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A Tear In The Night

The cat summoned us in the night with a few distressed mews as he lay on the dining room floor. We turned on the light and stayed with him. The lady who hated cats when I met her shed a tear and stroked him as he died.
Yes, he knew we were there
I reassured her as [...]

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Everything Back To Normal

And so it is the day after.
Christmas has been and gone, as has the prodigal son. He brought a puppy. It peed, of course, but mostly on the newspaper put down for it, and stole slippers, and tried to dig to China under the table, and looked altogether pixilited with himself when allowed to watch [...]

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Wanted: One Chocolate Guinea Pig (Urgent)

The lady of the house went out yesterday saying
I’m leaving the door open for the cat, just so you don’t shut him out.
“Has he packed?” I asked. “Give him some money!”
Alas, there’s not much chance of him taking off. He just goes out to stick his claws in the neighbour’s doormats. He’s 17 and has [...]

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To Mum and the Man Next Door

The latest topic getting attention from journalists and the chattering classes in Britain is couples not living together. Several celebrity couples are now living next door to each other and, now that this is a trend, non-celebrities who have been living apart for years are being interviewed and celebrated. You can spot the sex question [...]

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Glimpses of Greatness

Mrs.Worthington and I go to see our daughter on the stage and come away impressed. I buy some Roman Marching Bread and it proves to be Roman Sleeping Bread. Frank Johnson remembered.

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