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Monthly Archives: May 2008
For mash get Smash, and the sugar butty
What’s not commonly known that Smash granules could be eaten raw, like peanuts. For a time I had a craze on this, as an alternative between-meal snack to cubes of Rowntree’s jelly. Brother Bumble was addicted to Smash in this … Continue reading
And She Laughed No More
I’m delighted to report that we’ve just done the deal with Short Books for a book following Stoke City in the Premiership next season (the follow up to She Stood There Laughing), as title of this post. Am off to … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, And She Laughed No More, Walking Ollie
Tagged greyhounds, lurchers, Salukis, Stoke City
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Fashion note
A friend has brought it to my attention that he has left the house without wearing a belt. That is wrong, and the friend knows it. It’s not a question of whether you need it to hold your trousers up … Continue reading
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Sculling
Have been out for about my eighth lesson tonight and can feel the change in ability from absolute beginner to hopeless novice. We went four miles on the river, in a four-man scull in a crew consisting of two novices … Continue reading
Top 5 smells
1. New tyres 2. The sandpaper on the side of a matchbox 3. Pipe smoke 4. Coffee 5. Old-fashioned linseed oil-based putty I’ve just been sniffing Dylan’s cheesy feet, something I often do when he is making himself comfortable next … Continue reading
The new Wemberley
Went down there today to see Rochdale vs Stockport County in the 2nd (old 4th) division play-off, in wretched weather, in company with a 35 yr-old Dale fan called Daley who has only ever known his team in the bottom … Continue reading
Eurovision
As brilliant as ever, and reinforcing the annual message for the UK Government: if you want to be taken seriously in the only vote that matters, 1. Don’t go to war in Iraq, &, 2. Be more Balkan (we came … Continue reading
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Ollie
There’s no doubt about it, I fetishise this animal. He lies down in the sand, I take a picture, it’s as simple as that. In fact, I think he is the reason I bought the camera in the first place. … Continue reading
Piet Mondrian and the Champions Cup
One of the reasons I am drawn to that brick below is that I like my art to have right angles. I was watching a programme about Portsmouth & England ‘keeper David James a while back. James does a bit … Continue reading
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