Index

February 2024

21 – 3000 Shredded
20 – No Number Posting
19 – 2999 Traditions of magic
18 – 2998 It makes scents
17 – 2997 An affair
16 – 2996 He lived alone
15 – 2995 Kissing frogs
14 – 2994 Things happen
13 – 2993 Proposal
12 – 2992 Wizardry
11 – 2991 Society’s victim
10 – 2990 Tooth fairies
9 – 2989 Double deaths
8 – 2988 A duty done
7 – 2987 AI electrification
6 – 2986 Lovely old lady
5 – 2985 Boys’ summer camp
4 – 2984 Eggs for breakfast
2 – 2983 The whole shebang
1 – 2982 Specimens

January 2024

31 – 2981 A letter of complaint
30 – 2980 Stench
29 – 2979 A guest blogger
28 – 2978 Ancient planet
27 – 2977 Science Non-fiction
26 – 2976 Hilarious hairdressers
25 – 2975 Extension electrocution
24 – 2974 Feeling run down?
23 – 2973 Punctured
22 – 2972 Many names, many guises
21 – 2971 Hula hooping
20 – 2970 Hardened hearts
19 – 2969 No pass mountain pass
18 – 2968 The beautiful inheritance
17 – 2967 Chicken husbandry
16 – 2966 Waiting
15 – 2965 On the pink phone
14 – 2964 Surprise gift
13 – 2963 Red wine, white wine
12 – 2962 Splashing about
11 – 2961 Marriage plans
10 – 2960 The punishment fits the crime
9 – 2959 Contaminated banana
8 – 2958 What?
7 – 2957 Desperation
6 – 2956 Beautiful lilies
5 – 2955 Morning assignment
4 – 2954 Ground meat aka mince
3 – 2953 Moon bathing
2 – 2952 Be resolute!
1 – 2951 Happy New Year!

December 2023

30 – 2950 Farewell to the old year
29 – 2949 Tale of a damp squib
28 – 2948 Dylan Thingamabob
27 – 2947 Exotic fruit
26 – 2946 Boxing Day
25 – 2945 A Christmas cruise
24 – 2944 The hassles of retirement
23 – 2943 A special Christmas present
22 – 2942 The goose is getting fat!
21 – 2941 Yakety Yak
20 – 2940 Beau the Cat
19 – 2939 Ingratitude
18 – 2938 The doodled sketch
17 – 2937 Uncle Steve gets lunch
16 – 2936 Funerals for magnates
15 – 2935 A brief moment
14 – 2934 Just in case
13 – 2933 Heidi’s day
12 – 2932 When your number’s up
11 – 2931 A pain in the
10 – 2930 Today we’re gonna learn histry
9 – 2929 Oops!
8 – 2928 Meet the greats
7 – 2927 A happy death
6 – 2926 Fixed in a jiffy
5 – 2925 The bread maker
4 – 2924 Boy Giant
3 – 2923 Barter
2 – 2922 The singing wolf
1 – 2921 Hang on

November 2023

30 – 2920 Forbidden fruit
29 – 2919 At your service
28 – 2918 Honey
27 – 2917 First grandchild
26 – 2916 The truth about unicorns
25 – 2915 Guardian Angels
24 – 2914 Your privacy is protected
23 – 2913 Much to be thankful for
22 – 2912 Apple pie
21 – 2911 Unimagined disaster
20 – 2910 Indeed a blessing
19 – 2909 GRUB
18 – 2908 A Mexican advertisement
17 – 2907 An educational lesson
16 – 2906 Husband’s passing
15 – 2905 Safe driving
14 – 2904 Reticulated python
13 – 2903 The keys
12 – 2902 The white owl
11 – 2901 Wizardry
10 – 2900 Vehicle accidents
9 – 2899 Go for it
8 – 2898 At the bus stop
7 – 2897 Doreen’s birthday
6 – 2896 Turnip farmer
5 – 2895 Yeah, love you too
4 – 2894 Distasteful food
3 – 2893 Madagascan family
2 – 2892 Hiding the corpse
1 – 2891 Perpetual motion

October 2023

31 – 2890 A true story for Halloween
30 – Poem113: In praise of offal
29 – 2889 Amazing maze
28 – 2888 It’s my seat
27 – 2887 Mother’s birthday
26 – 2886 Palm reading
25 – 2885 Farewell Fairy
24 – 2884 A new beginning
23 – 2883 Room to think
22 – 2882 Parole
21 – 2881 Online dating
20 – 2880 Death by…
19 – 2879 Envelope under the door
18 – 2878 A bit of home cooking
17 – 2877 Drought
16 – 2876 Town Square statue
15 – 2875 The sunset
14 – 2874 Marshmallows for grandma
13 – 2873 Stupid old git
12 – 2872 Dinner invitation
11 – 2871 Swamp heron
10 – 2870 How do you spell that?
9 – 2869 Electric bicycles
8 – 2868 The old man
7 – 2867 Check the carton
6 – 2866 Old school friend
5 – 2865 Summer work
4 – 2864 As luck would have it
3 – 2863 Tu-whit tu-whoo
2 – 2862 Flower Festival Winner
1 – 2861 The chance of a lifetime

September 2023

30 – 2860 Roman’s legacy
29 – 2859 College accommodation
28 – 2858 Travelogue
27 – 2857 Let’s get things done
26 – 2856 Priceless
25 – 2855 The squall
24 – 2854 Chance of escape
23 – 2853 Murderous happenstance
22 – 2852 What future is there?
21 – 2851 The trials of being a student
20 – 2850 Cross-cultural enrichment
19 – 2849 Subway
18 – 2848 Till death us do part
17 – 2847 Not a fruitless way of life
16 – 2846 Disappearing taillights
15 – 2845 Letitia eats fruit
14 – 2844 An intergalactic yearning
13 – 2843 Out to dinner
12 – 2842 Wedding of the century
11 – 2841 A letter of complaint
10 – 2840 No room
9 – 2839 Final flight
8 – 2838 The prettiest garden
7 – 2837 Floating
6 – 2836 Stranded
5 – 2835 Birthday cake
4 – 2834 Your a goner
3 – 2833 Revenge
2 – 2832 The spirit world
1 – 2831 Debut performance

