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The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I

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Tag Archives: Humour
It’s All About the Money
My dear readers, you know me well enough by now to know that reading this blog is a bit like opening that proverbial box of chocolates in the movie ‘Forrest Gump‘ – you never know what you’re gonna get. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Current Affairs, Family Life, Friendship, Humour, Musings
Tagged Anxiety, Aspergers, CBT, Counselling, Crisis, Current Affairs, depression, Family Life, Foo Fighters, Forrest Gump, Friendship, Health insurance, Humour, iPod, Money, Musings, Rant, sadness, Stress, tears, Worry, X Factor
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Alas, Poor Eric, I knew Him Well
Poor Eric the hamster has gone, flown off to Hamster Heaven he has. I didn’t think he looked very good a couple of nights ago, not very lively. Having owned several hamsters over the years, we can always tell when … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Humour, Pets
Tagged Childhood memories, Eric Sykes, Family Life, Heaven, Humour, Japanese Anime, Japanese Manga, Jurassic Park, Lemmy, Loss of Pet, Motorhead, Pet Hamster, Pet Rat, Pets, Raptor, Rodents, sadness
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Sherri’s Five Top Tips for Home and Garden
Good Monday morning to you all, although I have just looked at the clock and realised that it is in fact already afternoon. Funny that, as I feel a post brewing inside me about the pros and cons of all … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Snippets, Great Ideas, Humour, Uncategorized
Tagged Cat, Cat Food, cat photo, Dogs, Gardening Tips, Household Tips, Humour, Lavendar, Litter box, Neighbours, Roses, Scrambled Egg, Slugs, Social media, Time Wasting
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Birds of a Feather & All That
As much as I love birds, particularly my Sweet Robin (yes, I am still completely obsessed with him), I prefer them as wildlife, outside, not inside as pets. This is primarily because I have a real phobia of anything that … Continue reading
Posted in Birds of a Feather, Family Life, Nature & Wildlife, Sweet Robin
Tagged Alfred Hitchock, bird food, birds, cats, Family Life, Humour, Pets, Phobias, robins, starlings, story telling, The Birds, White Cockatiels, zebra finches
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Summer, Spamgate & What Not To Do For A Tick Bite
What on earth does summer, ‘Spamgate’ and a very nasty tick bite have to do with each other? It’s just the way my mind works, either that or the sun is getting to me, but with all this talk about … Continue reading →