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    Olden Years, Reflections

    My Mother’s Hands

    Six months ago, on Thursday 17 February 2022 to be precise, my mother passed away with her final wish being granted: to die in her own bed while still in control of her faculties.  Having reached the grand old age…

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    Shorties

    How to Make Real Diamonds

    I am going to give you quick instructions on how to make real diamonds to own, love, and cherish for the rest of your life.  Forget about the synthetic stuff made under laboratory conditions; I am talking about the real…

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    Reflections, Shorties

    My Wish to You

    As a result of my serious illness last year, where my prognosis was in serious doubt, I consider myself to be very lucky indeed to experience another Christmas with my family and friends.  There was a time when I took…

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    Reflections

    Claire

    Next Monday 14 October, my wife Claire reaches a major milestone in her life.  This blog is unashamedly a celebration of her life so far and a look forward to her, I hope, long future ahead. As we reach our…

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    Fighting Cancer

    NINE – Object and Subjects

    This blog is partly to dispel a myth that has developed over the last four months and partly to recognise and give credit to an army of people who played parts in helping get through the first two battles with…

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    Shorties

    My Twenty-One Life Filters

    I have twenty-one filters that I deploy in pretty much all interactions with people socially, and professionally.  I will only list them without elaborating on any because I think they are self-evident however, if you need me to explain one…

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    Reflections

    I Should Have Known Better

    A beautiful but sad song by the late Jim Diamond goes like this: And I should have known better To lie to one as beautiful as you Yeah, I should have known better To take a chance on ever losing…

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    Shorties

    Honeymoon in Beirut

    Young couple pushing an airport trolley laden with luggage ask a security officer at Beirut Airport for information: Man: where is the check in desk for flights to Cyprus? Officer: are you on honeymoon? Man and Woman: yes, we are…

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