Posts Tagged “work done”

Labour of love

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Labour of love

Our back garden had a problem. As soon as it rained the earth by the scullery door became all mud and puddles. After three years of inertia we decided to lay a paved path, edged on one side by a row of stones to restrain the herb garden, and on the other by a wall….

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Lost for words

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Lost for words

“There must be a German word for it,” I said, as we breezed past the entrance gate. The magnificent sandstone facade of the house, basking in the evening sun, suddenly shot into in my rear view mirror. “German word for what?” asked my wife. “Realising that was your turning, just after you’ve gone past it.”…

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Job done?

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During my career I spent years finishing and delivering completed bits of work. And, in retirement this has continued unabated although at a rather different level (last week it was one article, two blogs and some French homework!).  Whatever the work, what strikes me as mysterious is how I (or anyone else) seem to be…

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