My late father-in-law and mentor used to keep a filing drawer labelled ‘The Graveyard of Good Ideas,’ which he thought were brilliant but had been unable to sell to clients.
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LEST WE FORGET
On Remembrance Day, I remember and honour those members of my family and ancestors who fought to defend us in wars and conflicts. Let us never forget them.
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When you have a birthday with a zero at the end, it’s time to take stock and look back at life … and forward to the future.
Continue reading “HITTING A BIG ZERO”BUNTING BONKERS BRITAIN
Jubilee bunting covers much of Britain for Jubilee weekend and the weeks and days leading up to it. In the local village both the butcher and the baker have strung up little flags across their frontages. The lamp posts have pairs of special Jubilee Union flags with the 96-year-old monarch’s smiling face in the centre.
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Nope! This is not an advice column about your romantic status. It’s the story of how I decided I needed a new career and came up with the idea of becoming a screenwriter.
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Three (out of four) of the most important women in my life are Aries, the Zodiac’s sign of the ram, with birthdays in April.
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Trees play a major role in combating climate change by removing carbon emissions from the air around us. It’s time for me to plant a tree.
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Taking a lighthearted look at some words and phrases which can trip you up as you travel across the Atlantic one way or the other.
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With the recent passing of the world’s most famous cruise ship captain, it’s time to reminisce about The Love Boat and find out what’s happened to the ship and the rest of its crew.
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Now that I have two cute little grandchildren, I have an extra dimension in my life.
Gentlemans Portion 