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  I’ve not been particularly active here lately, nor anywhere else really for that matter because I’ve been shaken to my core by an event which happened quite recently. Let me explain. Caroline and Tom [more…]

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My Elderly Parents

9th April 2024 Alexsandr too 2059 Comments

This is the tale about looking after my parents in their final years. I hope this helps those facing this difficult time. This is stuff that worked for me. It may not work for you [more…]

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The Detritus of Death

30th August 2022 Going Postal 3352 Comments

I was thinking about a title for this article for some time and “The Detritus of Death” was the best I could come up with – even if it does sound like a Doctor Who [more…]

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An Everyday Story of London Folk

5th August 2021 Going Postal 2673 Comments

My mother died on 14 February 2002. It still feels like only yesterday I lost her. Very suddenly without any previous illness. My mum was born in 1919 to a war torn and disabled father [more…]

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Sailing my life away, part 1

27th October 2020 Ancient Mariner 3655 Comments

This article is the first of what may become a series if it attracts enough interest. It’s title has been inspired by a song performed by the Everly Brothers that was Number One on the [more…]

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For Dog’s Sake

10th November 2018 Martin Mezger 1764 Comments

  Before she was mine, she belonged to my dearest friend, my sister.  Just before she died, she asked if I would take her in, and I told her that I would (I’d already decided [more…]

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