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The poet-tramp-novelist and the dragonfly

Posted on June 24, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

Originally posted on MEMOIRS OF A HUSK:
No time to stand and stare. You know the quote, don’t you? Or do you? ‘What is this life if, full of care/ we have not time to stand and stare?’ [A classic…

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I’ve published a post on my other site, the one where I express my nerd-like interest in things being made or done in Britain, about a printing company in Lancashire that has the last Intertype line-casting machine ever made. A … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2018 by memoirsofahusk | 2 Comments

Teamwork, followers? A ‘doing good things’ idea

Posted on April 11, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

Hello everyone. A very short post today with one question about this charitable scheme which helps entrepreneurs in ‘developing’ countries and only requires small, returnable donations to work: https://www.lendwithcare.org/info/how_it_works would you be interested in joining a team if I set … Continue reading →

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Missing the dark

Posted on January 9, 2018 by memoirsofahusk

Memory of the Solstice fades. The comfort of those longed-for days of lessening light, increasing night. I love that time of year – but then, I’m one of the lucky ones. With a home, heating, and warm clothes. A plentiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, jaunts & going out, Britain now & then, Cumbria, Lancashire & the golf coast, Uncategorized, Yorkshire | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Food, inglorious food

Posted on November 8, 2017 by memoirsofahusk

I’m resting my broken wrist (and imagination) for the next few weeks. Well, as much as I can. The recent editing of 99,000 words of fiction down to 88,000, in two weeks, took its toll. I am also confined to … Continue reading →

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I walk into the upholsterer’s shop. A pair of pointy black leather men’s shoes stands, as if the owner disintegrated, like the witch the house fell on in the wizard of Oz. ‘Your shoes?’ I ask the man behind the … Continue reading →

Posted on October 24, 2017 by memoirsofahusk | 6 Comments

Watch your language!

Posted on October 23, 2017 by memoirsofahusk

My last post was so unsuccessful I’ve decided to post another picture. Enjoy this: Over and out. I have work to do. 🙂

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