Archive for the ‘Hertfordshiny’ Category

Labour of love

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

I’m no fan of the Labour Party at all, or its doings, but I was impressed by one item among the usual drivel in its latest local newsletter.

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Fear and loathing on Walsworth Common

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Of all the undignified ways to shuffle off this mortal coil, getting sucked into bottomless mud while clearing litter in your local park has got to rank right up there.

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Give me 12 inches (and make me a wig)

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The fear of going bald does strange things to a man – just ask Mark Oaten. Thing is, there’s no turning back from it.

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Christmas spirit

Monday, December 26th, 2005

Christmas spiritChristmas pudding, brandy, white sauce and pies appear on the dinner table

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The stripe in the sky

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Today I was working near Wycombe, about 15 miles away as the crow flies (I reckon) from the oil refinery fire out Hemel way.
Incidentally, I have a chequered relationship with Hemel Hempstead – I was fostered there for a while before I was adopted, and later as a schoolboy I lost control on the town's [...]

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