August 2023

30 – 2830 You’re the artist
29 – 2829 Everlasting youth
28 – 2828 Don’t do it
27 – 2827 The novelist
26 – 2826 Teddy Bear’s pick-nicked
25 – 2825 Best friends (but not for long)
24 – 2824 By way of explanation
23 – 2823 Rugby team
22 – 2822 Keeping goldfish
21 – 2821 You’re useless
20 – 2820 The homemaker
19 – 2819 The door is always open
18 – 2818 Acrophobia
17 – 2817 Griselda goes missing
16 – 2816 Have a nice evening
15 – 2815 The Rupert Equation
14 – 2814 The Gardens of Heaven
13 – 2813 Lamp unplugged
12 – 2812 The hoarder
11 – 2811 Puppetry
10 – 2810 What happens to despotic teachers
9 – 2809 Fiddle sticks!
8 – 2808 Almost a team
7 – 2807 The mechanic
6 – 2806 Useless gifts
5 – 2805 SLURP!
4 – 2804 The last time I saw him
3 – 2803 A disappointing story, story-wise
2 – 2802 A horrible nightmare
1 – 2801 Theatrical improvisation

July 2023

30 – 2800 My town
29 – 2799 A new coffee mug
28 – 2798 The down-to-earth princess
27 – 2797 Our little secret
26 – 2796 Hitting the wrong note
25 – 2795 The dressmaker
24 – 2794 By-pass
23 – 2793 Transmogrification
22 – 2792 Don’t you know who I am?
21 – 2791 Cooking rum
20 – 2790 Bathroom renovation
19 – 2789 I thought I’d be dead by now
18 – 2788 The survivor
17 – 2787 Spenser woke up
16 – 2786 Violet’s cork board
15 – 2785 A seat on a rocket
14 – 2784 O happy world!
13 – 2783 Ever after
12 – 2782 Toothache
11 – 2781 A little romance
10 – 2780 O Soldier! Soldier!
9 – 2779 Squawk the Cockatoo
8 – 2778 Athol Patrick Huntington
7 – 2777 Blooming plants
6 – 2776 A hoax?
5 – 2775 God bless this house
4 – 2774 Explosive
3 – 2773 Language doesn’t hang around
2 – 2772 Taking a stand
1 – 2771 Escape

June 2023

30 – 2770 On reflection
29 – 2769 A very pretty dish
28 – 2768 Equity farming
27 – 2767 Post Apocalypse
26 – 2766 Be prepared
25 – 2765 Wonderful news!
24 – 2764 Creature of habit
23 – 2763 Vaporization
22 – 2762 A thing of beauty is a joy forever
21 – 2761 Thingummy
20 – 2760 You know who you are
19 – 2759 Whathisname
18 – 2758 Thingamabob
17 – 2757 Is it always cold in here?
16 – 2756 Scuba diving in coral
15 – 2755 Jump!
14 – 2754 Parachute jump
13 – 2753 Only one murderer
12 – 2752 Gone fishing
11 – 2751 International travel
10 – 2750 Bon voyage
9 – 2749 A sad reunion
8 – 2748 Lost opportunity
7 – 2747 A sensible story for once
6 – 2746 Cat food
5 – 2745 Thursday’s Sally Lunn
4 – 2744 Under the table
3 – 2743 Shooting lesson
2 – 2742 Damsel in distress
1 – 2741 The birthday party

May 2023

31 – Music 548: Ragtag 1
30 – 2740 Presidential portrait
29 – 2739 Tobogganing
28 – 2738 Ask not for whom the bell tolls
27 – 2737 The fishing trip
26 – 2736 The curse
25 – 2735 Love is in the air
24 – 2734 Swings and roundabouts
23 – 2733 ZINDABAD!
22 – 2732 Airport ordeal
21 – 2731 No pets
20 – 2730 Vegetables
19 – 2729 What’s in a name?
18 – 2728 Beyond the garden shed
17 – 2727 Autumn garden preparation
16 – 2726 Be careful who you date
15 – 2725 Solid butter
14 – 2724 Restacking shelves
13 – 2723 AI
12 – 2722 The call of nature
11 – 2721 Gareth’s walk
10 – 2720 Wedding attire
9 – 2719 Let’s stay in touch
8 – 2718 I can’t believe it’s the 8th of May
7 – 2717 Theatre Monologue Darling
6 – 2716 Hip Hip Hooray!
5 – 2715 Despicably-rotten
4 – 2714 The first guest
3 – 2713 Only one wish
2 – 2712 The scimitar
1 – 2711 Maypole dancing

April 2023

30 – 2710 Monopolies
29 – 2709 What a party!
28 – 2708 When Melville pulled the trigger
27 – 2707 Brave new world
26 – 2706 The pies have it
25 – 2705 The Last Post
24 – 2704 The first day
23 – 2703 Hounded by a goblin
22 – 2702 Home not alone
21 – 2701 Unlucky
20 – 2700 For no rhyme or reason
19 – 2699 A true story
18 – 2698 Stuffy people
17 – 2697 Winter warmth
16 – 2696 Archie goes progressively blind
15 – 2695 The snapping turtle
14 – 2694 Organically grown vegetables
13 – 2693 Good luck, bad luck
12 – 2692 A sweet story
11 – 2691 Overheard barnyard conversation
10 – 2690 Roasted yams
9 – 2689 Pious Phillip
8 – 2688 Worry
7 – 2687 Soup
6 – 2686 Two souls, one body
5 – 2685 Family dinner
4 – 2684 Exhumation demanded
3 – 2683 I feel like a new person
2 – 2682 A special doll
1 – 2681 My father’s smile

March 2023

30 – 2680 Nostradamus II
29 – 2679 Fruit slice
28 – 2678 Unsolved double murder
27 – 2677 Pre-planned honeymoon
26 – 2676 Bloody murder
25 – 2675 Body bumps
24 – 2674 An alien encounter
23 – 2673 Bigotry
22 – 2672 New job
21 – 2671 Party game
20 – 2670 The dangerous lake
19 – 2669 On becoming a princess
18 – 2668 Life is so fragile
17 – 2667 On this particular day
16 – 2666 Shadows
15 – 2665 My Bank Service
14 – 2664 To win the day
13 – 2663 Final exam
12 – 2662 A goodnight sleep
11 – 2661 An accidental death
10 – 2660 Intergalactic mining
9 – 2659 A national census
8 – 2658 Oh that’s terrible
7 – 2657 Leaving for college
6 – 2656 Oh to be six again
5 – 2655 Slavery through the ages
4 – 2654 An astonishingly resourceful idea
3 – 2653 Collecting firewood
2 – 2652 Fabulous new car
1 – 2651 At a wedding reception

