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Rubbish

“A 2 storey house of mid-c19 appearance. 7 bay front with die; keystones over windows; balustraded enclosed porch.” (Burke’s Guide to Country Houses, Mark Bence-Jones)

Flying Fruit Bats

A friend confided he’d vote for a monkey, so long as the monkey wore a blue Conservative rosette.

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A Ditch in a Desert

Crossword clue: a ditch in a desert (4, 5). I made that up. Real crossword clue in The Times yesterday: this won’t turn in the lock (5, 4) answer; canal boat.

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Black and Tan

Wing Commander Gibson ,VC, DSO and bar, DFC and bar was the bravest of the brave. He died flying a Mosquito on a raid to Bremen in September 1944 aged twenty-six.

Royal Oprah

I didn’t watch the Royal Oprah production recorded in sunnier climes than the UK at this time of year.

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Brooding

There’s plenty of bad news around in the UK, EU and globally. Much closer to home, my home, there’s mostly good news.