In A Book

“Mum, I’m bored. What can I do?” “I’m going out in a minute, you can come with me.” “Where are we going, Mum.” “Don’t you worry about that, you’ll see.” … “What is this place, Mum” “What does it say up there?” “It says ‘Wellingborough Library’, Mum.” “That’s right, now come with me.” … “Pick […]

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Apt for April: A Dryden Update

It occurred to me that apt is probably a shortened way of saying appropriate. The sentiment behind both words are similar – it’s fitting, it’s on point, it’s right for the context. It occurred to me when I was reflecting on life at the moment and how March went. As implicit in the name, March […]

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Don’t Believe Everything You Read

I read a lot of things you know.  Blogs, web-sites, books, magazines, periodicals and of course newspapers. I’ve been aware of newspapers, but funnily enough I only took them seriously when I began my paper round.  I was of course reading well before then, you know from growing with the comics especially Asterix and Tintin.  […]

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Reading – Keeping It Pure

It’s sometimes difficult to find material on which to blog, other times the ideas flow at such a pace it’s difficult to put it in writing and keep it condensed to a readable amount.  The last 48 hours has been a good example of that, but I’ll keep this one brief. You’ll notice from time […]

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