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Doing the “Death Clean”

25th January 2020 Going Postal 0

The “Death Clean” was coined by a Swedish woman who, sensibly, decided that, as death is a reality for us all, began it with her own house. I’m doing it with mine. The only certainties [more…]

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This Septic Eye – The Acceptance Speech

5th June 2018 Viciousbutfair 0

ER: “Philip, is he still here then, the Septic Eye fellow?” DoE: “I think so, thought he’d buggered off but he’s back like a bad penny. What does he bloody want now?” Thanks Maj and [more…]

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