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Memories of My Early Childhood

23rd February 2022 Going Postal 0

I was born in 1950 and I have very happy memories of my early years. I was lucky I guess. We lived in a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Church End, Finchley with decent sized front, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 50

8th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Roberto rolled out of his hammock and felt the soles of his feet against a mud floor. He could hardly stand up. An empty bottle of local brew fell from him and bounced by his [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 49

1st February 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

I’m in my hotel room, above the ‘Anglo Philippine’ office in Davao City, having my siesta. I’m in the dangerous south of the Philippine islands to, amongst other things, make a delivery of school books [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 48

25th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. We’re plodding around Lille on a cold Sunday afternoon at the end of November 2018. There are six of us in a wedge. Five [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 47

18th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 46

11th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

We are a family of six taking a late November weekend break in chilly Northern France. It is the year 2018. We are split into three teams as, unfortunately, I have accidentally booked us into [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 45

4th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re in a taxi. It is the middle of the night. There is myself, the driver, uncle Jesus from Bacolod and a hired, senior police officer who is pointing a gun at me. Uncle Jesus, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 44

21st December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

There may not be a Santo Domingo and Macapagal intersection, suitable for bus spotting after a courier drop. There is a Roberto Orca and Bonifacio Drive and that’s where we’re stood right now this minute, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 43

14th December 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

Sunday got off to a strange start, as I hadn’t changed the time on my phone and the rotter hadn’t changed itself. My team turned up for the rendezvous an hour late. We’re stopping in [more…]

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