Snipe at Ogmore (13 December 2009)

T is for …

Time and Tide No, this isn’t another “ye gods, where have all these grey hairs come from?” post (although, now you come to mention it…) but more of a random, ill-thought out observation on the whole “time flieth” thing. At …
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Two (non-hobbit) feet in the Ionian (11 May 2006)

Frodo lives!

Although I’ve read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings more times than I can count, I wouldn’t exactly class myself as a massive Tolkien fan – I’ve never read more than a few chapters of The Silmarillion and …
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Ogmore beach (13 December 2009)

And a bottle of rum?

I’ve never pursued sailing as a hobby, which is odd when you consider that I’m a sailor’s daughter, but I spent my childhood enjoying landlubber activities and the open sea, despite being on the doorstep, remained my father’s territory and …
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Sunset over the beach at Bognor Regis (9 February 2006)

The person with no name

Due to various events, appointments and Dreaded Forms, I’ve been feeling somewhat flat (to put it mildly) since yesterday’s post. Today has been a gloriously sunny day, the perfect promise of the spring to come, growth and renewal, etc etc. …
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