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The Valkyrie are mythological women who carry the souls of dead warriors to Odin’s (the god of the dead and warfare) hall, Valhalla.  The Valkyrie that I’ve recently been helping has been most thunderous and unpleasant, not a trait that … Continue reading →

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Yesterday Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as the Mayor of New York. Being of the left persuasion, a Moslem and not born in the USA he’s going against the flow of Trump, so he’s very welcome. His speech was exceptional and … Continue reading →

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…in one AI generated picture. If you know me, is it a close representation?

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I can highly recommend the film “Brick”. It’s showing on Netflix. It’s a 2025 film, not to be confused with another of the same name made in 2005. It’s a real puzzler of a film with a good mix of … Continue reading →

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…the winter solstice when we have the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the year (the actual times depending on where you live in the country). I take this as the start of winter, but the … Continue reading →

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to Christmas! Boring old Ramsgate brightened up today to mark (in my mind at least) the start of the real Christmas season. Right, let’s get on with it!! 😊☀️🎄🎅🏻🎁 A crisp morning looking over the Channel from Ramsgate beach.

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to look a bit like Christmas!! We’re running late, but now managing to find all the Christmas paraphernalia from its various hiding places and getting it together. Now, where are the lights and tinsel…??? But we are having trouble finding … Continue reading →

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Yesterday and today it didn’t rain, which meant I could cut the lawn for the first time in about 6 or so weeks. The experts say you shouldn’t mow this close to winter, but it really was getting out of … Continue reading →