February 2023

28 – 2650 How to milk a cow
27 – 2649 A wet summer
26 – 2648 A very pretty wedding
25 – 2647 Habitual drinking
22 – 2646 Modern Day Math(s) Exam
21 – 2645 Landon enters Paradise
20 – 2644 Get vaccinated
19 – 2643 To be open
18 – 2642 A can of worms
17 – 2641 An exciting cruise
16 – 2640 Back street triumvirate
15 – 2639 Bananas
14 – 2638 Valentine’s Day Massacre
13 – 2637 Leonardo’s plastic
12 – 2636 Shark attack
11 – 2635 Felicitous dream
10 – 2634 How to fix things
9 – 2633 Death by coffee mug
7 – 2632 The invisible cloak
6 – 2631 Garden tools
5 – 2630 Choosing a profession
4 – 2629 The end of the Egg-Timer
3 – 2628 Laundry shelf saga
2 – 2627 Witch Woke
1 – 2626D A Memorable Event – Part 4

January 2023

31 – 2626C A Memorable Event – Part 3
30 – 2626B A Memorable Event – Part 2
29 – 2626A A Memorable Event – Part 1
28 – 2625 Sleight of hand
27 – 2624 Pet rat’s lifespan
24 – 2623 Potted plants
23 – 2622 Rhubarb jam
22 – 2621 Old friends
20 – 2620 This morning’s coffee
19 – 2619 Swim between the flags
18 – 2618 A fairy story
17 – 2617 My Coronation Sussex Chickens
16 – 2616 Stephanie the Cat
15 – 2615 The black tulip
14 – 2614 WARNING!
13 – 2613 Elephant ride
12 – 2612 What’s for dinner?
11 – 2611 The seven deadly sins
10 – 2610 The state of education?
9 – 2609 Elizabeth’s bout of arachnophobia
8 – 2608 How the planet was saved
7 – 2607 Yet another story about stuffed cherry tomatoes
6 – 2606 Masquerade
5 – 2605 An alien favour
4 – 2604 Quails’ eggs
3 – 2603 A dog’s life
2 – 2602 Madam Prime Minister
1 – 2601 Takes the cake

December 2022

11 – 2600 A grand entrance and exit
10 – 2599 Serial killer
9 – 2598 War bride
8 – 2597 Toot toot!
7- 2596 Christmas marzipan
6 – Music 547: The Holly and the Ivy
5- 2595 Glad tidings
4- 2594 Scrawny little twerp
3 – 2593 A shocking tale
2 – 2592 Always do one thing at a time
1 – 2591 Old Mrs Handisides’ garden

November 2022

30 – 2590 The patio proposal
29 – 2589 The winning turkey
28 – 2588 Daily hamburger
27 – 2587 A gruesome departure
26 – 2586 Putting up the Christmas tree
25 – 2585 I thank my lucky stars
24 – 2584 Why I celebrate American Thanksgiving
23 – 2583 Licking the cake mixing bowl
22 – 2582 A very important man
21 – 2581 Water
20 – 2580 Scram scammers! Scram!
19 – 2579 The long and the short of it
18 – 2578 Piffle
17 – 2577 The hay shed
16 – 2576 Here’s to your health
15 – 2575 Blind date
14 – 2574 A fortuitous day
13 – 2573 An immensely ordinary day
12 – 2572 A lonely day
11 – 2571 Body on the lawn
10 – 2570 The last ostrich
9 – 2569 The recount
8 – 2568 A dribbling idiot
7 – 2567 City life
6 – 2566 Corvette covetousness
5 – 2565 The prophetic plum tree
4 – 2564 Daily shower
3 – 2563 Roads gather memories
2 – 2562 Can you pick me up?
1 – Music 486-546: All sorts

October 2022

31 – 2561 A true story for Halloween
30 – 2560 Election Day
29 – 2559 Blue murder
28 – 2558 Notes for a novel
27 – 2557 Good morning!
26 – 2556 Fish guts
25 – 2555 When in Suva
24 – 2554 Dylan self-combusts
23 – 2553 In the mud
22 – 2552 Tiger Spectacle
21 – 2551 Chemistry! Yawn!
20 – 2550 Ethnomusicology
19 – 2549 An answer to a prayer
18 – 2548 Scales of Justice
17 – 2547 Gabriella’s tomatoes
16 – 2546 Bad Luck Year
15 – 2545 Earthlings’ sensory perceptions
14 – 2544 A quiet retirement
13 – 2543 A bookish tale
12 – 2542 Just desserts on a desert island
11 – 2541 A much deserved break
10 – 2540 Mallet murder with malice
9 – 2539 Apple Cider Pork Chops
8 – 2538 Dunk bucket
7 – 2537 Natalie’s garden
6 – 2536 Cat’s meal time
5 – 2535 Toxic flowers
4 – 2534 Always read the safety warnings
3 – 2533 The treble voice
2 – 2532 The power of flowers
1 – 2531 Phailsod throws a birthday party

September 2022

30 – 2530 A memorable wedding
29 – 2529 Heteropaternal superfecundation
28 – 2528 Such a common name
27 – 2527 On naming the children
26 – 2526 Itch before scratch
25 – 2525 The Worm from Hell
24 – 2524 Fitness talkback
23 – 2523 Cooking class
22 – 2522 Smarty Pants
21 – 2521 Ezra’s lily plot
20 – 2520 A lesson in ornithology
19 – 2519 An experience of a lifetime
18 – 2518 A carefully planned murder
17 – 2517 Poet Laureate
16 – 2516 Roses
15 – 2515 Julian takes a bath
14 – 2514 An outing
13 – 2513 Fly me to the moon
12 – 2512 Bedroom window
11 – 2511 Give a Bit
10 – 2510 Dolls
9 – 2509 Phone Grandma
8 – 2508 Off the power grid
7 – 2507 Good Heavens!
6 – 2506 Cable car adventure
5 – 2505 Afterlife
4 – 2504 Job interview
3 – 2503 Better to light a candle
2 – 2502 Personal trainer
1 – 2501 Alligator

August 2022

5 – 2500 Hither and yon
4 – 2499 Pioneers
3 – 2498 Inheritance
2 – 2497 The secret of success
1 – 2496 Earth’s Cosmological Contribution

