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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Nine

7th September 2025 Going Postal 0

My poor old mind biggles at the knee deep stupidity which engulfs us : ‘I named my daughter Crumpets and now she’s being relentlessly bullied.’ Doh. Perhaps she should have called her Pikelets? Thank you [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Eight

31st August 2025 Going Postal 0

A headline caught my eye : ‘Tenant renting out London council house while iving in Ethiopia among dozens to have property seized.’ Says it all about the current state of soft touch Britain brought about [more…]

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Embers of The Affair, Part Five

24th August 2025 Going Postal 0

A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust) Moving On If only I might wander through the coming days and be with you, If I could be there at your side If I could calm the [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Seven

17th August 2025 Going Postal 0

A lot of disquiet expressed currently regarding the actions of the police, two-tier policing etc. etc. Policing by Consent – this from 2000 ‘When saying ‘policing by consent’, the Home Secretary was referring to a [more…]

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Embers of The Affair, Part Four

10th August 2025 Going Postal 0

A la recherce du temps perdu (Proust)   My woman When I hold her, hold my woman Hold her tight against my bosom Cries she like a little spirit Spirit of the hills and forest. [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Six

3rd August 2025 Going Postal 0

Good to see South Wales Police concentrating their efforts (and our money) on the really, really, important aspects of blatant criminality. We have residential parking; fourteen places with allocated bays but on any day at [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Five

27th July 2025 Going Postal 0

As I sit musing about life, love and tingz I wonder where all the years have gone – my youngest grandaughter was 16 this week – how did that happen? Not to mention great grandchildren. [more…]

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Embers of The Affair, Part Three

20th July 2025 Going Postal 0

A la recherche du temps perdu (Proust) Together again Lightly falling, sunlight drawing Motes that dance and hue the air Shafts of colour, space and lightness, Draw me to you point the stair. Ah your [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Four

13th July 2025 Going Postal 0

I don’t contribute to the unread comments so these scribblings are sometimes a week or so behind events and thoughts shared on the blog. Phaasch, I feel your pain but also the joy. July 4th [more…]

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