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We Leaped And Landed Here

By Trev February 29, 2020 29 Comments 3 min read

As it's a Leap year and today is February 29th and the 'Weekend Challenge' is Leap, I thought I would ...

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A Flying Holiday

By Trev January 15, 2020January 14, 2020 26 Comments 3 min read

It was always nice to go on a flying holiday when I was young and could afford to. It hasn't ...

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My New Years Recognition Honours

By Trev January 11, 2020 33 Comments 3 min read

It's taken a lifetime to get it with years of toiling and strife. Finally, recognition for everything I've done. My Reward Have ...

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People

By Trev May 18, 2019 22 Comments 2 min read

People I'm having another go at the 'weekly prompts' today, which is People. I've always had a fascination about benches and complete ...

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Blue Sheep

By Trev August 23, 2018 13 Comments 2 min read

Scotland Has The Loch Ness Monster Scotland has its Lochness Monster, Asia has the Yeti and now Wales has Blue Sheep! ...

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Tourism

Afternoon Visiting Presteigne

By Trev August 19, 2018August 21, 2018 10 Comments 3 min read

Visiting Presteigne What to do, what to do? A Saturday morning and time to do as we please. It's wonderful isn't ...

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Sunset

By Trev August 6, 2018 12 Comments 2 min read

I love a great sunset and with the extraordinary summer we've been having in the U.K. this year, they have ...

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Fitness Photography

Monaughty Powys Wales

By Trev July 29, 2018 8 Comments 2 min read

Monaughty Powys Wales When I first started this blog, I didn't really know what to write about. Being a humorous sort ...

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My Little Piece Of Heaven

By Trev July 10, 2018 10 Comments 2 min read

My Little Piece of Heaven 2018 has been a fantastic summer, weather wise, up to now in the U.K. Day after ...

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The Most Peaceful Place In The Universe

By Trev May 20, 2018 16 Comments 2 min read

The Most Peaceful Place In The Universe I was out and about walking again just a few days ago when ...

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Video

Walking In Wales

By Trev April 23, 2018 22 Comments 1 min read

Walking In Wales This is a video I made of one of our now regular walks around the village where ...

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Helicopter Lands In Back Garden

By Trev June 1, 2016 4 Comments 2 min read

I've been way too quiet on here for the past couple of weeks, you know how it is, life gets ...

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Benchman: My Alter Ego

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 […]
Spending The Day With An Old Friend
There’s nothing wrong with spending the day at the graveside of an old friend or loved one. If we’re lucky they may even turn up in the flesh, so to speak. I chat with a lot of people who are no longer with us. Old friends, family and neighbours. You don’t have to visit their […]

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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.