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Missing
I love the way this story just grows and grows:August 5th33 possible centenarians 'missing'August 15thMissing centenarians climb to 281: sur....
15 Sep 9:39 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What IS it?
I bought one of these today. There are no prizes for guessing what it is, but there should be. ....
17 Aug 10:01 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Misleading sign
What this sign SHOULD say:"Flushing will be carried out when you sit down. It will be carried out again when you are having a deeply thought....
9 Jul 10:37 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Me! Me! Me!
Wish I'd had something better than a phone camera with me.......
9 Jul 10:37 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mysterious chuckle
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19 Jun 11:27 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jumping the gnu
Well, my attempt to jump-start the blog again didn't work – all it achieved was that I felt guilty every time I got home from work and did....
31 May 10:30 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Title dilemma
"Froggy Bottom"? Or "Frogs 'n' Roses"?....
8 May 11:19 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rose progress
Jasmine, too.......
4 May 12:11 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google giggle
Today I typed the word anagram into Google, and got an interesting 'Did you mean...?' suggestion.....
3 May 12:03 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Soon there will be roses
There are more buds than last year, but so far only one is showing a little red.On the other hand, there are plenty of dandelions.The Man te....
1 May 10:06 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What I learned yesterday in school
On Sunday a friend told me of her wonderful new method for combatting back pain. It really works, she told me. She did not have back pain an....
14 Apr 9:45 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Obligatory
Because it's that time of year.......
3 Apr 12:11 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
All your hair are belong to me
Today I had a haircut. My hairdresser looked at my hair, picking up strands and running it through her fingers."Spring is coming," she said.....
2 Apr 5:19 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taking the bus
The other day I had to take a bus. I was in a coffee shop beforehand, and asked where the bus stop was. I was pointed in the right directio....
1 Apr 11:46 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Seen in an electronics store
I think I have been here too long. I knew instantly what they meant, and was not at all surprised to see the black and white keyboard.(You c....
27 Mar 11:58 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sparrow
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16 Mar 9:16 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Intellectual
I have been watching foreign language YouTube videos, inspired by one a friend sent me: this one (although I'm not entirely sure I should ca....
15 Mar 10:20 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Arty
Today I downloaded some (free) photography apps for my iPhone, and played around with them a little. I took some pictures at a local park to....
14 Mar 9:26 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Genius
I talked to my lovely sister-in-law today, mother of two young adrenaline junkies. The youngest boy is having a birthday next weekend, and s....
11 Mar 8:46 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I just can't stop being an English teacher
"I installed several of them in one gulp, including AdBlock—a great though dubiously ethical way to keep lots of tabs open without slowing....
5 Mar 10:05 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bad hand
This is the cardboard hand that was wearing a pair of gloves when I bought them, a little while ago.The fingers were not bent when I bought ....
27 Feb 9:27 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A reassuring theory
A couple of days ago I had a phone call from a friend who has suddenly found herself very, very busy. Not because of anything that has happe....
27 Feb 9:00 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hey, wait a minute!
A few days ago I was sitting in the park enjoying some spring sunshine when a man with a clipboard approached me. "I'm conducting a survey,"....
26 Feb 4:56 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A cheap day out
Yesterday I went to a flea market with a couple of friends. They told me they didn't want to buy anything, and I said that didn't matter, I ....
23 Feb 10:42 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Progress
Down at a little park near the supermarket the crows were making a lot of fuss, and I went to see what was going on. There I discovered that....
21 Feb 12:01 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A thousand words
What story do you get from this picture?....
18 Feb 11:24 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nya!
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18 Feb 5:30 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wagtail
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11 Feb 1:52 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The first sign of spring
Plum blossom....
8 Feb 8:27 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Odd shadows
Today I went for a short bicycle ride (it was too cold to go far) and took a few pictures. This one I took quickly, because the cat was look....
8 Feb 5:28 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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