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I must say, beginning the day by reading the Letters in the 'Telegraph' are a good way to start.  The gift of a free digital edition...

Shakespeare Café Having risen at the usual time, even though it is a Monday Bank Holiday, I sat lamenting my life for a while at the laptop,...

Todays boring post concerns Bluebottles.  Yes those nasty large flys that usually come in one window,  flutter around and depart by the way ...

Last night, while slugging my Greek wine from Patra, I watched the Heart of Midlothian slug it out with PAOK from Greece.  Jolly good it was...

Another summers day in Essex. I have been half asleep all day.  I woke early, half asleep, had breakfast half asleep, and scribbled a couple...

 My exciting life reached new heights this morning when I strolled out, slowly, through town and into the 'Café CM7.'  Brunch was re...

The trouble with not feeling to good is that things do not get done.  This week I am feeling OK, so I have piles of washing, and piles of ir...

When I received this birthday gift I did not expect to enjoy it.  Science has its uses but my little mind does not comprehend the terminolog...

@RHerriott I was interested in Jenny's forefathers, at least the ones who served in the British Army.   Until well after the second wor...

                                                            Benoy To fill the quiet moments in my exciting life I have been watching Heathr...

To bring some life into my life I sauntered slowly down to the Geriatric Men's Club meeting last night.  A grumble of old men if you lik...

It's one of those weeks.  Nothing is happening, nothing excites.   I sit here, staring out the window, seeking inspiration.  All that co...

  This short, and very acceptable story of one female witch and her trial, is well worth a view. Research by the University of Edinburgh cl...

                                                            Crossing the Forth. Terence Cuneo  

It has been a tiring week.  My sullen hulk refused to go out yesterday leaving me with no option but to watch football all day.  This was ti...

  The rain hammering past the window, reminded me that this is the start of the 'Edinburgh Fringe Festival,' something I never atten...