July 2022

31 – 2495 Orlando
30 – 2494 Shortcut
29 – 2493 Cat food
28 – 2492 A disappointing day
26 – Music 485 Piano Sonata 6
25 – 2491 House fire
24 – 2490 What a kerfuffle!
23 – 2489 Guest alien
22 – 2488 A leopard can’t change its spots
21 – 2487 Password change
20 – 2486 I thought I’d lost you
19 – 2485 Dead end street
18 – 2484 A two-storey house
17 – 2483 Hush! Naseby is at prayer!
16 – 2482 Creative Writing Class
15 – 2481 Sing a Song of Sixpence
14 – Music 482-484 Three Caprices for piano
13 – 2480 Strutting cockerels
12 – 2479 Carolyn’s propensity
11 – 2478 What is the most effective poison?
10 – 2477 King Lear’s daughter
9 – 2476 Hospital emergency
8 – 2475 Am I a debauched sleazebag?
7 – 2474 Life is not always a bed of roses
6 – 2473 Endangered Zanzibar Red Colobus
5 – 2472 Mirror Mirror
4 – 2471 Mr. B.B. Wolf
3 – 2470 Full moon
2 – 2469 Summer bulbs
1 – 2468 Chants and hakas

June 2022

30 – 2467 Taking stock
29 – 2466 Ransacked
28 – 2465 Let her eat cake
27 – 2464 Crossing the Styx
26 – Music 480-481 Two mazurkas
25 – Music 479 Piano Sonata 5
24 – Music 475-478 Four little almost waltzes
23 – 2463 One needs enough to be secure
22 – 2462 Pollyanna comes to stay
21 – Music 474 Rondo adagio
20 – Music 466-473 A Little Night Music – 8 Nocturnes
19 – Music 462-465 Four Landscapes for Oboe and Piano
18 – 2461 A most unfortunate episode, with a hidden moral
17 – 2460 On logging trucks and cats
16 – 2459 Backward imbecilic aliens
15 – 2458 Bonnie’s paintings
14 – 2457 Clothes don’t maketh the man
13 – 2456 Monologue on the phone
12 – 2455 Lifestyle block
11 – 2454 Not for sale
10 – 2453 Interplanetary warfare
9 – 2452 The last apple
8 – 2451 An accidental murder
7 – 2450 Welcome to Verona
6 – 2449 The sinkhole
5 – 2448 I like to stay positive
4 – 2447 A lethal posy
3 – 2446 Interplanetary visitation
2 – 2445 Birthday treat
1 – 2444 The Somes Island Tufted Titmouse

May 2022

31 – 2443 Cold comfort
30 – 2442 In hot water
29 – 2441 Put the pieces together
28 – 2440 Piano was her forte
27 – 2439 It’s a clown’s life
26 – 2438 Grandpa puts his finger on it
25 – 2437 A paradigm of pedagogy
24 – 2436 Language
23 – 2435 Jack’s babies
22 – 2434 Tonsured
21 – 2433 Frith
20 – 2432 A brew of convolvulus
19 – 2431 A hearty speech
18 – 2430 Share and share alike
17 – 2429 Saved!
16 – 2428 Sometimes it’s better not to know
15 – 2427 Birthday gift
14 – Poem 112: The storm
13 – 2426 Putty
12 – 2425 Successful day’s fishing
11 – 2424 Hopping mad
10 – 2423 A memorable performance
9 – 2422 Oblivious to all
8 – 2421 Happy Birthing Personage Day!
7 – 2420 Grateful for small mercies
6 – 2419 Parliamentary sub-committee meeting…
5 – 2418 Life on the farm
4 – 2417 Sauce for the goose
3 – 2416 Very pretty
2 – 2415 Same old story
1 – 2414 Flies and fish

April 2022

30 – 2413 Flock
29 – 2412 Precious scimitar
28 – 2411 Mother to the rescue
27 – 2410 Eugenia’s professional approach
26 – 2409 Chemistry opportunities
25 – 2408 ANZAC Day 2022
24 – 2407 Stairway to Heaven
23 – 2406 White Elephants
22 – 2405 Pretty geraniums
21 – 2404 Dozing off
20 – 2403 Behind the mask
19 – 2402 Fate made me do it
18 – 2401 A reflection on the Easter Bunny
17 – 2400 A country bumpkin
16 – Music 455-461 Te Popo Variations
15 – 2399 Good Friday 2022
14 – 2398 Wool over their eyes
13 – 2397 The chosen one
12 – 2396 Rattling door in wind
11 – 2395 Excuses excuses
10 – 2394 Job done
9 – 2393 Angel of mercy

March 2022

31 – 2392 The children’s swing
30 – 2391 The marvels of technology
29 – 2390 A visit to the optometrist
28 – 2389 Something to squawk about
27 – 2388 Magnificent rhododendrons and azaleas
26 – 2387 Let this be a lesson
25 – 2386 The time is tripe
24 – 2385 A couple of shipping containers
23 – 2384 Teenage conversation
22 – 2383 Apprenticeships
21 – 2382 Concert Pianists
20 – 2381 Something in the eye
19 – 2380 An adventure sprung
18 – 2379 Sandy landing
17 – 2378 A novel approach
16 – 2377 Decipherable runes
15 – Story 9 Egg sandwiches – repeat
14 – Story 361 Masterpiece – repeat
13 – Story 838 Dear Miss Munyard – repeat
12 – Story 36 Muriel’s fabulous idea – repeat
11 – Story 32 Grace visits the zoo – repeat
10 – Story 941 Hilarious – repeat
9 – Story 549 Phlebotomists – repeat
8 – 2376 Devious Dad
7 – 2375 The happiest day of his life
6 – 2374 Father’s frustration
5 – 2373 Mother’s frustration
4 – Music 446-454 Hours of the Day
3 – 2372 Run-of-the-mill day
2 – 2371 Hard boiled
1 – 2370 Follow the science; follow me

February 2022

28 – 2369 Simple solution
27 – Music 445 Water Wheels – for woodwind and piano
26 – 2368 Office staff
25 – 2367 Hats off
24 – 2366 Winter wood
23 – 2365 Heavenly surprise
22 – 2364 The proof is in the pudding
21 – 2363 Get some of her own medicine
20 – 2362 Make a beeline for
19 – 2361 Don’t cut the branch you are sitting on
18 – 2360 Good things come to those who wait
17 – 2359 An unsavoury revenge
16 – 2358 Worn to a frazzle
15 – 2357 Let’s hear from the expert
14 – 2356 My Valentine
13 – 2355 Day of surprises
12 – 2354 Emily’s stratagem
11 – 2353 Inseparable Wanda and Wally
10 – 2352 Meow
9 – 2351 An alien attempt
8 – 2350 Family secrets
7 – 2349 To catch a thief
6 – 2348 A meeting of meats
5 – 2347 Teacher-Pupil
4 – 2346 Miranda’s first day
3 – 2345 The barbeque
2 – Music 439-444 Six Sundry Pieces for Piano
1 – 2344 Old bones

