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In The Silo Shadow (Final Version)

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I posted a poem on Armistice day – 11th November. It was a fursy draught. Here is the […]

November 16, 2018 Death, photography, Poetry, Time Travel, war

In The Silo Shadow

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It is the hundredth year of war. Even though the war has been over for a hundred years […]

November 11, 2018 photography, Poetry, Road trip, Uncategorized, war, writing

Autumn Writings – November

Continuing in the series of Autumn scribblings – November – a poem on crossing a bleak land of […]

November 4, 2018 Autumn, canals, countryside, Ghosts, Landscapes, Poetry, TRAVEL, writing

Shattering the Sabbath

Been away from the blog for ages, been helping the offspring with end of term revision. Sunday 16th […]

November 17, 2014 Education, France, French, History

Of Wars, Toilets, Song Contests and Bearded Sausages – Welcome to Europe.

European harmony – all the nations of Europe singing to the same tune. It was Prince Klemens Wenzel […]

May 12, 2014 France, French, Heritage, History, Life, Military, Philosophy, Toilets, TRAVEL
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