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The 10 Commandments of Blogging
You must not under any circumstances give up on blogging. You will hit times of complete blankness, madness; you may develop a headache, bite your nails until there’s nothing left, and stare…
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Longing for Summer
I took myself for a walk this morning to a part of the countryside I had not visited for quite a while. It was enjoyable to see some familiar places, which brought…
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Language Learning/Digital Dialects
I was attending my french language class today and we were counting numbers up to 20. Our tutor emphasised the fact that when you begin the 11 for onze, 12 for douze, 13 for…
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The Rosetta Stone and my trip to the British Museum
It was a cold September morning as my friend and I boarded the train and headed for London’s St Pancras Station. We were going to the city for the day and I was…
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Self help when feeling lonely
The ways I eased my loneliness As I mentioned at the outset of the Introduction to my blog, I recently went through a separation and divorce, which I will discuss in future posts,…
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A History of British Puddings
British Puddings British cuisine has been the butt of many jokes. If I go out to eat, I generally choose an Indian restaurant, because I like a change and the food is appetising and…
