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- From tiles to files
- Palindromes at Posh Town
- The prime of Miss Cash jr
- Lunch in the church hall
- “Lloyd George knew my father”?
- The real thing
- Snow here and there
- Lights on Twelfth Night
- Unexpected scooting, unexpected saving
- Nearly the last gasp?
- Winter ritual
- Addressee unknown
- Family and fraudsters
- This week? Last week?
- Homecoming
- Still with us?
- Legal exploitation
- Seven seven six six six
- Shocking blue, then blonde in black and pink
- Parent and child
- Tam
- Benjy
- Privileges of the prosperous
- At variance
- Cultural difference
- So much to do
- Unsettling changes
- People of Posh Town
- Fading into history
- Old and forgotten
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Tag Archives: 2019
From tiles to files
Friday 17 May 2019 This morning I am returning home on foot. As I reach the outskirts of Suburbia Somnolenta, I pass by a little tile-and-carpet-shop on a corner site — or it was a tile-and-carpet-shop when I last passed … Continue reading
Palindromes at Posh Town
Friday 26 April 2019 For once, my journey to Posh Town is quick and smooth. Nonetheless, I am the last to arrive. Mr & Mrs AR can’t join us, as Mr AR has a hospital appointment. Dr LA(f) confirms what … Continue reading
The prime of Miss Cash jr
Sunday 21 April 2019 (Easter Day) After the morning service, Mrs Scalene tells me that her son, who is 28, has a drink problem. His wife expects Mrs Scalene to sort the problem out — to Mrs Scalene and myself, … Continue reading
Lunch in the church hall
Sunday 24 March 2019 In the corridor alongside the church hall, Claire runs up to Mrs Scalene and gives her a hug. (Surely this can’t be a greeting? Mrs Scalene must have brought Claire to church.) None of Mrs Scalene’s … Continue reading
“Lloyd George knew my father”?
Wednesday 6 March 2019 At a branch of Tesco an orthodox Jew, slim and of medium height, with a long, greying beard, precedes me in via the main entrance. He and I each pick up a basket; he turns right, … Continue reading
The real thing
Tuesday 29 January 2019 A couple of days ago, while I was decluttering, I unearthed a brochure for the 1997 Plum. This is the type of car that Mrs Oldgreen used to drive; it is no longer a common sight … Continue reading
Snow here and there
Tuesday 22 January 2019 At about 18:23 I look out of the kitchen window, and see that light snow is falling. There is already a moderate dusting of snow on parked cars. This is the first snow that I’ve seen … Continue reading
Lights on Twelfth Night
Saturday 5 January 2019 This evening, the Christmas tree in the front garden of the house across the way is still illuminated. The tree is covered with flashing lights, but the effect is tasteful. For some time, the builder’s house … Continue reading
Ten years
Saturday 7 September 2019 Ten years ago today, under a different URL, I started this blog, which I restarted five years ago today. https://bleke4.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/the-beginning/
2019: end of a decade
This year will be marked by the tenth anniversary of the Old Man’s cancer diagnosis, which turned out to be, as I suspected at the time, the beginning of the end.
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