January 2022

31 – 2343 When you were twelve
30 – 2342 Bull
29 – 2341 Street corner beggar
28 – 2340 Lucky photo
27 – 2339 A light on shopping
26 – 2338 Detestable name
25 – 2337 Rhubarb and Strawberry Cobbler
24 – 2336 A home improvement partnership
23 – 2335 A common biography
22 – 2334 Healthy eating
21 – 2333 Cranberry sauce
20 – 2332 Peanut butter
19 – 2331 Berries
18 – Poem 111: Fettered
17 – 2330 The best laid plans
16 – 2329 A jolly funeral
15 – 2328 Cold murder
14 – 2327 Cucumber pickle
13 – 2326 Here comes the bride
12 – 2325 Tragedy begets tragedy
11 – 2324 There is skulduggery afoot
10 – Music 436-438 Three Etudes (for piano)
9 – 2323 Fluke of a lifetime
8 – 2322 A moment in the life of Felix
7 – 2321 Running on a tight budget
6 – Music 417 Telling Secrets (for String Orchestra)
5 – 2320 Restaurant service
4 – 2319 Triumph over rejection
3 – Poem 109: Dawn chorus
2 – Poem 108: Yet still the mighty rivers
1 – Poem 107: Hear the knelling

December 2021

31 – Poem 106: Beach walk
30 – 2318 A cause for celebration
29 – 2317 Building conversion
28 – 2316 Murder is not always straightforward
27 – 2315 A bad week
26 – 2314 Granny Hoppy
25 – Music 435 We Three Kings (for piano)
24 – 2313 Christmas Eve
23 – Music 432-434 Three Christmas Carols in Partial Disguise (for piano)
22 – 2312 Children’s parcels
21 – 2311 My secret admirer
20 – 2310 The snowstorm
19 – 2309 Light at the end of the tunnel
18 – 2308 Back in time
17 – 2307 The case of Estelle
16 – 2306 Dancing lessons
15 – 2305 Feisty waitress
14 – 2304 Heiress to a fortune
13 – 2303 Stage fright
12 – 2302 Room 349
11 – 2301 The study of Earthlings
10 – 2300 Pantomime Season
9 – 2299 Hidden treasure
8 – 2298 Bank robbers
7 – 2297 Choices
6 – 2296 Friends on a road trip
5 – 2295 Heirs and cousins
4 – 2294 The taxi ride
3 – 2293 Dance the night away
2 – 2292 The Reverend Sister’s drink
1 – 2291 Midnight mystery

November 2021

30 – 2290 Hello! Anybody there?
29 – 2289 The marriage proposal
28 – 2288 Luggage
27 – 2287 Restaurant protest
26 – 2286 Three friends
25 – 2285 The crooked Christmas tree
24 – 2284 Grumpy Crotch
23 – Poem 110: Six Clerihews
22 – 2282 Outside the bakery
21 – 2281 A cunning murderer
20 – 2280 Dare to ask
19 – 2279 Trout tickling
18 – 2278 Empty station
17 – 2277 Bettine goes window shopping
16 – 2276 The contraption
15 – 2275 Time to tarry
14 – 2274 Peace at last!
13 – Music 431 Joyful Days – Saturday (for piano)
12 – Music 430 Joyful Days – Friday (for piano)
11 – Music 429 Joyful Days – Thursday (for piano)
10 – Music 428 Joyful Days – Wednesday (for piano)
9 – Music 427 Joyful Days – Tuesday (for piano)
8 – Music 426 Joyful Days – Monday (for piano)
7 – Music 425 Joyful Days – Sunday (for piano)
6 – 2273 The old bicycle
5 – 2272 Vera’s generous help
4 – 2271 Lockdown Blues
3 – 2270 On a mission
2 – 2269 The naked truth
1 – 2268 Dulcie’s French onion soup

October 2021

31 – 2267 A bag of trash for Halloween
30 – 2266 Kitchen gadgetry
29 – 2265 History is made
28 – 2264 Passionfruit
27 – 2263 The tornado
26 – 2262 The world I woke to
25 – 2261 The date palm
24 – 2260 What a schemozzles!
23 – Music 418-24 In the Mode (for piano)
22 – 2259 Dead
21 – 2283 Starlight romance
20 – 2258 Story Homework
19 – Music 414-416 Three Whimsies for Piano
18 – Poem 105: Awake the dawn
17 – 2257 The swing bridge
16 – 2256 Over the teacups
15 – Music 409-13 Serenade for Strings
14 – 2255 Goldilocks breaks in again
13 – 2254 Time of birth
12 – 2253 Academia
11 – 2252 Study the Atlas
10 – 2251 The eyes have it
9 – 2250 Flight emergency
8 – 2249 Murder by asphyxiation
7 – 2248 Private detective
6 – 2247 A visit to Yellowstone
5 – 2246 Out on a limb
4 – Music 405-8 Suite for Piano
3 – 2245 Numbers count
2 – 2244 Virulent virology
1 – My Neck of the Woods: Chapter 15

September 2021

August 2021

31 – 2229 A real man writes poetry
30 – 2228 I spied: Margaret Mahy
29 – 2227 A sudden medical event
28 – 2226 Revenge is sweet
27 – 2225 Fewer deaths on Sunday
26 – 2224 Write great in twenty minutes
25 – 2223 Morgan’s pet insects
24 – 2222 A bit of a whine
23 – 2221 I spied: John Paul II
22 – 2220 Helpful suggestions
21 – 2219 Keeping warm
20 – 2218 The chemist
19 – 2217 Wheels
18 – 2216 Blackberry pie for Herb
17 – 2215 Wonderful chicken
16 – 2214 I spied: Michael Jackson
15 – 2213 Twins
14 – 2212 Struck by lightning
13 – 2211 Two rings and a fish
12 – 2210 The cost of a lawyer
11 – 2209 The stolen goose
10 – 2208 The husband and lover
9 – 2207 I spied: Queen Elizabeth II
8 – 2206 Cedar of Lebanon
7 – 2205 Norm’s Ancestral Monstrosity
6 – 2204 Garden gnomes
5 – 2203 The lockdown
4 – 2202 A good plumber is hard to find
3 – 2201 Great Uncle Frederick’s legacy
2 – 2200 I spied: Dolly Parton
1 – 2199 Joyce’s pet cat

