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Archives for 2016

Dwindling badness over the fence. Creatively sourced birthday cake over the wall. 

A good neighbourhood it seems. 

Where you know the name of at last one person who lives in your street. 

Parachuting gently to the ground was an idea that needed planting and watering.

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If there were three. 

Two people saw another who added so much knowledge, they became a trio.

If one added heart, the other knowledge and the other musical ability – was there any way to be sure they would like lasagna? 

Is a grape grown on the southern slopes of mount Vesuvius enough to change history?

Please relax, this is not a test!

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Two people stood up and announced their new plan. 

Nobody knew what the plan was for, but it sounded good. 

You can do better than that…if you don’t know what it’s for, how can it sound good?!

Let’s be clear, bright and inspired. Let’s apply, specify and clarify.

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The day the cookie crumbled.

What does it take to paint a country in your favorite color?

Who should you ask for an opinion on the political situation on Alpha Centuri 23?

Where is the best place to buy popcorn in North Korea?

Did someone make a mistake?

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Sometimes it’s just the memory of that cool but bright evening in Clichy.

Other times it’s the brave face they put on the news of departure.

All in all, it’s the memory, any one of the many memories, you share and know it’s understood and so well known. Familiar.

Friend or family….it’s a family affair.

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