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No Toys For Christmas

Time to tell a Christmas story, because Christmas is a time for stories and every year I try […]

December 11, 2022 Christmas, Conspiracy, Kidults, stories

CHRISTMAS IS A LONELY PLACE 

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“Christmas is a lonely place” thought Bud as he sat back, on yet another lonely Christmas Eve, staring […]

December 24, 2021 Christmas, stories, Time Travel, Travel writing, writing

Bradley’s Christmas Wish

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Once upon a Christmas time there was a small boy* (let’s call him Bradley) who wished it could […]

December 17, 2021 Christmas, Kids, stories, Wishes, writing

Waiting for the Snowstorm

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A selection of Santas and snowmen, waiting for a shake

December 16, 2021 Art, Christmas, photography, Weather

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

Waiting for the Wise Men

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I waited in all bloody day for the Three Wise Men, but they never came. In the end, […]

January 6, 2019 back to school, Uncategorized, Work

Of Rippers and Strippers and Adventurers

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RIPPERS AND STRIPPERS Christmas, that wonderous and magical  time for the giving and, (you hope), the receiving of […]

December 27, 2018 drifting, driving, Gifts, Home, Philosophy, Road trip, TRAVEL, Travel writing, writing

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

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales

Of Holy Farts and Sperm Whales. I’m not a particularly religious person. Certainly not a regular church-goer, but […]

December 22, 2017 Bourges, Christmas, Culture, deepest france, faith, Family, France, Provincial France, Religion, Small town

Was It Ever Like That?

Was It Ever Like That? Ex-pat reflections on the Christmas that never was gleaned from collective memy The […]

December 22, 2017 Britain, Christmas, Ex-pat, France, Fun, Ghosts, Life, London, Music, rubbish, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

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