July 2021

31 – 2198 An ornate mailbox
30 – 2197 The treehouse
29 – 2196 Organic gardening
28 – 2195 I plead innocence
27- 2194 Life in the swamp
26 – 2193 I’m pleased to be a bee
25 – 2192 Jet pack
24 – 2191 Full moon
23 – 2190 The corrugated iron shed
22 – 2189 Garden weeding, garden wedding
21 – 2188 Talula does the hula
20 – 2187 Alien first aid
19 – 2186 Traditional fairy stories
18 – 2185 Government handouts
17 – 2184 Complications
16 – 2183 Broken coffee maker
15 – Music 401 Little Red Riding Hood (Dance Theatre)
13 – 2182 A can of worms
12 – 2181 UFO info
11 – 2180 The call of Nature
10 – 2179 New identity
9 – 2178 A headless chicken
8 – 2177 The flukes of life
7 – 2176 Whizzing along
6 – 2175 Long flight
5 – 2174 Death by drowning
4 – 2173 The flooded stream
3 – 2167 Her husband’s ashes
2 – 2172 Amputation
1 – 2171 Gang warfare

June 2021

30 – 2170 Mashed Spud
29 – 2169 Alvin’s grandfather’s grandfather clock
28 – 2168 Genies in bottles
27 – Music 400 Kamala holds a press conference (for bagpipe chanter and piano)
26 – 2166 In gold lettering
25 – 2165 Teacher’s admonition
24 – 2164 Interplanetary wisdom
23 – 2163 A late frost
22 – 2162 House party
21 – 2161 Lend me your ears
20 – 2160 Dentures
19 – 2159 Slugs
18 – Music 397-399 Three pieces to play while wearing a silly hat
17 – 2158 Devouring Shakespeare
16 – 2157 The oak tree’s calling
15 – 2156 Ballet class
14 – 2155 Better to light a candle
13 – 2154 Brand new car
12 – 2153 Crumpet
11 – 2152 A loaded gun
10 – 2151 Rat poison
9 – Music 396 Fantails (for oboe and piano)
8 – 2150 Oh for a photo in focus
7 – 2149 A kindly disposition
6 – 2148 Rest in peace
5 – 2147 Colour my world
4 – 2146 Fortuity
3 – 2145 Lucky cow
2 – 2144 Courtesy quandary
1 – 2143 Hospital visitation

May 2021

31 – 2142 Elsie’s method of murder
30 – 2141 Keeping crocodiles
29 – 2140 The Anti-Legume League
28 – 2139 Everything was hunky-dory
27 – 2138 Higgledy-piggledy
26 – 2137 Custody
25 – 2136 Saved!
24 – 2135 In a pickle
23 – 2134 You are being watched
22 – 2133 To do away with parents
21 – 2132 Rainy days
20 – 2131 Morning coffee
19 – 2130 A litany of achievement
18 – 2129 A creature of habit
17 – Music 383-395 A Baker’s Dozen
16 – 2128 A domestic battle
15 – 2127 A perfect day for drying clothes
14 – 2126 Story writing
13 – 2125 Shoes
12 – 2124 A lonesome funeral
11 – 2123 More than a cow whisperer
10 – 2122 A true professional
9 – 2121 Finbarr’s weasel
8 – 2120 Spider bite
7 – 2117 Selfish people
6 – 2119 The little grey warbler
5 – 2118 Hills and codes
3 – Poem 104: Let no petal
2 – Poetry: Cynthia Jobin reads her poetry
1 – 2116 Winner takes all

April 2021

30 – 2115 The admirable psychiatrist
29 – 2114 Murder on the street
28 – 2113 Mother Goose
27 – 2112 Just a bus ride away
26 – 2111 A visit to town
25 – Poem 103: ANZAC Day – Only the dead
24 – 2110 Mind your Qs
23 – 2109 Take your pills
22 – 2108 Would you believe?
21 – 2107 A dog walk
20 – 2106 In praise of underwear
18 – 2105 In praise of a teacher
17 – 2104 Blood stains
16 – 2103 Georgina’s son was a genius
15 – 2102 Enough to make you sickle
14 – 2101 Murderous suburb
13 – 2100 My fishpond
12 – Music 383 Liddle Diddy
11 – 2099 Putting the garden to sleep
10 – 2098 An interview with Silenus
9 – 2097 There they go again
8 – Poem 102: A Monologue on the Eternal Banquet
7 – 2096 Hobbies
6 – 2095 Who was out to murder?
5 – 2094 A nerve-wracking application
2 – A secular education
1 – 2093 Oh what a tragedy!

March 2021

31 – 2092 Cadenza for oboist
30 – 2091 A warning to the Argentinosaurus
29 – 2090 Pianoforte lessons, Darling
28 – 2089 Gertrude, Professor of Philosophy
27 – 2088 My side of the bed
26 – Music 371-382 Twelve Preludes in Search of a Key
25 – 2087 Loud car
24 – 2086 Lynnelle, Chutney Queen
23 – 2085 Like a pig in muck
22 – 2084 Name change
21 – 2083 Pink headphones
20 – 2082 Hospital emergency
19 – 2081 It’s off to work we go
18 – 2080 Clara’s wonderful garden
17 – 2079 Abdul wasn’t the slightest bit Irish
16 – 2078 No one could put their finger on it
15 – 2077 Enrique’s sandwich bar
14 – 2076 A street of murders
13 – 2075 Virginia’s chocolates
12 – 2074 Evening classes
11 – 2073 Knit knit
10 – 2072 Strum strum
9 – 2071 Chuff chuff
8 – 2070 The Little Egret
7 – 2069 Last words
6 – 2068 Fingerprints in the butter
5 – 2067 Scout’s honour
4 – Poem 101: We have fallen
3 – 2066 Maisie smiles
2 – Music 368-370 Three short serial piano pieces
1 – 2065 The saga of Twaddle the Duck

