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Odd Poems A world in verse.
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After visiting Shuttleworth, and missing the Catalina flying boat, we headed to Duxford, where the Catalina was based. No flying display, but lots of wonderful things to see. Military, aviation, and other things. Lots of very helpful people. I found the Catalina. What a beautiful aircraft. The American display was incredible. A B52 is a […] Went with my son to see the airshow at Shuttleworth. Well organised, very popular, lots to see, but somewhat overpriced.My main objective was to see the Catalina flying boat ‘Plain Sailing’. I have seen one at a distance, many years ago, in Oman. I find it to be the most beautiful of aircraft.So off we […] It has been a long haul, just making it through the year. Lots of things have changed. Not necessarily for the better. I did make one good decision last year. Any time that I wanted to visit someone that lived far away, I had to find a place for Skye, my Akita. Finding a […] Been a hard time, the past 2 years. A lot has happened, a lot has been lost. I’m trying to get back to writing. I will get there, someday. It has been a while. Have been very busy writing a book or two – or more. Once again, I have to deal with literary agents. Writing is fun, but trying to cope with different agents who all have their own little requirements. Rarely two the same. I don’t mind rejects. I don’t expect […] Beware of updates! I unthinkingly applied a recommended update to a theme, and it erased every single trace of the mods that I had carefully built. So lost the last post, but had a backup, and returned my original data. My fault – but all the ‘new look’ of the WordPress admin, made it […] After Niagara, our next stop was Barrie, Ontario. Never heard of the place, but it seemed to be conveniently located, so we booked in to the Quality Inn, Barrie. Usually, we stay at Motel 6, but there aren’t any in that part of the world. I was not impressed by the initial booking, because […] I believe that the point of going on holiday, is to have a change, relax, from the hard grind of work. To get away from the trials and miseries that life throws under your wheels to deflect your purpose, and add a little discomfort. Apparently, it doesn’t seem to work that way! The holiday […] The drive up to Niagara, avoiding the Toll roads, meant that we never managed to find an eating place en-route. The Motel 6 provided a rubbish map of the town, which resulted in our walking the wrong way, desperately looking for a meal. Reluctantly, we tried the local branch of McDonalds. Never again! We […] This was our second visit to the township of Jim Thorpe – named after one of America’s athletic greats. The original name was Mauch Chunk, but Jim Thorpe’s widow allowed them to bury Jim, if they changed the name of the town. So, they buried Jim way up the road at the edge of […] |
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