Shelley's House
Just think of it as coming over for a cup and a chat...
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Shincliffe Wood
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We met up with Simon and Katie in the woods near Durham on Sunday. At least we thought it would just be Simon and Katie but Helen and Martin...
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
A Friend's Garden
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I have an American friend I met at my WI. We've managed to keep in touch throughout the pandemic and I've twice been invited to visi...
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
The Planet Will Be Just Fine Without Us
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There was a recent article in the NY Times that the website Epicurious had stopped publishing beef recipes. They had done so for some time ...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Who Gives a Crap?
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I suppose you've seen the ads on Facebook and elsewhere for Who Gives a Crap? I am always inclined to cringe a bit each time I see the n...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
My Historical Life
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Some of my (distant) cousins and I get together via email occasionally to share any small new finds - we found most of the major stuff - and...
Saturday, 17 April 2021
My Dad's Birthday
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Today would have been my Dad's 103rd birthday, were such a thing even possible. Of course it is possible for a human to live to the age ...
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Reading
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When I returned home from the library last Friday, I unpacked my backpack to see which books had been loaned to me. One of them, a biograph...
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