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Alan has dyslexia. A few years ago his employers tested him… He’s in the bottom 2% of the population for his ability in reading and writing; his IQ test showed that he was in the top 2% for ‘intelligence’!   Craig’s a barman in a local pub. He look like a stereotypical night-club bouncer. AContinue reading “Unique”

Like a long lonely streamI keep running towards a dreamMoving on, moving on My friend Colin, a cat lover, has recently moved. After living in Lowestoft for many years he’s moved to Uttoxeter – delighted to be closer to his family. He writes: ‘A colleague made my leaving cake. Lemon and ginger with crunchy topping,Continue reading “Moving On”

Yesterday’s news was full of questions: Will Boris relax the covid restrictions on 21st June? Should he? Should England cricketer Ollie Robinson receive further punishment for racist/sexist tweets made 8 years ago? Should Norwich City continue to work with a sponsor that uses adult content on its social media? Did the Queen give permission forContinue reading “Questions…Why?”

Suffering: If something upset Mum she’d say: ‘I’ll suffer in silence’. There would be a little self-pity and a requirement for someone to respond – so that the silence was broken. History is full of those who have suffered in silence – from Christians thrown to the lions in Rome 2000 years ago to prisonersContinue reading “Silence”

My grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf,So it stood ninety years on the floor… On time – Remembering… the clock on the mantlepiece that chimed every quarter of an hour. Dad wound it up regularly. An alarm clock got me up on time. Bells atschool rang to get us to lessons on time;Continue reading “Grandfather’s Clock”

Sometimes I’m anxious, uncertain, worrying about a situation, looking for a solution… I get my knickers in a twist. I propose a pant-based solution to twisted knickers: Ants in my pants: My mother used this expression. It made me smile. I enjoyed the children’s comic picture of insect-inhabited clothing… I mustn’t just accept worry andContinue reading “Twisted Knickers? Pants Are The Solution”

When the night has comeAnd the land is darkAnd the moon is the only light we’ll see,No I won’t be afraidOh, I won’t be afraidJust as long as you stand, stand by me. As I’ve been re-reading the story of Job I’ve been reminded how alone he felt: ‘(God) has alienated my brothers from meContinue reading “Stand By Me”

Yesterday was national fish and chip day. We were told that the ‘crown jewels of fish and chip shops in Lowestoft according to Lowestoft Journal readers is the Golden Fish on Blackheath Road’. If it’s the crown jewels does it sell goldfish? As a child on a Saturday morning I listened to ‘Children’s Favourites’ onContinue reading “Fish, Chips, Boniface and Hope…”

Terry and Christine have been spring-cleaning their beach hut – revealing dust, sand and who-knows-what in dark corners. It’s amazing how much stuff can fit in to one small hut…. And once it’s taken out it has to go back in again. Paul the electrician is here this morning. He’s fitted a new light inContinue reading “Beach Hut Spring-Cleaning”

The last few days I’ve been listening to a band called ‘Foxes and Fossils’. A man and his musician friends… his daughter and her singing friends… so there’s younger women and older men – hence ‘foxes and fossils’. I love the idea of young and old working together. Their music isn’t bad either…. I particularlyContinue reading “Dedicated To The One I Love”