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Thursday, June 6, 2013

A Confession...

As if I didn’t have enough to pay attention to and think about – the situation in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan, and of course Syria, which is reaching a critical point – I was suddenly forced to come up with a word for a popped kernel of popcorn, of all things! And, to my consternation, there wasn’t... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

And then there was Ben...XLVII (The Intruder, IV)

I had suddenly spotted something – and in a flash I was taken back to my boyhood, to tales of those real or imagined dangers that are part of a child’s lore, that would send delicious shivers down a little boy’s spine and that still echo in the man. There was the conviction that if you took the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Hi folks, forgive me...

I haven't written what I meant to write today, and haven't read many of you either - I have a very annoying computer problem which the Microsoft-appointed 'tech-support' guys have not been able to solve properly...one of the tedious side issues is often that their English tends to be garbled...it's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

And then there was Ben...XLVI (The Intruder, III)

As you may remember, Bennie is a pointer, and when a pointer points, he turns into an arrow, a compass needle or, at the very least, into an extended arm and pointing finger! And all you need to do is follow that straight line from the tip of his tail to the tip of his nose, extend it beyond the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

And then there was Ben...XLV (The Intruder, II)

I had been resting on my side, propped up by a couple of cushions, my book next to me. At the end of the couch there are some shelves with glasses and such and a little bar; the cover is down, and there’s a small table lamp casting its light on my part of the couch and on my book, and on this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

And then there was Ben...XLIV (The Intruder)

It was a quiet evening. I was reclining on the couch, reading. Ben was also reclining, in the easy chair across the room, where he can snooze but also keep me in sight through half-closed lids. If you must know what I was reading, well, I was reading Sterne’s The Life and Opinions of Tristram... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

A Special for Adnohr and Mia...

For adnohr, since this is the response to a question. For Mia, because I just read her latest post, which is superb, and which is coincidentally somewhat related to this one, as you will discover when you go to read it there, http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Mia890/740458. Mia’s is a voice of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

You’ve seen my Apple Blossoms...

But they have faded now, petals covering the lawn in a snowy blanket for a day or so until strong winds took even them away; yet our lilac has now finally erupted, a little later than is usual. It had suffered an amputation, and does not show itself in its full splendour, but its flowers are still... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Naut’s Apple Orchard...

These days everybody is into gardening, it seems. With CCT that’s a permanent state of affairs, but Ciel, Kabu and Pat are getting into it, Sam is itching to start as soon as her house deal is finally settled, and I’m sure there are many others. At Naut’s things are also growing, although without... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

And then there was Ben...XLIV

Our Bennie had an important day – we went to the Vet’s to have the stitches taken out! He has healed very well, and is back to his usual, boisterous self. Some of you may recall that I had what I thought was a strange experience with him, when he was reluctant to let me remove the IV bandage form... Sign in to see full entry.

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