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New year, old thingummyjigs.

Do you remember this? You don’t need much of a memory, in fact you can scroll down and read all about it.  This is a photograph of 13 cardboard toilet roll middles shoved into one cardboard toilet roll middle, prior … Continue reading

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Bottoming out.

No, nothing to do with Brazilian butt lifts at all.  Nothing to do with the very nice looney TV show Bottom.  Nothing to do with addicts finally scraping the barrel bottom and waking up.  Nothing to do with getting into … Continue reading

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Hot Stuff.

The last 49 years, on Christmas afternoon, I have been absent from the lounge, where the S&H and latterly, just the OH, occasionally both plus the DIL and the grandchildren were to be found, playing with the toys I had … Continue reading

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The dark of the year.

If you have been wondering where I am, here I am, knackered. I have previously expounded my theory to anyone who will listen, that Christmas is a festival of work for women.  If you are a lone man sitting down … Continue reading

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Roll of honour.

What is this? I hope this is the most impressive photo of 2025. I think it is (I do have a new camera and actually will get it out of the box and try to learn it because the computer … Continue reading

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Are you easily distracted?

Me too and I don’t even have a mobile phone. The OH spends hours of his life on his phone.  He is unable to watch the news without getting out his phone to look something up, usually half a minute … Continue reading

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Uncivil.

If you have just watched Civilisations rise and fall because I mentioned it, I am very sorry for wasting an hour of your life that you’ll not get back.  Quite how you are able to make the sack of Rome, … Continue reading

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Ancient Egypt for miniaturists.

It has not been often in the history of this blog that I have added a new category.  Ancient Egypt for miniaturists is the new category for many reasons. Talking to miniaturists at Miniatura I realised how much I knew … Continue reading

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Art and Tuscany.

Apologies for the radio silence.  I am healing from my ‘orrible injury and was, as usual, trying to do everything.  I sent a card to someone also having health problems and, having advised them to rest, realised I was not … Continue reading

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Tuscan sketchbook.

Although bits of the holiday were not that good, especially the journeys and injury, nothing could detract from the incredible scenery. I had paid for everyone to go to the Uffizi, which would have been better not on the first … Continue reading

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