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never point in a pub
An afternoon alone in a pub – but not too alone with you and the others – as we all hold ourselves together, holding in our soft middles to hide our soft feelings. CECILIA AT THE KITCHENS GARDEN AUG 02, 2026 This was posted across the way in my substack pages. Pop over for more!…
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Writing on Trains . Mind the Gap
When I lived in London (about thirty years ago now: over thirty, I think), I used to catch the trains all the time. I either walked or trained. Never buses. I have never been a fan of buses. London life felt fast but wasn’t really, arrival times were a little fluid. There was a local…
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you will love this one . it is for you
Good morning from sunny Sunbury in Australia. I am here for another year then back to the Farmy. Life is changing all the time and I bring you with me. With joy! You’ll know by now that I’ve taken my writing over to Substack. I pop back in here to the archives often; there is…
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are you sick of all this tension already
Me too. The immobile oil tankers, plus war in the region where most of our oil originates is unnerving. People dying. European hospitals overflowing with military casualties being airlifted in. Refineries shutting down. The tension is palpable. We are going to feel this on the farm, too. Thankfully our fertilizer is local chicken manure and…
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Every couple of weeks you will see me here
Popping over to see how you all are. Maybe scoop you up and drive you back to my new place for a cuppa. My pictures are on another platform now. ⬇️ This is my latest post and another one coming out there tomorrow. All my garden pictures are there. All current. In my Melbourne garden.…
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Eulogy for a dog . Wellington Dog
I’m writing over on Substack now, and that’s where this little corner of the world has moved. I’d love you to come with me. If you subscribe there, you’ll get the same stories, the same news from the farm and gardens and travels- and plenty of photographs – delivered straight to you. Go HERE. Today’s…
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