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Alert on mobile phones from regional government- gales….. again 💨
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Here sunny and 70°f. Won’t last…….
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February 2026 Signature Feature Excerpt: The Yacht Club by Mark Arbour
Gary L commented on Cia's blog entry in Gay Authors News
I was so annoyed with myself for not guessing @Mark Arbour was the author, especially knowing he likes the occasional holiday on a cruise ship… -
I’m a scorpio/ Fire rooster! least compatible with rats - ummm 27 yrs of almost total tranquility together seems to suggest otherwise in my case 🤣
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Using my full-power Anglo Irish charm I got an appointment for next Monday. It wouldn’t have worked on Nurse Rachett but the (female) dr fell for it! Of course, I then had to confess at home….🤭
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I had to confess as the allergy test was a flop. Now awaiting a sermon from the previously lovely Dr. no idea when test will be repeated. Arghhh
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Yes you are right Dr Kitt!!!
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Off to allergy clinic - a wait of 18 months. Didn’t read the instructions and shouldn’t have been taking antihistamines for 5 days, not the 2 I have done. Do I lie?
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Exactly. It will take a good few Granger chps for me to fully forgive our dear, ageist author!
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sorry, Tim, but Humpty D is right. Human language changes all the time and words mean today what people now want them to mean. The key is honest agreement about what, in this case, ‘commitment’ means. As I said, I’m with you on commitment meaning monogamy but then what exactly is that? Having dinner with straight and gay friends around the Clinton and Monica L case I was the only person who said that he was committing adultery ( apart from the inappropriate relationship with a junior). A married couple was fervent in saying that having oral sex was not adultery. As they used to say in Manchester when I was a boy, “there’s nowt so queer as folk…”
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I am nervous to disagree with the renowned commentator @PrivateTim but perhaps his universe isn’t one that everyone wants to live in. Ironically, I think that I do live in his universe (27 yrs with my husband) but I accept that others don’t, and it ain’t for me to judge so long as someone isn’t being dishonest within the terms of the relationship. So, I may not “approve” of Will’s version of commitment but I respect his honesty. There, my rant over! 🤣
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Like father, like son. whatever their faults, both Brad and Will are capable of committing to someone. This chp reminds me of Wade and Matt walking in a forest as their relationship was disintegrating. cant say I’m over impressed with Travis. He is becoming more and more like Z**h….
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Enjoy the break!
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I so agree. But just a thought: years ago I did a minor in child psychology with an amazing young Jesuit psychology prof. He was asked about what would make the perfect parent. His reply has stuck with me since the 80’s: parents who are ‘perfect’ are a disaster for children. They need ‘good enough’ parents, to know they are loved but also to learn adults can have a bad day, make mistakes etc., that parents can say sorry etc. warm regards, @kbois, and a big virtual hug, gary
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As an addict of @Mark Arbour’s Bridgemont series, I’m looking forward to visiting sites on the coast near where Granger sailed…. sadly, places to rent with amazing views are amazingly expensive, but looking forward to going to Finisterre - the end of the world as it was thought….
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Good to see dogs allowed in the gardens. So often it’s a no no. We head to NE Spain to edge of Bay of Biscay and Atlantic. Being a good daddy, I’ve found a cottage with 1,200 square meters of orchards for Greta and Lilibeth to play ín. They are high-maintenance dachshunds, to say the least. 🤗
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Great fun but these selfish, ungenerous tops are starting to p**s me off.
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Delightful and educational. I’d never heard of Wrest Park and the restoration work on the gardens looks magnificent. Thank you, Robert
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Drop In Centre Fav Recipes
Gary L replied to Mikiesboy's topic in Mikiesboy's Drop in Centre's Topics
Thank you Spyke! I love meatloaf but it wasn’t a common dish when I grew up in uk. I think shepherds/cottage pie with their potato topping were much more well known. -
V hard to imagine @PrivateTim like this! Always imagined a hotter version of The Lincoln Attorney with a Carrera 4S….
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Can’t open link but would love the mini. Meatloaf recipe. Tim has the page prepared!!!!
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Not sure if I like the verb “caved”, @PrivateTim. My old club, The Athenaeum (founded in 1824) suffered turmoils before we finally voted to have women members in 2001. The reason was actually v simple. A member listed all of the then current senior legal, academic and ecclesiastical posts that would have automatically welcomed male holders, but were no longer represented in the Club as they were now held by women. Excellence demands equality. BTW, the Carlton Club, home of the Tories, couldn’t have Mrs Thatcher as a full member, despite her winning three elections…..
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At -8°C last March in central Spain I told the owner of the rental I just wanted to go home. One of his hunter dachshunds had cut the power to the boiler so no warmth and then the water got cut off. All this for $3500 for a fortnight of “Hell frozen over”!
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Another excellent installment. Thank you Mark. Medusa was good fun!
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I’d catch pneumonia!
