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I *could* try…..

What could you try for the first time? Well, I could try sky-diving – but I’m not going to. I could try skate-boarding – but I’m not going to do that either. Pastry making? Milking cows? Learning to use AI? … Continue reading

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Even my iPad?

What would you do if you lost all your possessions? CRY! Then I’d work out how to replace at least some of it. At my age, I couldn’t go back to work. On the other hand, my needs would be … Continue reading

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Ask Mr. Google!

Your life without a computer: what does it look like? I spend a lot of time using my iPad (a smaller and more personal computer.) I really cannot imagine my life without it! I look up recipes, search for the … Continue reading

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The sound of music

What would your life be like without music? I like music. I like almost every kind of music. After 82 years of listening to music, I have gone from Elvis Presley to Elgar and Ricky Nelson to Rachmaninov – and … Continue reading

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Date bar failure

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. When I was a sixteen year old girl, living in London and going to school at the USAF base in Bushey Park, I had three month long summer holidays. Between my … Continue reading

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“Please,……can I have some more?”

What are your favorite types of foods? Some people eat to live whereas some live to eat. I come into that,second category, nowadays. I don’t think I have always loved food though some foods I have always loved. Today, my … Continue reading

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Pepe, the young gull

Every morning when I get up (after 8 almost always, after 9 sometimes), I open the curtains in my room which I share with a certain middle-aged dog called Lola, open the window and look out at the day. Lola … Continue reading

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My Favourite……word?

What’s your favorite word? What an interesting idea – that someone would have a favourite word! Words are useful, necessary, and sometimes annoying, but favourite? Adults know and use many words. Each word may be a necessity in its sentence … Continue reading

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🎶🎶Crying🎶🎶

What brings a tear of joy to your eye? From the time I was little* I have cried easily at being told off, reading a sad story, being heart-broken, being happy, and a whole lot of other times including some … Continue reading

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Words

I’ve just read an article about Helen Mirren. In it we find that she hates the word ‘feisty’ and was particularly annoyed when she was described as such. I don’t mind ‘feisty’ – it’s never been a word I’ve thought … Continue reading

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