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• Fruit Tree

  

  It has to be Tangerine. Apples are awesome, bananas are brilliant, cherries are cute (fabulous blossom too), damsons are delicious, entawaks are exotic (look... Read more

  9 hours, 56 minutes ago by   Ashleylister
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• Knowing Limits Again

  When one talks of anything, there seems to be an idea that there is only one meaning to it. I have had occassion to talk of it before on a different subject.... Read more

  The 09 february 2026 by   C. Suresh
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• Cottage Ladies

  

  Until modern times, the status of women was Bible-clear – to love, honour and obey – with a particular emphasis on obey. Women had little say and precious few... Read more

  The 07 february 2026 by   Jackscott
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• Vinyl Junkies

  

  For Christmas in 2025 my sister-in-law bought me a mug with the legend “It’s Not Hoarding if it’s Vinyl” emblazoned across it. She knows me well. It now stands... Read more

  The 05 february 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Fruit Tree

  

  When I moved into my previous house in Thornton Cleveleys it was the garden that sold me on the deal. It was an really ugly house, the kitchen was drab and... Read more

  The 05 february 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Fruit Tree

  

  Arboriculture, or the cultivation of fruit trees goes back to the Neolithic period and was developed, perhaps, around 6,000 BCE within the Fertile Crescent in... Read more

  The 04 february 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Fruit Tree - An Apple Tree on St Kilda

  

  It was one of those rare mornings where I didn’t need to be up early. A grandson had stayed with us recently, which meant early starts and walks to school in al... Read more

  The 03 february 2026 by   Ashleylister
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• Vinyl(s)

  

  In the beginning was the vinyl. Well, not quite at the dawn of recorded music. Originally, from the 1880s onwards, there were perforated paper rolls for... Read more

  The 03 february 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• Knowing Your Limits

  There is always this tug of war between those who would prefer to work within their limits and those who would try to push the envelope. When it comes to the... Read more

  The 02 february 2026 by   C. Suresh
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• Happiness Is... Enjoying the Busy Break

  

  I always appreciate the one-week school holidays we have in March and September that allows us to take a break from the hustle and bustle and have some family... Read more

  The 01 february 2026 by   A Happy Mum
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