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Rebuilding the pond: hard work over a number of days but a great lockdown opportunity!
I battled for three days to remove the bullrushes that almost completely obscured the pond, but it was worth it…
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It was late; we were huddled in a student flat in London and had no idea we were about to witness The Birth of Punk
In a bedsit in Fitzrovia, London, it was almost midnight and a revolution in music was about to take place…
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I ‘found’ my garden during Lockdown and sat in the front garden to draw attention to myself…
Lockdown gave me an opportunity to really go to town on my garden – and get some serious work done. Sun and fun – and exercise too!
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Let’s Knock Down Newton Abbot!
It is perhaps surprising how much demolition is required and how many road changes are needed just to build a supermarket. And did we really need it?
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Budapest Cafe Orchestra: a short story about getting to a gig (& church) on time…
The Budapest Cafe Orchestra live, not in a cafe in Hungary but in a church in Kingskerswell! A most enjoyable evening – and bit of a story about getting to the gig…
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Snow in Newton Abbot! Not good weather for walking the dog…
Snow may be fairly common on Dartmoor, but is quite rare here in Newton Abbot. It is slippery outside and I have a wonky knee – but the dog needs walking!