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Reading aloud should not have been allowed.

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I started writing this blog over ten years ago. I was encouraged by being in a local writers group, though somewhat intimidated by some of the more skilled members who could write superb stuff straight off in our meetings. The idea of the group is to be given a subject, write for an hour, then read it out. I wrote some awful drivel and eventually gave up, but used to pop in now and again to listen to some of the stars. I then found it more natural to write this blog, at home! I’m still in the group, I … Continue reading Reading aloud should not have been allowed.

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Christmas shopface

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Its not changed much over the years and usually appears about 4 or 5 days before Christmas Day. It’s a condition that once acquired is difficult to shake off. Christmas face has the following symptoms: dilated eyes, with deep rings beneath, sweaty palms, panic attacks, sleep disorder. Sufferers used to be spotted with crumpled pieces of paper with barely legible notes, these days it is more normal to see the younger sufferers glued to a smart phone and bathed in its light. Almost exclusively suffered by men only. It’s not a serious condition and usually abates between Christmas Day until … Continue reading Christmas shopface

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Bloggomania and cow gum.

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I’m moved to draw the above by postings by this chap which are well written and entertaining, worth a look. Jon Beckett I’ve been busy re-discovering fun of glueing. It may be worth recounting here exactly how I do my drawings. They are drawn straight onto layout paper which is kind of paper that will allow you to see the page below, not tracing paper but similar but a lot more opaque. So quick first rough is done on this and then the second done over the first and so on until I get to the final drawing. So it’s done … Continue reading Bloggomania and cow gum.