February 2021

28 – 2064 If tomorrow…
27 – 2063 Helping Mummy
26 – 2062 Twaddle
25 – 2061 Online dating
24 – 2060 Them’s the breaks
23 – 2059 The meanest, nastiest mother
22 – 2058 Nest building
21 – 2057 Chicken stew with duck confit and cabbage
20 – 2056 Creamed corn
19 – 2055 Peggy Squares
18 – 2054 Lucas’ connections
17 – 2053 Dora didn’t have a cat
16 – 2052 Bypass
15 – 2051 Will you be my Valentine?
14 – 2050 Take a seat for Valentine’s
13 – Music 367 The annoying kingfisher outside my window
12 – 2049 Bernice’s murderous plots
11 – 2048 Shoo!
10 – 2047 Animal Farm
9 – 2046 A typical life
8 – 2045 Habitual drinking
7 – 2044 Things are rarely what they seem
6 – 2039 A newsworthy photograph
5 – 2043 Nancy’s meringues
4 – 2042 A secretary’s report
3 – 2041 An incredible gift
2 – 2040 Erica’s flower salad
1 – Old monk’s habits die hard

January 2021

31 – 2038 Edna’s unsuccessful foray into murder
30 – Poem 100: Falls into silence
29 – 2037 We gotta git outta here
28 – 2036 A systemically insensitive Western
27 – 2035 The secret agent
26 – 2034 On safari
25 – 2033 Trudy knew
24 – 2032 Raven mad
23 – 2031 The open window
22 – 2030 Mustang Molly
21 – 2029 A day on the river
20 – 2028 The endangered Zapata Rail
19 – 2027 It was the Rainbow gave thee birth
18 – 2026 A place to retire
17 – 2025 Are you gender neutral or gender neutral
16 – 2024 A couple of cows and a few pigs
15 – 2023 The tank
14 – 2022 The bottle
12 – 2021 Tinsel and Bauble
11 – Music 365 etc: Music Compositions 2021

December 2020

16 – Music 364: Piano Sonata 4
6 – 2020 The camel was designed by a committee
5 – 2019 A gaggle of gossipers
4 – 2018 DIY murder
3 – Music 363: A Hitherto Missing Variation on a Haydn Minuet
3 – 2017 The murderer was blond
2 – 2016 Stuffed toys
1 – 2015 The trials of having a pet

November 2020

30 – 2014 A smoking gun
29 – Music 362: Piano Sonata No. 3 in E minor
29 – 2013 Don’t count your chickens
28 – 2012 Traditional wedding plans
27 – 2011 Visiting an aunt
26 – 2010 Happy Thanksgiving!
25 – 2009 Tortino di riso alla valdostana
24 – 2008 Cruising the Universe
23 – 2007 What to do?
22 – 2006 Online business meeting
21 – 2005 Ornamental argument
20 – 2004 Innocent of murder
19 – 2003 The fortunes of Mavis
18 – 2002 No stone unturned
17 – 2001 Share and share alike
16 – 2000 The nicest you’ll get
15 – 1999 Rich kids
14 – 1998 Practical Felicity
13 – 1997 Hickory dickory dock
12 – 1996 Poolside accident
11 – 1995 Snuffed in ignorance
10 – 1994 Magic mirror
9 – 1993 Body in the woodshed
8 – 1992 Things that quickly fade
7 – Poem 99: At last! A poem for academics!
7 – 1991 Alien Class
6 – 1990 Ha! Ha! Ha!
5 – 1989 Daughter memories
4 – Poem 98: On a child leaving home
4 – 1988 Granny’s gift
3 – 1987 The number of toffees
2 – 1888 I can’t think of everything at once
1 – 1986 Pulling a few strings

October 2020

31 – Music 356-361: Six Dances from the Afterlife
31 – 1985 Haunted House Murder
30 – 1984 Honey, I never made it
29 – 1983 Bird of Paradise
28 – 1982 Invisible aliens
27 – 1981 A well-planned homicide
26 – 1980 Warm teapot
25 – 1979 The passing of a spouse
24 – 1978 Bedtime story
23 – 1977 The way the wind blows
22 – 1976 First class
21 – 1975 Beach pebbles
20 – 1974 Fallen off the edge
19 – 1973 Renovations
18 – 1972 Touch type
17 – 1971 Oh sugar!
16 – 1970 Gadget man
15 – 1969 Nesting season
14 – 1968 Planet of Flowers
13 – 1967 Introduced species
12 – Music 353-355: Three Strange Little Pieces for the Piano
12 – 1966 The whimsies of tourism
11 – 1965 Just down the corridor
10 – 1964 Technological wizardry
9 – 1963 Snap shot on Mars
8 – 1962 Interplanetary Cultural Exchange
7 – 1961 An exclusive club
6 – 1960 A standing ovation
5 – 1959 A finger in every pie
4 – 1958 Apple-Song and Acorn-Rain
3 – 1957 Class break
2 – 1956 If there’s one thing I’ve learnt
1 – 1955 Daffodil order

September 2020

30 – 1954 Dismantling the chicken coop
29 – 1953 Those space aliens
28 – 1952 On wicked witches and stepmothers
27 – 1951 Daylight saving
26 – 1950 Trans-species compensation
25 – 1949 A guilt trip
24 – 1948 That was a close call
23 – 1947 Seasonal Alphonso
22 – 1946 Tropical plants conservatory
21 – 1945 The case of the mysterious proposal
20 – 1944 I didn’t know
20 – Poem 97: Self-portrait on a blank canvas
19 – 1943 A train to catch
18 – 1942 Mousy Cameron’s cake
17 – 1941 Helmut’s special birthday
16 – 1940 How a little lake could hold such joy
15 – 1939 To die alphabetically
14 – 1938 Water birth
13 – 1937 Ayleen bakes a cake for Rodney
12 – 1936 An award, and Chop! Chop the head off!
11 – 1935 Serial killer research
10 – 1934 Adventure desired
9 – 1933 Two deaths on the one day
8 – 1932 Abhorrence for brassicas
7 – 1931 A story with an illuminating moral
6 – 1930 A brief (and silly) floral reflection
5 – 1929 One never knows
4 – 1928 Church flowers
3 – 1927 Bon voyage
2 – 1926 Lockdown down
1 – 1925 Three minutes of fame

