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A reminder from John Ruskin, . . .
“There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest numbers of noble and happy human beings; that man is richest, who, having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence, both personal, and by means of his possessions, over the lives of others.”
From “Unto this Last”, 1860.
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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Shingles – but not on the roof . . .
The aches and pains – severe – suffered by my OH since Saturday turned out to be Shingles. We tried telephoning our Health Centre three times on Monday morning but after an apparent reply the phone seemed to cut off, … Continue reading
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Reminiscence . . .
I found this picture via Google Images. Where we lived when I was a child the LNER line from Liverpool Street to Chingford went past the front of our house. My Father commuted to and from London daily, and sometimes … Continue reading
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St. George’s Day . . .
OH still suffering from bad gastric pains and discomfort all day. She will have to contact the health centre tomorrow to see what needs to be done. Here, we had the Tesco delivery that was cancelled by Tesco last Thursday. … Continue reading
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Spring Booster, and after . . .
Yesterday we went down to the town to get our Covid Spring Boosters. The injection takes a fraction of a second, but the getting there and the walking about is what takes the time and for us Oldies, wears you … Continue reading
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Wedding Anniversary . . . and other things . . .
On this day, 20th April in 1957 we were married at All Saints, Patcham, in Sussex. The after effects of the Suez crisis were still with us and I only got from RAF Pembrey to Sussex because my father gave … Continue reading
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Idle thoughts 2 . . .
I read the Guardian as a paying subscriber. But it has to be said, by me anyway, that there s so little in it of any real value that it is doubtful whether I and others are getting value for … Continue reading
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Idle thoughts . . .
With apologies to Jerome K. Jerome for pinching his title . . . I think we still buy things like groceries as if it was war time. “Better get some now as you don’t know if it will be there … Continue reading
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Who really runs our country . . . ?
From the Good Law Project As part of our work to tackle dark money in politics, Good Law Project has been undertaking a series of investigations looking into who is donating to whom in UK politics. Good Law Project wants … Continue reading
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Barney and Clyde
An American cartoon with a very apposite comment on the way our UK Government has been for several years now. They criticise everyone and everything other than themselves without apparently having one decent plan for the country anywhere in their … Continue reading
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A Word from the British Red Cross . . .
British Red Cross We need a compassionate system Hi Ian, It’s not something everyone knows us for, but the British Red Cross is this country’s largest provider of support to refugees and people seeking asylum. We’ve got a proud history … Continue reading
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