Category Archives: Amusing things

Live TV (BBC)

By Lesley | Published: September 29, 2006

Don’t you just love it when things go pear shaped?

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RSPCA Volunteers

By Lesley | Published: August 10, 2006

As volunteer animal ambulance drivers at Llys Nini Animal Rescue Centre, we regularly transport a variety of animals to and from the local vet. This entails going in and out of the centre’s vast grounds at hours when the centre is closed to the public, early in the morning and late in the evening.

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Humane Mousetraps

By Lesley | Published: August 10, 2006

Someone I know was having occasional visits from individual members of a family of mice. Being a kindly sort of a chap, he bought a ‘Humane mousetrap’, in order to be able to remove each uninvited guest from his home without harming it.

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One problem, three solutions

By Lesley | Published: August 10, 2006

We were looking after our three five-year old grandchildren, and had just returned from a long walk along the beach. I took off my shoe and saw that my big toe had pushed a huge hole in my tights

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Ten Percent Power Loss with In-Mast reefing

By Lesley | Published: August 2, 2006

In the middle of Cowes week and with the Southampton Boat Show looming on the horizon, I am reminded of some people we met during our sailing years. They were a live-aboard couple, still sailing regularly in the warm Spanish waters despite advancing years and arthritis.

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Give a dog a bad name…..

By Lesley | Published: July 26, 2006

We were in France recently and met a young man with a beautiful nine month old ‘Rotty’ puppy. He was sleek and gentle and very well behaved. Naturally, we asked his name. “Beware”

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