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Category Archives: personal
Sweet home Alabama [2]
It never ends. There’s always something to do, whether it’s laying turf, repairing hoses, or pulling up the wild onions. I’m taking advantage of the unexpected time off to fix things around the house and garden. In the best traditions … Continue reading Continue reading
Opportunities
It’s a horrible word, redundant. ‘No longer needed or useful; superfluous’. I don’t feel superfluous, but have to admit to feeling a little less than useful. Some people have been very kind, noting my efforts to continue to support my … Continue reading Continue reading
Shelter from the storm
There’s another storm blowing in, the milder weather pushed before it melting the ice that has gripped Gravesend for the last 4 or 5 days. Rhea has joined the new girls inside the coop for the night, but Arty and … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in 15MinutePost, eggs, hens, personal, weather
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Waiting for the miracle
The thermometer has been stuck between 1ºC and 4ºC for about three days. The hens are huddling together in the coop, rather than sleep alfresco on their favourite perch. Only one of them has been laying since the solstice, and … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in 15MinutePost, personal, potatoes, snowdrops
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On postnatal depression
I’m going to file this under “Better late than never”, cross-indexed to “No shit, Sherlock”. Discussion of mental health has over the last several years become less taboo than it was. It doesn’t seem that long ago (it was 14 … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in depression, fatherhood, Me, personal, science
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Clampdown
“ Hey Mike. Mike? Mike. Mike, can you hear me? Cannn youu hearrrr meee.
Posted in covid19, Nonsense, Office life, personal
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My blue heaven
Wordsworth lost it when he saw fields of daffodils. I wonder what he thought of bluebells. It’s been a busy 2 weeks—a long-awaited holiday from work, with my birthday in the middle. Staycations around here always end up with a … Continue reading
Twelve days of Christmas
View this post on Instagram On the seventh day of Christmas. #Whitstable A post shared by Richard & Jenny (@rpgjlr) on Dec 31, 2018 at 2:11am PST So that was Christmas. And what I did was a little project that … Continue reading
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Town Called Malice
I went to a gig on Friday night. That in itself is probably worth a blog post, but this gig was a bit special because the Younger Pawn was playing bass in a band called Charles and the Big Boys, … Continue reading