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Appreciating another’s words
I have just recently begun to read the blogs of a dear friend and distant relative and the quality of those posts has greatly impressed me. Not all are based on his fields of expertise but are a result of soul searching, deep thinking and one of the most intelligent minds I have encountered in…
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Being a vegetarian
What are your feelings about eating meat? Because of the way that animals were tested and hormones and antibiotics are being added, I stopped eating meat almost 5 years ago.oe. It was a gradual thing and I found it tough and tasteless. Then about 4 years ago I thought more about how I loved animals…
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Admiral Sir George Cockburn
If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? This is so easy. My illustrious ancestor, Admiral Sir George Cockburn. The reason? Not just because he isn’t the inside of the White House in 1812 but he escorted Napoleon to St. Helena I would love to have been a fly on…
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FOUND AND LOST
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)? Is love cool? I don’t feel like it is. I found out very late in life how real love feels, and no one was more surprised than me. Real love is wanting the happiness for the other person even if you have to stay on the…
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WHERE HAS RESPECT GONE?
Recently I have witnessed how nasty people can get when hiding behind a keyboard. The result of America’s choice for President stirred a lot of comments from friends, cousins and also people who I do not know. I do find it hard to understand how we have got to the stage where someone’s political beliefs…
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ENGLISH
What was your favorite subject in school? I was lucky enough to have at my first secondary school in Acton, a wonderful English Language and Literature teacher Miss Cohen. From her I learnt to love our language and develop a thirst for reading both literature and poetry. Words are powerful and paint a thousand pictures,…
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TIME on MY HANDS
Do you need time? A strange prompt. Time for what? Or is it about the need for more time? There’s nothing like retirement for making you realise that time is man made. There are days when you feel constantly on the go rushing around and then others where the day seems to just drag. The…
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THE OCEAN AND I AM BUT A DROP WITHIN
I feel the sand between my toes damp, cold, gritty and sharp as I walk towards the foam lying upon the sand. The waves mesmerising me, calling me forth to take one step and then another. Cold and afraid I walk towards my destiny. I am alone knowing that I am drawn to them just…
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BIG L LOVE
What’s something you believe everyone should know. That’s the only thing. Love. It’s not just the romantic kind, it’s the unconditional Love we need in our lives
Dawn Loves Buttercups
Would be Rom.Com Author
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