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30/09/24

Retirement

What does it mean? Photo is me on my 60th!
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23/09/24

The Stonecutter’s Story

My telling of a Japanese folktale often aired in school assemblies according to retired teacher friends
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17/09/24

Sayings

A conversation at a family bbq lead to this reflection about well known sayings
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09/09/24

Padlock

The lock of love
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09/09/24

What’s in a name?

All about Ant
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26/08/24

Pot of tea

What is your pot of tea?
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19/08/24

Do you know who I am?

A trip to the chemist brings back lots of trips to the barber
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13/08/24

Cut and come again

A story about a cake my Mum made for me to take in my rucksack when I went to Iran in 1977 aged 20.
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05/08/24

Thought for the Day Poem

This poem was first aired in 2006 on my erstwhile ‘Thought for day’ slot on Radio Suffolk. The cover art is a painting in 2024: the view looking up from swing bench in my back garden. Sunlight through Leaves.
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29/07/24

The Old Man

My walk to the Old Man of Hoy and how it made me think about My Old Man
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