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And Queer as Folk!
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Turmoil Chapter 3 – Family
Gary L commented on Paladin's story chapter in Turmoil Chapter 3 – Family
I saw the ‘title’ ref and was intrigued as to how he could inherit given Bertrand and Dorothy weren’t married… Quick research shows that it’s not a problem. WOW. And yet a “legitimate” daughter still cannot inherit eg Duke of Rutland has three daughters, no sons, and the title, castle etc will go to a cousin…. Crazy Another interesting chp that made me homesick. Thank you 🙏 -
Interestingly, Elaine Paige didn’t sing on the soundtrack album, which was released first to get interest going, but she got the lead in the show. Julie Covington was much better.
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Seven continuous days of rain for our trip to Galicia . Tomorrow sixhour journey to Ávila, home of the first female doctor of the Catholic Church. (Doctrine not medicine!). An amazing woman in a man’s world. Then on Friday six more to edges of the Bay of Biscay which fans of Mark Arbour’s Bridgemont novels will know well! Dogs will have a garden of over 1,000 sq metres to play in… in the rain 😭
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Slowly preparing for our escape from Las Fallas noise on Thursday. Overnight in Ávila and then another long drive to NW Spain. All this for Greta’s sake. We had to go away last year as well. She is traumatized by the noise of the bands, firecrackers at all hours etc etc. Lilibeth is totally uninterested and unaffected by her sister running hysterically around the apartment. Weird, no? have a good week everyone xxxx
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No I haven’t seen it but the staging looking v impressive. Last musical I saw was Evita with original cast nearly 50 yrs ago!
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Turmoil Chapter 2 – London and a helping hand
Gary L commented on Paladin's story chapter in Turmoil Chapter 2 – London and a helping hand
Can’t wait!- 35 comments
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Turmoil Chapter 2 – London and a helping hand
Gary L commented on Paladin's story chapter in Turmoil Chapter 2 – London and a helping hand
V interesting developments. And a v good story. A couple of points: is Christian the head of a firm of solicitors, or even a full partner? He seems v young for the reputation he has, which normally take a good few years to acquire. For the innocent amongst your readers, an established top London solicitor would charge, as a minimum, £1,000 an hour plus VAT, plus their slaves’ hours as well. My best friend, who retired as a leading employment lawyer, is now enjoying life to the full on the profits. (ps, I’m pretty sure London taxis have flip down backward-facing seats to avoid being uncomfortably close on the back seat 😁) looking forward to more asap x- 35 comments
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A fabulous treat for the weekend. I need Jeremy here to do a makeover asap and Stef to pay for it, please. 🙏
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You sound like Oliver Twist!
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Next week I will be in El Ferrol happily treading in Mark’s literary footsteps, as it were.
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Yes! Good things come to those who wait and in this case I got there first! thank you Mark
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Greetings from a next door neighbor in Spain. Enjoy. I spent years and years as a reader and loved this site and the chance to chat with others. Now I write a bit but reading is the main reason for being here un abrazo
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Hi Kitt have been looking but it’s a pay for paper and I have no free sends. Sorry
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Interesting article from newspaper lawyer in England (Scotland has totally separate legal system) responding to a reader’s question: are you legally liable if you clear snow from pavement or if you help an elderly neighbor on their path? Thankfully, the answer was that courts would probably support you….
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February 2026 CSR Discussion Day: Spring and a Ring by Grizz
Gary L commented on Cia's blog entry in Gay Authors News
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February 2026 CSR Discussion Day: Spring and a Ring by Grizz
Gary L commented on Cia's blog entry in Gay Authors News
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Good job Will was using his Amex card in USA. In Spain it wouldn’t be accepted, nor Diners card if it still exists, in 90% of places. I imagine for the % cut they want. Here it’s Mastercard all the way! I love the way @PrivateTim is on hand to check all SoCal details…. And I’m off on holiday v near to El Ferrol next week to check on the Granger story details 😂 😂 😂 ps and before I’m accused of being a Granger stalker, I booked the place before I saw the name in a recent chapter…. PPS Thank you Mark for all the joy you bring with your stories. gary
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Sorry to hear some of you are a tad chilly in western hemisphere- here in Valencia, thanks to the amazing almost divine intervention of the greatest supreme leader of the galaxy, with no climate change, it is a cool February day. Oh, sorry, it’s actually 30°c, mid 80s F, on our balcony. 😱
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Good luck Chris, as an ex headmaster I know how tricky these changes can be,, Fingers crossed for you. 🤞
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Sadly, I was counted as self-employed as partner in a teaching cooperative …. 😱
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Here in Spain, the most highly rated gov agency is the tax office. Yes! Amazingly efficient, helpful and v easy to do tax return. Gov has access to all, and I mean all, legal income. Until I retired I did return online in 5 mins and usually got a few hundred euros back…… However, last year I needed an accountant - it cost all of 45€. The result was a huge tax bill as I jumped with retirement benefits from 12% to 35% tax band. I’m still reeling…..
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This struck me as weird as I live in a v hot south- facing apartment and then I realized the change in hemisphere explained it: The front of the large two story house faced south so even at 12.30 on this hot summer afternoon it was shaded where Martin was waiting when the taxi pulled up.
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@Summerabbacat, your comments are the BEST on GA. There should be a special badge for sparkling putdowns! Xxx BTW, I love the story.
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Here in Valencia it’s a glorious Spring day. Couldn’t appreciate to the full after v late night at a farewell dinner for a colleague at my old school. Unlike an earlier commentator I hadn’t over imbibed but wieners were v annoyed as I got home at 01.00. They like to be under the duvet by 10.30! I’m shattered and want an early night but we have a birthday supper to attend. This social life is killing me!
