. . .
Dec
13
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So Now X Factor Is Over.
Hey Folks, . So now X Factor is over for one more year. Although Matt Cardle will receive a £1m recording contract, there is only one real winner here, and that is the talented Mr. Simon Cowell. . It has been estimated that 2o+ million of us watched the show last night….and have paid an [...]
Dec
12
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12
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X Factor With Video Links: Live Show 10 Grand Final. 12th December 2010.
Hi, . So, tonight we find out who will win X Factor….Matt, Rebecca or One Direction. . I’ll bet they have terrible nerves at this point. . To begin…. 1. the X Factor finalists sang together with Take That. . . 2. Matt Cardle. . . Louie said that after 17 years, this was his [...]
Dec
12
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Shocking Behaviour.
Hi, . This is a quick one. . This video is really shocking. . But it was caught on camera. . . . .
Dec
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X Factor With Video. Live Show 10 Finals. 11th December 2010.
Hey People, . So we have eventually got here. The Finals. . Apparently reports say that last week’s controversial loser, Mary Byrne, has already been signed to Sony and preparations are being made for them to release an album in 2011. There have also been rumours that Simon is going to sign up all four [...]
Dec
11
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Oversight In Jude Law Film.
Hey, . Finally we have a thaw. The icicles were dripping like mad yesterday and snow was thudding down off the roofs. . The roads are mostly clear enough to be no problem, except for the less used back streets. We went to check on the car again and were at last able to move [...]
Dec
11
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Poem: Mote.
Mote. . . He floats in the mind’s eye Forgotten but always possible For suddenly the focus shifts And his face is shockingly clear. . .
Dec
10
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I Want It Every Morning.
Hi, . This is for those of you who are like myself…Toast Lovers! . I now….I know….it is pig-headed of me to keep consuming wheat…but I love toast. And anyway, I am sure that the wheat is slowly improving, I think I look pregnant much less often nowadays. Anyway, my wintry clothes are so layered [...]
Dec
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Haiku: Treasure.
Treasure. . . Not just a puddle – It reflects the sky above Like a silver coin. . .
Dec
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The Boy Who Could See With No Eyes.
Hi, . While I was looking at to help the totally blind to see, I found many things of interest. . During my search I learned about a boy called Ben Underwood, who had his eyes removed because of cancer when he was only three years old. . He had somehow learned to use a [...]
Dec
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Poem: Flicker.
Flicker. . . Sometimes I like Candlelight. Life can be harsh And we all need A little softness Around the edges. . .
Dec
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Haiku: My Place.
My Place. . . If I were with you- Even a map to Xanadu Would not divert me. . .
Dec
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More Innovations To help The Blind To See.
Hi, . More excellent for some of those who are presently blind. . And excellent news for the policeman, David Rathband, 42, who was blinded when he came across Raoul Moat during his rampage across the North-East in July. If you remember, he was hit in the face with a direct shotgun blast. Unfortunately his [...]
Dec
7
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Apology To Those Of You Receiving Feeds.
Hi, Direct Feed Straight To Your ‘Blog Page/Inbox’ Type People, . This morning I was fine tuning something I did not like in my post, by doing an update on a just published post. . Big H asked what I was doing. . When I told him, he said that I should be careful because [...]
Dec
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James Naughtie….Was!! Jeremy Hunt Name Slip-Up On BBC Radio 4!
Hey, . Well, I don’t know if you heard James Naughtie make a mistake on the programme while talking about Jeremy Hunt. The hapless fellow managed to put a.. C.. where the.. H.. should be. He then seems to giggle, before proceeding to give the rest of the news, which is full of nervous coughing [...]
Dec
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I Felt Like A Polar Explorer.
Hello., And a happy to you, . Nothing much has changed up here, we are still freezing cold, with piles of frozen snow all over the place. . Yesterday Big H thought that we should go and see how our little car was coping with the extreme snowfall over the past week or so. . [...]
Dec
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Haiku: Old Friend.
Old Friend. . . I smell the cold sea – Flirting with me on the wind, Inviting me home. . .
Dec
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Complaints Of Vote-Fixing At X Factor Semi-Finals.
Oh My, . Press reports of problems again in X Factorland. This is because of the sudden sing-off, which took place in last night’s semi final, between Cher Lloyd and Mary Byrne. I don’t think this has happened before in the history of the show, because usually the voters are in control at that point. [...]
Dec
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Poem: You Have Mail.
You Have Mail. . . The bottle rocks Upon the tidal edge Of sodden sand, Seemingly urgent. Upon inspection It seems to be empty, Yet completely stoppered. What purpose then This act of keeping in, Unless it holds one breath. . .
Dec
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How To Handle Balls.
Hello, . Basically this post is a basic follow-on from my ” post. . This video is of an 11 year old boy in America who is displaying an unbelievable talent for for basketball. . He trains for four hours every night after school, from 4 to 8, to keep improving. His father swears that [...]
Dec
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X Factor With Video Links: Live Show 9 Results On 5th December 2010
Hello People, . So, we are about to get the results of the semi-finals. Who, will go….was I right in my forecast or not! Let’s see then. . First off. 1. Alexandra Burke. . Link to tonight’s performance on U Tube. . 2. Cast Of Glee. . Link to tonight’s performance on U Tube. . [...]
Dec
5
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Wagner gets It On.
