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Sorry, I won’t be able to comment or participate for a few days. I’m going to stay at my daughter’s. Have been very worried about her as she’s not well and has had tests for glandular fever. But she’s just called and said the test results are negative. Thanks God. She just has a very virulent bug which seems to affect people for about three weeks.

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I learnt a lot yesterday. Decided to support those New Zealanders in their protest that was highlighted by both Dave and Greg. But I didn’t know how to make black boxes in my post.

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Today I have another paid guest post up. This time it's at Freelance Writerville. Please take a look, and comment if you feel so inclined.

I’ve had a funny old day. It started with a lengthy to do list that I ended up prioritising, so no writing at all got done before this moment. What wasn’t on the list was setting up the new printer that was delivered this morning.

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Have you ever bought some fairly cheap lamb steaks and been disappointed when they come off the grill or out of the pan all chewy and tough? This has happened to me many times. Even marinading hasn’t helped much. We like the lamb taste but other than an occasional half shoulder, or larger joint when we have company, I can’t often justify the cost of a good cut for the two of us.

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Scene: Taxi rank at the railway station. Elderly woman approaches the first taxi in line and speaks to the driver. She is followed by a man who stands and waits behind her.

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I'm posting a day early this week, and this is a copy of what is in my blogspot blog. It's just in case anyone over here has any words of advice (like Trevor, bless him. I wonder where he's got to.)

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On Tuesday this week my Paypal account received a fair amount for my January sales. There were seven altogether and, while four were on the sort of subjects I can pull out of my head quite quickly, the other three were about China or Chinese culture and needed a few hours of research.

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Thur 1 Jan

Brisk walk in twilight.
Trees make weird and ghostly shapes.
Home is welcoming.

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