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Locked In

By Trev February 4, 2021 80 Comments 3 min read

Checking my emails this morning and among the many of the spam and nonsense ones, a particular subject line caught my …

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Talking Turkey

By Trev January 15, 2021 65 Comments 2 min read

It’s about time I blogged. I have worn my bottom out sitting down over the festive period and it’s not good. …

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Merry Christmas 2020 Happy New Year

By Trev December 19, 2020December 20, 2020 121 Comments 2 min read

Here we are again, facing the end of another year. I doubt there will be many tears shed when we say …

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Busy Busy Busy

By Trev November 26, 2020 70 Comments 2 min read

I’ve just realised that it’s nearly a couple of weeks since I last wrote a blog. My excuse is, I’ve been …

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Flog It

By Trev November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 40 Comments 3 min read

I’ve been watching daytime television again. It seems to be a small habit I’ve slipped into while in lockdown. What’s It …

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The Devil’s Testicles

By Trev October 31, 2020 66 Comments 2 min read

I was talking with a friend in pre-covid days about food and what we like and dislike in our diets. I …

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Message In A Bottle

By Trev October 24, 2020 60 Comments 3 min read

I haven’t much to say this week to write about. I’m in lockdown so there’s not much going on in my …

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Box Of Dinosaurs

By Trev October 16, 2020October 15, 2020 91 Comments 3 min read

My birthday happened earlier this week and I’m now a year closer to whatever than I was a year ago. When …

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Bob Ross The Joy Of Painting

By Trev October 9, 2020 59 Comments 2 min read

Have you ever seen the late Bob Ross, the artist, on television? If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, follow …

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Frank Sinatra and the Carbuncle

By Trev October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 44 Comments 3 min read

Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? I don’t mean has anyone ever mistook you for Mr or Mrs Clutterbuck …

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Who Killed John Lennon?

By Trev September 24, 2020 53 Comments 3 min read

Although this pandemic can seem stifling at times, I have found it has given me the opportunity to sit back and …

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Scatty Boo And The Peashooter

By Trev September 17, 2020September 16, 2020 61 Comments 5 min read

I can hear you now, asking what on earth this post is about? I think it’s about growing up and the …

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Plug In Baby

By Trev September 9, 2020September 8, 2020 48 Comments 2 min read

We live in a small village in Mid Wales. A delightful place, full of friendly people and a pub. Visitors Since …

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Concrete Lump

By Trev August 28, 2020August 27, 2020 56 Comments 3 min read

I try not to be negative, it’s not conducive to wellbeing and besides, I just don’t like it. Brutilism On this …

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Walla Walla Chippa Mocca Mogga

By Trev August 15, 2020 55 Comments 2 min read

They say music can pick you up when you’re feeling down. Well, they’re not wrong. Music I’ve been a music lover …

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Sunshine Yellow

By Trev August 1, 2020 59 Comments 2 min read

I realised this morning that it’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog. I’ve Been Busy I’ve …

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You’re Never Alone With A Tree
Some trees have been here for hundreds of years. They never complain, they just tree. If only they could talk. The things they must have seen, the changes, hundreds of years through snow, rain and sunshine. When you sit in the company of a tree, you will never be alone. If you listen carefully, you […]
Another Time Another Bench
Benchman went to see Another Time which is one of the pieces by sculpture artist Anthony Gormley. There are a few of these statues situated at various locations across the U.K. This particular statue is on the beach at the seaside town of Margate in Kent. The complete set of works are titled ‘Another Place’ […]
A Room Full Of Books
Being in a room full of books is like being in a room with all of your friends. Each one is a conversation, full of memories or imaginations, telling stories to keep us enthralled. Other books are full of knowledge, how to bake a cake or make a cupboard. Some are colourful with pictures and […]

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Desperate Measures March 21, 2020
Desperate Measures It’s not the great beer that draws us all here, It’s not classy wine that tastes so damn... The post Desperate Measures first appeared on Gloria Smud.
The Best Apple December 17, 2019
The Best Apple An apple hung upon a tree, It stood out from the rest. Ruby red, sun ripened skin... The post The Best Apple first appeared on Gloria Smud.
It’s Only A Song October 3, 2019
It’s Only A Song “It’s only a song….” Only a song? Goodness me, no! You’ve got it all wrong! It’s... The post It’s Only A Song first appeared on Gloria Smud.