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Post Office Cakes

March 25, 2021 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality
– from Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

The post office counter person headed to a local shop for milk and cake while I was addressing three envelopes sold to me to save 40% on postage. I appreciated the recommendation but it cost me 20 minutes extra parking because that’s how long it took.

A unicorned ginger magnolia cat I spotted while hunting magnolias.
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: grandkids, magnolia, photos, post office

World Book Day 2021

March 4, 2021 by Simon Robinson 2 Comments

It’s the second World Book Day during my (not) Walking Commentary daily journaling and last year I got it wrong. I wrongly encouraged readers to celebrate an unofficial celebration. Today is the official World Book Day for 2021.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: booklink, encyclopaedia britannica, magnolia, thomas pakenham, trees, world book day

Journaldate: 365.6

February 28, 2021 by Simon Robinson 2 Comments

Stardate 74628 or 47634.44

Everyone’s calendars are relative to a starting point. It’s been a year since I started this journal so it’s Journalday 365 today. Trekkies might date it as 74628 despite the fictitious origins. Then again, Star Trek on TV (74628) isn’t on the same calendar as the game played as Star Trek Online (47634). Parallax takes many forms.

Two garden shots from this morning’s search for magnolias.
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: booklink, colin tudge, fabhappy, hans rosling, magnolia, photography, photozines, thomas pakenham, walking

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