what happened to the typewriter

What happened to the Typewriter?

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If you are of a certain vintage you'll probably know what a typewriter is. You have either used one or can remember the clatter and ringing sounds of a typewriter. I recently discovered my old typewriter. But what actually happened…

5 Things that make me happy

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You know that song about favourite things... yes, from The Sound of Music? Well, if you think about it, we all have favourite things that make us happy....   I was thinking about things in my house that I…
Good things that happened in 2020

Good things about 2020

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  With 2021 still in its baby shoes, most of us are glad 2020 is over.  It was an unprecedented year to say the least.  Millions of people got infected by the Covid-19 coronavirus. More than one million sadly died.  Governments…
Stille Nacht and other carols

‘Silent Night’ and other Carols

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It was 1914.  The First World War. A bitter cold winter in the trenches for soldiers on the Western Front. Bleak, with little hope that the fighting would stop over Christmas.  Then, on Christmas Eve, the English…
crafts for Christmas

Christmas crafts for all

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In this new kind of normal with social distancing and masks it is still imperative that we make the Christmas season the special time it always is, a celebration. So, I thought to get you in the mood I'll make a few Christmas…
Favourite things about South Africa and Ireland

My favourite things – Eire & South Africa

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Next year we will be celebrating 20 years of living in Ireland, our adopted country.  So I thought I’ll make a list of my favourite things of Ireland.  Things I've really come to love about this country.  Because…