Hey People, . So it is the results of the semi-final tonight. Excellent. . Oh by the way, I have been reading that Wagner is doing very well at the moment. After being out of sight for a few days after leaving the show, he has now surfaced, and is doing performances at various nightclubs. [...]
Dec
5
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Louis Walsh And Bruce Forsyth Spat.
Hello Again, . According to the newspaper reports…Louie 58, and Bruce 82, are having a somewhat vicious squabble at the moment. . Apparently last Monday, during the recording of Strictly Come dancing, Brucie made some derogatory remarks about X Factor being such an embarrassing programme that he could not bear to watch it. He called [...]
Dec
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Temper, Temper.
Hi, . Oh my. What has happened to our stiff upper lip here in blighty! . This between two cars took place on a normal boring British day. . Until the lady in the red car was struck with sudden road rage. . Luckily the evidence did not rely on ‘she said….she said’ evidence as [...]
Dec
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Haiku: Faith.
Faith. . . Results can take time – But that is no good reason Not to plant the seeds. . .
Dec
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X Factor With Video Links: Live Show 9 On 4th December 2010.
Hey X Factor Fans, . So here we are at the semi-finals. . What will happen tonight then, who will fall at the last hurdle. Who will go forward to the finals. . We shall see. And so it begins….singing club classics. , Tonight I have had to revert to just providing you all with [...]
Dec
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The Big Freeze.
Hi, . Saturday is here again, so we shall be meeting once more tonight, to find out how things are going to shape up for the X Factor semi-final. Unless I have frozen to death first of course. . I was up late again this morning because I find myself being totally unwilling to actually [...]
Dec
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Poem: Winter.2
Winter. . Winter is a red and blue time. The half of me that faces the fire Is always toasted to a bright red While the other side stays blue. . .
Dec
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Not Many Good Samaritans Here Then.
Hi, . Well, Christmas is coming, and we are in the season of goodwill towards all men….not! . Because I have a chastening Christmas story to tell you today. Are you sitting comfortably. Then I’ll begin. . This week, in Wiltshire, there was 77 year old retired gardener, called Brian Courtney. He decided to drive [...]
Dec
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Poor Matt Cardle And Happy Cheryl Cole.
Hi, . We are still snowed under here in the UK, and everything has come to a dead halt as usual. Amazing how it happens every time we get snow. . At the moment a large proportion of schools are closed, people cannot get into work, and those who do try are held up for [...]
Dec
2
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Liu Bolin. The Invisible Man.
Hi, . Something very different and much more sensible for you today. . Have you seen the work by the artist Liu Bolin. He is Chinese. He is also known as the ‘invisible man’. . This is because he is a performance artist whose work is mainly to be painted into his surroundings by his [...]
Dec
2
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Poem: I And I.
I And I. . . It’s really weird, But just tonight I saw my own shadow Cast by the streetlight And it really seemed To have a life of it’s own. . .
Dec
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Poem: Sweetheart.
Sweetheart. . . I love to inhale The scent of your skin When it is warmed In summer sunshine. I am beguiled Each time I do Because you always Smell of honey. . .
Dec
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Why Siestas Were Invented.
Good morning, . Hooray, Hooray, Hooray….I think that it may be getting a bit warmer now, because I stuck my foot out of the bed this morning when I first woke up, and it did not sizzle and turn blue immediately. Perhaps we are going to finally have a thaw and get rid of all [...]
Nov
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Willie Nelson Rocks.
Hi, . , Willie Nelson singing ‘Always On My Mind’ is one of my favourite somgs. . Willie, who is now 77, is still doing it his way. Last Friday he was arrested yet again, when his tour bus was stopped at a US Border Patrol Checkpoint and officers apparently noticed the smell. He was [...]
Nov
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Squeaky Sex Can Cause Problems.
Good Morning Peeps, . How the hell are you this morning. If you are in the UK, then you are no doubt wishing that you were somewhere else at the moment, anywhere that is in the least bit warm no doubt. Join the club! It is still a . Of course there are ways by [...]
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Poem: Tiger Tails.
Tiger Tails. . . People can change their look With a new hairdo, A different take on clothing And a more careful speech, But on the inside It is only the tiger’s skin That has had a total makeover, Everything else is still dangerous. . .
Nov
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Snow Stops Play.
Hi. OMG, you should see it here today. We are snowbound . There is a least a couple of foot of snow over everything and it is freezing cold….it is beautiful, but I hate not being very warm. Big H had to bring me this morning, because when I got up early I soon changed [...]
Nov
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Poem: It’s Just The Nearness Of You.
It’s Just The Nearness Of You. . . Why do I scratch myself Each time I talk to you, Is it to redirect my attention From the definite heat That charges my skin. . .
Nov
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Haiku: Bad Tidings.
Bad Tidings. . . Standing on the cliffs – Watching the angry waves leap In a froth of temper . .
Nov
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X Factor With Videos: Live Show 8 Results On 28th November
Hi, . Sunday again. So who will go tonight….two of the hopefuls for sure….and the remaining contestants will be all set for the semi-finals next Saturday. . So here we go. First up was…the first of the 3 guest artists of the night. 1. The Wanted….the official video. . . Link to actual X Factor [...]
Nov
28
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Wagner Does It Again.
Hi peeps, . It seems that Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho, 54, is back in the news yet again. . This is due to reports in the press that he has been buying cannabis on different occasions….once in the X Factor studios. . This all adds to the speculation about his being unemployed and in reciept of disability [...]
