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Tag Archives: family
Time to Celebrate – My One Year Blogoversary!
So it happened, I did it and I honestly don’t know how. One year ago today, 9th January 2013, I published my first ever blog post. Perhaps rather fitting then that this is my 110th post to celebrate my one-year … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Writing
Tagged Blog, Current Affairs, family, Followers, One Year Blogging Anniversary, Photography, thank you, WordPress, writing
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My Dad – A Story of Alcoholism & Atonement
‘Bungling Burglar, Ex-Lag, Gun-Threat Pensioner’. Let me introduce you to my dear old dad. Please know, however, these are not my descriptions of my dad, oh no. These are headlines taken from newspapers. This is because my dad is famous. … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Family Life, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Writing
Tagged Addiction, Alcoholism, article, Atonement, crime, Dad, family, loss, love, prison, writing
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One Cold Day & A Frozen Mouse for Charlie Snake
Well, here we are and it’s Friday already and time for a weather report. It’s cold. That’s it. No higher than 35 degrees farenheit (what’s that, about 3.5 centrigrade?) all day and it’s going to be bitterly cold all weekend. Brrrrr. … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life
Tagged cats, Cold Weather, Corn Snake, Eddie, family, Frozen Mouse, joys of shopping, Maisy, Pets, Photos
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