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So what do we want of the year 22 As we approach the year that is new? Here’s hoping for not like the last two years Which filled us with tragedy, risk and with fears Please go away you covid bug And let us all receive a hug Real or virtual, we care not whichContinue reading “2022”

Twenty plus years of sharing Has been just great for us Cruising around the country With the minimum of fuss Moving around marinas Some cozy, some so large But always staffed by people Who look after us and “barge (!)” We love a city mooring Leeds, Manchester or Drum But also rural quiet spots AwayContinue reading “Boat Sharing”

Many folk experience This time of in between House sold but new one not complete A world of not quite being Each day a brand new box to tick A different hurdle to jump The fear that it could yet go wrong Making the poor heart thump Pretend that it’s a holiday As you rentContinue reading “LIMBO”

This Covid mess Is full of stress Not solely for the NHS . It’s not a competition who Has lost the most Has more to do . Some work all hours  Some not at all Some have had the Final fall . It all is sad It’s all a mess No one hurt life IsContinue reading “Covid Stress”

As a child I had a nurse outfit With apron and all that I took a convoluted route To earn myself that hat .. This verse is a reflection On my retirement day To recall all the ways  I’ve earned my daily pay .. Paper round at Trevettes Friday’s never funny On to woolworths onContinue reading “WORKING LIFE”

12 hours of bored games 11 missing visits 10th month of all this! 9 mammoth zoom calls 8 wine deliveries 7 jigsaw puzzles 6 petty disputes 5 pounds of cheese 4 tier levels  3 matches / day 2 empty chairs and a sole lonely Christmas tree🎄 

So it is here, 2021 The start of my retirement fun But Covid 19 has other ideas Confining us to live in tiers But let’s not cry We are still here To see in another year

I was born in Wemb er Ly Left there at the age of three On to Southgate: that is home Where I was schooled and I was grown At 17 the family moved Quite devastating as it proved Devizes did not suit me well Too quiet, too rural: it was hell To Bristol, married andContinue reading “Round trip to Wembley”

Nala is a funny hound Quick of eye  Can spot a fly At a hundred feet She can cover lots of ground Takes no heed  of her speed And the fear of those she meets Yet when she is in her own home In a heap Fast asleep She doesn’t stir for anyone Occasionally ifContinue reading “Nala”

. This blog is for me To fill up my time By writing stuff down And making it rhyme I’m happy if you Feel like a read And contact me if You feel that you need