Archive for the ‘Strange things’ Category
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Today is St Valentine’s day.
I am indebted to kitmarlowescot2 … via Stonehead for these pictures of a delightful Gloucester Old Spot piglet born this week with appropriate markings for the occasion
Happy St Valentine’s Day…. give someone you love a hug…… and be kind to everybody you meet… little things like just letting somebody out in traffic, for example, can be contagious and spread like ripples on a pond.
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Last week I felt inundated to saturation point both by chicken welfare and by healthy eating. (more…)
Posted in Animals, Annoying things, Education, Gorseinon, Green things, Interesting things, RSPCA, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Firstly……the TV news and the newspapers have been filled with the reports of the cruise ship MV Explorer which emulated the Titanic in the Southern Ocean, hitting an iceberg and sinking.
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Posted in Annoying things, Education, Sad things, Sailing, Strange things, Uncategorized, weather | No Comments »
Monday, October 15th, 2007
The other day, I found a Barclays bank visa card on the pavement as I took the dog for a walk

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Posted in Annoying things, Charity, DEFRA, Gorseinon, RSPCA, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized, volunteering | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 17th, 2007
I have today received a reply to the letter which I sent to Jane Davidson at theWelsh Assembly on the subject of the dredging of the Helwick Bank. Here is the reply: (more…)
Posted in Annoying things, Coastal erosion, Education, Green things, Sad things, Strange things, Swansea, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
I received an E-mail yesterday in the form of a chain letter.
Rather than pass it to friends as an E-mail, I decided instead to refer to it here.
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
This week sees the two hundredth anniversary of the introduction of the oldest passenger carrying railway in the world, the famous Mumbles Railway (more…)
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Sunday, March 11th, 2007
Yesterday we watched a dreadful display of refereeing in Rome by Chris White, of the rugby match between Italy and Wales. I have several points to make: (more…)
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Monday, January 29th, 2007

Last summer, we had a very successful camping holiday in France accompanied by our Staffie Cross, which I wrote about here (Click to read)
We have now been informed that our lovely furry friend is considered to be a dangerous breed and will not be allowed into France. (more…)
Posted in Annoying things, DEFRA, RSPCA, Sad things, Strange things, Uncategorized | 32 Comments »
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
How can it be right to give paedophiles suspended sentences because the prisons are too full, (more…)
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