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Bits and pieces
This is the place for posts which don’t fit into other categories… unless they were a category all to themselves!
Corvids
Birds fascinate me, especially the corvid family. They always seem to have a keen intelligence and although they may see clumsy and ungainly when on the ground, there is a certain deliberateness in the way they ponder before they move. They are so intelligent, I don’t think we yet appreciate how intelligent they really are, certainly they use tools and recognize themselves […]
MoreThank you Mr Hughes!
Having just returned from Manchester where I was lucky enough to attend the launch party of my friend Andrew Simpson’s book, ‘The Story of Chorlton-cum-Hardy’, I was delighted to find a parcel: I was so excited as I opened it…. the contents were very well wrapped, carefully unwrap them… even more excited now! Can you guess what they are? […]
MoreAnother big thank you!
I have just passed 10,000 views on my blog! Thank you so much everyone who has taken the trouble to read what I’ve written, and thank you for all the lovely and often very helpful comments! I have made some wonderful friends here, read some brilliant blogs, and am now thoroughly addicted!
MoreHero or villain?
I taught this boy many years ago, he must be in his twenties now. He was an interesting lad, but with a solitary side; he never seemed to want friends and yet was lonely. I hope his life has worked out well for him.
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Lois Elsden 