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Use the drop down options to find Miscellaneous Observations on family, life, love, Australian politics and other philosophical musings . . .

A Bit of This, and A Bit of That – Remembering 1978

August 27, 2017 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 25 Comments

On account of a comment that Derrick Knight made this week, I was looking at Right Move UK and I saw that a portion of Michael's Nook in Cumbria was up for sale.  I worked there on several occasions when it was a complete house, and I thought I might base my next post on that … Continue reading A Bit of This, and A Bit of That – Remembering 1978

Another Month Speeds By

July 23, 2017 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 38 Comments

Here it is Sunday 23rd July and it has been five weeks since my last post. One very good reason is that we have not been "in residence" for any weekend since then. My favourite corner of the living room beckons, but so does a pile of paperwork and other writing projects. So I will … Continue reading Another Month Speeds By

Ramblings from an ordinary Monday

February 25, 2017 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 20 Comments

I haven't done a blog post for three weeks. For the first two, there was nothing to report, except that I was plugging away on my manuscript, one thousand words at a time. I am about 40% into a first draft. I hope it doesn't die on the vine. I never plan, apart from a … Continue reading Ramblings from an ordinary Monday

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