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I never know when I am going to be fired up to write something and today was no exception. We have a localized group from social media called NextDoor.co.uk.  It's content is 90% matters of local interest. People are very generous with their time and their contributions and it is a good site to belong to. My eye was caught by the article below: I have a leaky shed, it is only 6x8ft , some guys...

What is it to be 'jolly?' So what does the word 'jolly' mean? Of a person, is to do with being happy, and up beat. There are other words for people who tell jokes, raconteurs, or serenely happy people. A place can look Jolly. I love your new room decorations It makes the area look really Jolly. You can have an object of attraction so you can wear a jolly nice scarf. It can also be used as an...

Coffee morning in our local church This was one of those days when we had no obligatory commitments, so first of all off to coffee at All Saints Church in Paulton. A couple were complaining that their car had left them down due to what the RAC man described as wet belt. It's started to a halt on a hill and they had to get help. This was a Citroen that had done only 40,000 miles. Their RAC chap...

Salt in the wound It really is rubbing salt into the wound when for one reason or another you find yourself on your own, knowing that in the vicinity the majority of other people are getting tipsy, having their Christmas lunch, meeting family and friends, no doubt enjoying generous measures of mulled wine. We can forget that it is also a time for family arguments, but that's another story. If...

I'm going to ponder today on the ways that I have been served. In more informal terms I could say, being looked after. I must first of all admit that I had been very cynical about expecting to be served in anything more than a mechanical way. When people do recognise me as a person  and treat me accordingly that does make my day. I like going round to my local shop, Brookes newsagents, because...