At The Vet’s

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This is just soooo cute, but easy to imagine it happening. At The Vet's A client brought a litter of Golden Retriever puppies to the local vet's surgery for inoculations and worming. As the look-alike pups … [Read more...]

Fish and Chip Supper

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One of my favourite meals is Fish and Chips. I'm not a big fan of the flavour of fish normally, but fry it in batter -- especially at the seaside -- and it always goes down well, as long as it's well cooked and fresh. … [Read more...]

Horses for Main Courses

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I don't suppose it has escaped many people's attention that we're having something of a food scandal here in the UK. Some of what we were told was Beef in our pre-prepared meals turned out to be Horse. As is usually the … [Read more...]

The Canny Greengrocer

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Many years ago, I worked as a greengrocer for a while -- it was a job I really enjoyed. I thought of several things to help persuade people to buy more of our produce, but never thought of this -- maybe I wasn't as canny … [Read more...]

Simon’s Cat in ‘Shelf Life’

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I was browsing Simon Tofield's YouTube channel, and came across a few animations I hadn't seen before. Here's one of a carefree cat having a smashing time. I can just imagine our cat doing … [Read more...]

The Pearl Necklace

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As today is Valentine's Day, I thought this little story about a young woman and her exciting dream would be appropriate. Do you think she would've been disappointed? I hope not. The Pearl Necklace A young woman … [Read more...]

The Bedroom

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This little story reminded me of when our girls were young. Sending them to their room, when they'd been naughty, was nowhere near as hard a punishment as it was for me as a child. But I never thought of doing … [Read more...]

Sunday School Picnic

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I wonder how many of us have prayed in a similar way to the little girl in this story -- especially as children. But I wonder, too, how many of us have really believed those prayers would be answered like this little … [Read more...]

Getting Into Heaven

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A bit of a joke for you today; but it's a joke with a serious message in the punchline. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did; but hope, too, you remember the ultimate lesson -- it will serve you well. Getting Into … [Read more...]

It’s Christmas

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I thought it was about time I added another joke on here -- the last one was quite a while ago. This is one of those clever jokes, which I particularly enjoy. Hope you enjoy it as much as me. It's Christmas The … [Read more...]