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FROM THE HEART

The Long Read WHO CHOSE THE PAINT SCHEME? Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow […]

March 11, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, drifting, faith, Family, Ghosts, Health, Home, Landscapes, Love story, Motoring, nonsense, Philosophy, Road trip, stories, Therapy, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized

Dad’s Story (Looking for Light)

I wanted to write stories for big kids like me. I wanted a story from a dad perspective. […]

December 10, 2020 Christmas, DIY, driving, Family, Home, Kids, Kidults, nonsense, stories, writing

Mr Duck Bill Platypus (who drove a shiny omnibus)

Been using this lockdown to continue my writings for kids and kidults. Here is my first offering Mr […]

March 31, 2020 Family, Fun, junk, Kids, Kidults, Poetry

Wonky Stories part three – The Reversible Fart Pants.

MORE OF BIG JIM’S INVENTIONS The third and final part of Wonky Jim stories THE REVERSIBLE FART PANTS. […]

December 8, 2019 Family, Fun, junk, Kids, stories, Uncategorized, writing

More Wonky Stories (Wonky – Part Two)

The second part of my recent scribblings for grown-up kids BIG JIM’S INVENTIONS There had been the bovine […]

December 8, 2019 Family, Fun, Home, junk, Kids, Life, stories, writing

Wonky – Part one (a story for kidults)

I was trying to write a book of stories for grown-up kids. I’ve got this far, so I’ll […]

December 8, 2019 Family, junk, Kids, Life, stories, Uncategorized, writing

Sand Castles and Lunar Exploration

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1) THE REAL REASON FOR GOING TO THE MOON It is a little known fact, but astronauts just […]

July 21, 2019 Culture, Family, Fun, Heritage, History, Holidays, Philosophy, seaside, summer, TRAVEL

Festive Fotos

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I don’t what Christmas is like in your house. Here are a few “homespun” clichés of Christmas chez-moi.

December 22, 2018 Christmas, Family, photography, Uncategorized

Floating Around With the Garlic Whale

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    Some unpublished Holiday memories   Summer time and the living is easy, unless you are looking […]

July 30, 2018 Culture, Family, France, Fun, Holidays, Life, photography, seaside, Stress, Tourism, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized, writing

1968 AND ALL THAT

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Riot, revolt, rebellion, revolution – still difficult to qualify those happenings of May 1968 that the French still […]

May 1, 2018 1968, Ageing, Alcohol, Art, Family, France, French, gastronomy, Heritage, History, Holidays, Home, Money, nostalgia, Polaroid, Revolution, Time Travel, Uncategorized, underwear

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