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The Sound of Freedom – Make This the Cry That is Heard Around the World
This isn’t my usual type of blog post. This isn’t a movie review: I haven’t seen it yet – but I will, even though I know it won’t be an easy watch. I’ve seen the trailer; I’m listening to the podcast made by the guy the film is about (Tim Ballard’s In The Trenches); I’m…
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Going In Housework Circles
Dishes done and sink is clear, I turned my back and more appear: “We haven’t even eaten yet”, I think as I get new pile wet. Last load of ironing finally done, Then see I’ve washed another one. Get that dry and ironed too – Another pile comes out the blue. Hoovers used and put…
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5 Ways To Find More Joy In Your Back Garden
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-jwrvf-14599ef) We are constantly being encouraged to do more outside or spend more time in our gardens – but what do we do when we get there? How can we make our little patch of Heaven on Earth look more ‘Garden of Eden’ and less…
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Quandaries
I realised today I have a small number of current quandaries. If you’ve read a couple of my posts at least, it should have become apparent that I’m pretty fond of my garden and the birds that visit it. Today however, as I was standing at the sink looking out the window, a tiny sparrow…
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My Husband
I met you the day I stopped looking. Our souls smiled first, Because they knew. Holder of my hand, Keeper of my heart – That’s you. Time passes, And now are we not like the old gnarled tree, Whose branches show the wounds of harsh seasons? Yet strong and beautiful, Growing older together.
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Molehills and Molars
Its always good to take stock at the end of the week and congratulate yourself on how much you’ve managed to survive and accomplish. Didn’t scream at the moron in front of you, who seemed to get buying scratch cards and being a bingo caller mixed up? Well done. How many do they need by…
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5 Films You Probably Haven’t Seen..But Should!
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-4gryu-14519ee) I love movies – great movies. Here is a list of my top 5 movies from a range of genres so there really is something for everyone! Number 1 – The 12th Man (2017) This is easily my favourite war film. They don’t get…
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New Fridge, New Venture and A Haircut!
Well, its been a very busy few days here at MySlice HQ! The new fridge-freezer arrived at the end of last week – hooray. You really don’t realise how much you depend on these things until you have to go without them; which is usually a situation forced upon us. The instructions that came with…
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Challenging Yourself
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-ahetj-1449d3d) Do you challenge yourself? When is the last time you challenged yourself? Would you like to challenge yourself more but aren’t sure how to go about it? Well, I thought I’d pick this topic first for my podcast because even getting that off the…
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