Rain
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A Song that makes You Happy
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Rain posted a new post. 6 months ago
A Change that Brings TransformationHere in Ireland there is a wonderful television series that follows individual teenagers as they stay with a new family for a week. The teenagers…
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Great as that opportunity sounds these kids are then chucked back into the same bleak housing estates they came from and now they know that there IS another way to live, but that they will almost certainly… Read more- View 2 replies
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I guess like @waylander Im a little sceptical. I dont think there is any better way of developing our humanity, team work and work ethic than growing up in a nurturing extended family. Living and working on… Read more - View more comments
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End of an Era
My favourite practise amplifier packed up today. It was a brilliant amp with such a beautiful tone. It was built like a tank and had 4 speakers, I loved it and played it every day for the last ten years. It doesn’t owe me anything. I was playing through it a few days ago and it made a loud popping sound. Today it happened again so it’s…
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They are now discontinued @Rain but it appears that there are quite a few used models up for sale on Ebay.
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Rain posted a new post. 6 months ago
WalkingSomething I find quite amazing, is how much walking everyone did when I was young. We didn’t have a car until I was quite old,…
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Very good yes and all true. I'm actively trying to reverse the trend with me now, walking whenever I can in place of driving or even avoiding the bus. It has surprised me how far I can still walk, so I'm… Read more- View 3 replies
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Yes we did walk without thinking back in the 60s. I dont think I did your mileage even though it was a village and we lived at the top of a hill. Now living on my boat I walk miles. Usually carrying a… Read more
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Rain posted an update 6 months ago
Julian watches me from the door as I photograph the yellow gorse bushes
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Even when enlarging the photo, I’m unable to make out if that is a child OR, a very large ‘Woof’. 🤔
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A Lovely Gentle Song for a Sunday Morning
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Great song 👍
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Rain posted a new post. 6 months ago
Waiting for The BusVery few people in my street had a car when I was little in the mid-sixties. In fact, only one person had one – a…
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Rain , Really enjoyed reading your blog about taking the bus. Where I live here in Baltimore County in N. Mays Chapel we do not have bus service up here as the bus service does stop at Padonia Rd. & Deerco…
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In our road you couldn't park unless you had an illuminated Parking Light (in the 1960s) otherwise you were breaking the law. So you had to find a little side street or purchase add on parking lamps… Read more
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Simply Awesome
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A Stirring Choir Sings a Classic Song
Keep an eye on the woman in the red dungarees ~ She’s an amazing singer and is absolutely living the song, giving it her all… Someone Saved My Life Tonight
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I’ll freely admit this is way out of my usual genre but that Choir is awesome. The choreography must have taken some doing !
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My Mum and The Queen
Hello everybody. I’m happy to have joined the group. I wrote a blog earlier about my Mum who resembled the Queen. The photo to go with the story failed to load, so someone kindly suggested I post it here. The Blog is called ‘A Portrait of Mummy’…
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Yes you can see it.
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Welcome to the group – and thank you for this post. Amazing similarity!
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