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Can you hear this picture?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 13, 2026April 2, 2026

Me too!      

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Words

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  • Posted on April 13, 2026April 2, 2026

And these are not words, but punctuation. AI loves to use bullet points and em-dashes,…

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Words of Wisdom

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  • Posted on April 12, 2026April 2, 2026
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The Eight, by Katherine Neville

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  • Posted on April 12, 2026April 11, 2026

I have a love-hate relationship with Dan Brown novels. I find the novels formulaic, and…

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Celtia’s Ashwood bags

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  • Posted on April 11, 2026April 2, 2026

I used to love visiting a local pop-up shop – Scottys – that sold British…

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China’s crackdown on ‘influencers’

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  • Posted on April 11, 2026April 7, 2026

  I absolutely detest the word influencer, which is rather unfair I suppose. There are…

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Having my breakfast coffee in bed, when…

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  • Posted on April 10, 2026March 30, 2026

We have big ‘uns going past quite often but this one was longer than usual.

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A day

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  • Posted on April 10, 2026April 2, 2026

I wish I had had a fire extinguisher with calming cream when my nose was…

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Primeboots Gearshifter Boots

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  • Posted on April 9, 2026March 29, 2026

My long-suffering motorbike boots recently gave out on me, after years and years of service.…

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Hannah Rothschild – The Improbability of Love

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  • Posted on April 9, 2026April 4, 2026

I stumbled across this book in a charity shop recently. It’s not the sort of…

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