Monthly Archives: October 2025

Witness to my existence

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Gary

The UK Government does not believe that I am still alive. In order to check if I am still breathing, they sent me a form to fill out. Until it is sent back to them, they have stopped the pension … Continue reading →

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Small town reality

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Gary

I had an unusually vivid dream early this morning. I was sitting down, in a pub, for dinner with my entire extended family, a lot of whom are no longer with us outside of the sleeping hours. I had been … Continue reading →

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Unexpected popularity

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Gary

Before I begin writing my post each morning (for the day before) I check my stats. For reasons I have not been able to fathom, it is proving very difficult to pay for more in depth statistics, so I make … Continue reading →

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Santa’s lust for life – Mirinda

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Gary

The Painted Hall It was meant to be a drop in visit on the way to the Pirates exhibition at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. In fact, Fiona was so excited about the pirates she was completely unable to remember … Continue reading →

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Long, white fungi

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Gary

I needed Ulrika, Queen of the Mushrooms, with me this morning. On my way to the ICA, in an expanse of green, down along the Trossen, a small copse of long, white fungi had suddenly appeared. Obviously, I had no … Continue reading →

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I thought up a good title, but then forgot

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Gary

I need to make a correction to the post I made about the Smackbottom bridge. I said, on Saturday, that it has a tent over it. It does, but only when there’s no one working on it. Today saw the … Continue reading →

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Dead fish in the woods?

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Gary

I realised today that I am always going on about the weather. I blame living in the UK for so many years. The weather forms the basis for most conversations in the UK. Even strangers indulge in it when they … Continue reading →

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Building community bridges

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Gary

I think I almost saw the sun today. I had just got off the phone with Mirinda when, a strange milky glow appeared in the sky, casting a beam of light across the front garden. Looking up, I realised it … Continue reading →

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Ulrika, Queen of the Mushrooms

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Gary

Following the death of her brother, Charles XII, and quite a bit of political wrangling, Ulrika Eleonora, was crowned Queen of Sweden. She reigned from 5 December 1718 until 1720 when her husband took over. I did not know this … Continue reading →

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Oh no, the witch is dead

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Gary

This morning, it looked like Matthew Hopkins, self-proclaimed witch-hunter general, had risen from his grave and popped over to Trosa in order to rid us of the evil, handbag wielding witch who I reported on a few days ago. Either … Continue reading →

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