Monthly Archives: Sep 2017

A Question of Perception

Posted on Sep 29, 2017 by caroleparkes

      What Do You Think About Caravans? It has always fascinated me how people from different nations and cultures view caravans, or rather mobile homes as they are more commonly known here now. This difference seems more noticeable … Continue reading →

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Lancashire Humour -Wet, Wet, Wet

Posted on Sep 27, 2017 by caroleparkes

We walked out of the chippy unable to speak, we had tears in our eyes. It was not the price or an Atlantic Cod shortage causing this emotional moment, we had just said goodbye to Mr Chow, proprietor of Chow’s … Continue reading →

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Wish I was an expert!

Posted on Sep 27, 2017 by caroleparkes

Apart from being a master at nothing, the worst thing about being an all-rounder is there is so much you want to do and not enough time to do it in. Wish there were more hours in the day! I … Continue reading →

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Winter Cave Poems: Diary of a Caving and Creative Writing Project

Posted on Sep 27, 2017 by caroleparkes

Source: Winter Cave Poems: Diary of a Caving and Creative Writing Project

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Best Way Yet to Make Sure Your Posts Are Reblogged

Posted on Sep 27, 2017 by caroleparkes

  Co-operative Reblogging How many of us have spent precious time perfecting a post for our website only to have it seen once, and then sink neglected in the blog graveyard? Few people may have actually seen the post, and … Continue reading →

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Middle-Age Musings

Posted on Sep 22, 2017 by caroleparkes

The years described as ‘middle age’ are arbitrary, but commonly believed to occur later now than one hundred years ago. The middle years occupy about one-third of our life cycle, and can last between twenty and thirty years. For the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Memories Die

Posted on Sep 11, 2017 by caroleparkes

As an avid family historian, I’m a great believer in memoirs and autobiographies. If your aged family members are capable, encourage them to give you a written piece on  their life experiences. If that would be too difficult, encourage them … Continue reading →

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