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Come on, let’s have some fun, on the moon!…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s nice sounding word is, marzipan.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Imagine being a kid back in 1956!And for Christmas we got a book, perhaps like the Lion Annual for that year. The girls would get books with ponies on the front … Continue reading

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How about another of my strange drawings, pastels?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ischium, riparian, skegger, jesserant, costrel, modius, and xyster. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be … Continue reading

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Oh, that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Pastel Purple, Brush Brown, Pencil Pink, Rubber Russet, Compasses Cream, Pen Puce, Ink Indigo, Crayon Crimson, Ruler Rouge, and Sharpener Silver. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh look, here it is!For a look at the previous … Continue reading

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Yet, some more notes, on playing blues guitar…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s supermarket vegetable, that you are not sure about, is the pak choi.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I thought that I’d finished with these short pieces about playing blues guitar, but there were a couple of things that I meant … Continue reading

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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s meerkat is, really, just an ordinary mere cat.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the answer to today’s title question is: ‘Well, no, not really, in fact, I rather like doing it.’ They might be singing in English, or they might … Continue reading

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china tea pot is the one shaped like Donald Trump’s head. They always sell these in packs of four, as they are so easy to smash, as throwing them across a room seems very popular.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading

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How about another of my odd drawings/paintings?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the honest one. Oh, sorry, I just can’t seem to find one of those…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha! Let’s have a look at this one! Black and Colour. No. 8. 2024. Charcoal, fluorescent paint, and black ink, … Continue reading

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Oh, it’s that double lino print, I mentioned before…

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s disappointing Vladimir Nabokov novel is the one called Pnin.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, it’s the double lino print that I made reference to in a post a few days ago. Do click here to see the post … Continue reading

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Some more of those overheard, and misheard, snatches of cafĂ© conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: hyaline, rummer, sixaine, godroon, zoppo, and ganoid.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Then it slipped, just slipped, through my fingers, see’!‘And then it was at some total level point, Sally.’‘Oh, he was quite a meteor cup outside…’‘Then I … Continue reading

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But, is that one supposed to be humorous?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: floppy red, floppy violet, floppy grey, floppy green, floppy azure, floppy crimson, floppy yellow, and floppy black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another of my drawings-paintings. Plenty of black, and smaller bits of colour, fairly bright colours to … Continue reading

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No, no, I’m sorry, but you can’t have that lino print!…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather unfair joke is the one about the Prime Minister’s short legs.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, if you are puzzled by the title of today’s post, you could perhaps have a look at my earlier blog about how … Continue reading

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafĂ© conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s anteater is the one in the cafĂ©, asking if they have got any ants.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘You never know, then it will be the spring, Charles.’‘Well, it was just, a sort of, diamond smell.’‘What? See a crazy person … Continue reading

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The lino print from the sketch with those messy electrical bits…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: papillote, telergy, godroon, commensuration, sommelier and brewis. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor turn up … Continue reading

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafĂ© conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s portion of take-away chips and curry sauce is the discarded one sitting on a low wall at the end of the street.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Fom’?‘No Patrick’!‘A free-chair practice’?‘Me, I’d have a weedle will.’‘There you are! Happy birthday’!‘George, I’ll … Continue reading

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafĂ© conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: dita, prudhomme, dudeen, viscacha, flaser, pennon, and synaeresis. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks with awarded … Continue reading

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So, who was it, on the phone?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, metempiricism.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Round about teatime yesterday, I heard a phone ringing. But it didn’t sound like my house phone, it sounded like a mobile, cell, one. That was surprising, as I don’t have a … Continue reading

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Oh dear, it seems to be a blog, about the blog…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old word is, blimp.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have been doing this-here daily blog for several years now. But lately, the writing side of it is becoming very messy – not from your point of view, dear reader, but … Continue reading

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Just some snatches of overheard and misheard cafĂ© conversation…

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to: open the sealed package using an old bread-knife, slip on the cardboard face-mask, supplied in the attached envelope, peel the perforated metal foil outwards, pull off the clear plastic screening, switch on … Continue reading

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What about some climbing, then?…

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s silly sounding word is, omelette. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some advice about climbing Mount Everest. ‘So, what is, your advice’? ‘Well, look, the first thing, is to find the people…’ ‘The people?… The other climbers, you mean’? ‘No, … Continue reading

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Mail Art Postcard, No. 4918…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today is the King and Queen’s coronation day, but not all of us will be celebrating. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, not a very nicely coloured card, is it?Not a very nice yellow at all, but then, it … Continue reading

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