Rod Collins

All Hallows Eve beckons and it barely seems like a year ago since I last wrote about it - time is flying like witches on Samain !
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It seems to me that nowadays as soon as somebody does something wrong or inadvisable there seems to be a witch hunt with screams of RESIGN from all quarters.
The only people who seem safe from it are those that really should resign !
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I’ve just finished reading The Hidden whisper by JJ Lumsden and thought I’d try expanding my repertoire by becoming a book reviewer !
I read the book with reviewing it in mind and also with an eye, as regular readers will be only too aware, to writing a novel myself
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It’s well known that travel narrows the mind and is generally best avoided.
I say this having done a great deal of it in the past and gained little or nothing from it.
Of course living in Lincolnshire means I am well served with a veritable cornucopia of delights but those who are less fortunate and live elsewhere probably have to travel - just like I did today
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Having to keep the weight off my foot for the last few days has sorely tested the Goldeneye Mettle
I was hoping for a Rear Window situation which may also serve to stimulate my literary ambitions - well we can only hope I guess
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The Royal British Legion have been supporting those that fought for us and this country and they need your help !
The fact that they do is a bloody disgrace … but
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Every story has a beginning a middle and an end. Some stories start off sounding very promising.
When you get a call out of the blue from a hot-chick saying
“if you want to get some wood come round quick”
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In an uncertain world it seems that nothing is safe - even the iconic Playboy Bunny is under threat !
Is women’s liberation, more enlightened and less sexist times to blame ?
No it’s the credit crunch !
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Full of vim and vigour, or should that be fire and brimstone, and over-flowing with the joys of winter your host once again felt energized enough to tackle the Lincolnshire Wolds in a green and non-toxic fashion.
It has to be said saving the planet is not foremost on my mind when I wheel out the new velocipede but is a welcome by-product
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There’s a time and a place for everything - or so the saying goes.
Here’s a great candid shot featuring a glamorous world famous celebrity and somebody who’s not !
Another in the new series of pictures that caught my eye
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What is the best thing to do with Butternut Squash ?
Something I know that continually nags away at most of you so you’ll be pleased to hear the green-fingered gourmet is here to finally bring about a solution to this vexed question that plagues so many of you
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Your host once again found himself swapping 4 wheels for 2 and sensible trousers for some far too tight for decency !
Destination Croxby Pond Plantation - method of transport -bicycle !
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I’ve been moved to write this whilst watching a programme featuring Oasis.
Noel Gallagher is an absolute genius - but why ?
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A few days ago saw an article here about why so many 40ish aged bachelors seem reluctant to get married. There was another reason I thought about but did not put it in the article, seeing this picture of the Desperate Housewives star on the beach kind of galvanized the point
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How are things going wherever you are ?
I know it’s all doom and gloom but there must be some good news out there
The best and worst of the week
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New series !
I’m going to feature some pictures that catch my eye from time to time
Maybe they are just great shots, maybe they make you think, maybe they’ll be funny or simply bizarre
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