August 2020
31 – 1924 Only one miracle allowed
30 – 1923 My beautiful Bubble
29 – 1922 Walking the city walls
28 – 1921 The floozy and the frump
27 – 1920 The fulfilment of a dream
26 – 1919 A gated community
25 – 1918 Some things count
24 – 1917 Tit-for-tat
23 – 1916 Why don’t you suck eggs?
22 – 1915 How to pick up guys
21 – 1914 The Aqueduct Plugger Award
20 – 1913 Lovey
19 – 1912 Woodland ghost
18 – 1911 How wonderful to be beautiful
17 – 1910 Grandfather Giuseppe
16 – 1909 Just dessert
15 – 1908 Adriana, the pessimist
14 – 1907 Breaking News
13 – 1906 The old shrub
12 – 1905 Norton’s apparently useless invention
11 – 1904 Marriage enrichment program
10 – 1903 Vegan and non-Vegan pies
9 – 1902 Elegy
8 – 1901 Some things don’t change
7 – 1900 Cattlestop Theatre
6 – 1899 Digital poppies
5 – 1898 The dead tree
4 – 1897 The maze
3 – 1896 A compromising situation
2 – 1895 Cruel names
1 – 1894 Wild game

July 2020

31 – 1893 Daily shower
30 – 1892 Damp bath towels
29 – 1891 On talking to a telegraph pole
28 – 1890 A spelling competition
27 – 1889 Award 22: Mystery at Te Popo
26 – Poem 96: Self-portrait in still life
25 – 1887 The harmonious blacksmith
24 – 1886 A small tragedy
23 – 1885 Kent’s gabions
22 – Poem 95: Self-portrait in landscape
22 – 1884 How to succeed
21 – 1883 Garden tools
20 – 1882 Hovering space craft
19 – 1881 Cross that bridge
18 – 1880 No bucket list
17 – 1879 Really, really dumb
16 – 1878 The opening sentence
15 – 1877 The time had come
14 – 1876 Cosmos seed heads
13 – 1875 The old woodshed
12 – 1874 Outside a thrush was singing
11 – 1873 A sympathetic response
10 – 1872 Award 21: A Blugger Award
9 – 1871 Good morning, Creative Writing Class
8 – 1870 Quotations and Announcement
7 – 1869 Water tank winter walk
6 – 1868 Liberation
5 – 1867 The life of a grasshopper sucks
4 – Music 352: Dancing in wet sand while wearing a mask
3 – Poem 94: More blazing than the sun
2 – 1866 The final meal
1 – 1865 Early shopping

June 2020

30 – 1864 An unsolved murder
29 – 1863 Late winter
28 – 1862 Large family
27 – 1861 Strange goings-on
26 – 1860 An obsession with porn
25 – 1859 A page in history
24 – 1858 Jack the Giant Killer
23 – 1857 Magic mushrooms
22 – 1856 The fart cushion
21 – 1855 Fate deals the cards
20 – 1854 Lone tree
19 – 1853 Goldfish pond murder
18 – 1852 After the long journey
17 – 1851 Memory lapse
16 – 1850 How I (usually) write a story
15 – 1849 Midmorning coffee
14 – 1848 Selwyn’s oeuvre
13 – 1847 It pays to check
12 – 1846 A sometimes over-sombre occasion
11 – 1845 To find someone nice
10 – 1844 Boarding the train
9 – 1843 Hearty food
8 – 1842 A garden makeover
7 – 1841 Eustace’s ducks
6 – Music 351: Scherzo for Woodwind
6 – 1840 Census records
5 – 1839 The truth about fairies
4 – 1838 A handy tip
3 – 1837 Mother Thrush’s baby, Guzzle-Beak
2 – 1836 Reap what you sow
1 – 1835 Don’t overfeed pets

May 2020

31 – 1834 Kitchen spat
30 – 1833 The story of a little painting
29 – 1832 A spoonful of sugar
28 – 1831 The invasion
27 – 1830 Poached salmon
26 – 1829 The birthday gift
25 – 1828 Who’s the lucky fella?
24 – 1827 A dear husband’s passing
23 – 1826 Knitting needling
22 – 1825 Naming the child
21 – 1824 Lockdown and the end of the golden weather
20 – 1823 Adventure on the high seas
19 – 1822 You’re under arrest
18 – 1821 Mine garden
17 – 1820 People in glass houses
16 – 1819 The child prodigy
15 – 1818 A bird’s-eye view
14 – 1817 A close shave
13 – 1816 The daily scenario
12 – 1815 Cause for celebration
11 – Music 350: Fo(u)r Woodwind
11 – 1814 So talented!
10 – 1813 It’s all in the telling
9 – 1812 It’s so rewarding
8 – 1811 The stamp of fame
7 – 1810 Creative names
6 – 1809 Beautiful shoes
5 – 1808 Wax works
4 – 1807 A long tall yarn
3 – Music 349: Waltz (for bassoon and piano)
2 – 1806 Alleluia! the cat
1 – 1805 Motherly advice

April 2020

30 – 1804 Hilarious
29 – Music 348: Helter-Skelter (for Bb clarinet and piano)
28 – 1803 Box in the attic
27 – 1802 The raffle
26 – 1801 A dollop of cream
25 – 1800 Army training
24 – 1799 A full set of teeth
23 – 1798 Wild berry expert
22 – 1797 Funeral demands
21 – 1796 Chocolates for grandparents
20 – 1795 Future classroom dialogue – c. 2162 CE
19 – 1794 Peeling potatoes
18 – 1793 Tea
17 – Music 347: Magpies (for flute and piano)
16 – 1792 The Gentle Redneck
16 – 1791 Trip of a life time
15 – Music: In the beginning
14 – 1790 To catch a thief
13 – 1789 Sasha’s collection
12 – 1788 Noah
11 – 1787 A phenomenal singing voice
10 – 1786 Good Friday
9 – 1785 Waiting. Knitting.
8 – 1784 House renovation
7 – 1783 Soup and toast
6 – 1782 Developing varieties of sweet pea
5 – 1781 Cut off from the world
4 – 1780 Grandma Mother-in-law
3 – 1779 The days were drawing out
2 – 1778 A wallow in luxury
1 – 1777 A pathetic disguise

March 2020

31 – 1776 I enjoy being a billionaire
30 – 1775 Life’s not a bed of roses
29 – 1774 The perfect book tag
28 – 1773 After the pandemic
27 – 1772 A close encounter
26 – 1771 Breakfast announcement
25 – 1770 That’s how you do it
24 – 1769 Wasting time
23 – 1768 Look out
22 – Music 346: For oboe and piano
21 – 1767 Chopper tragedy
20 – 1766 Do not take this…
19 – Poem 93: Yet another poem about a dead cat
18 – 1765 Thanks for the poetry
17 – 1764 Giggling Gerties
16 – 1763 Here comes the bride
15 – 1762 Alien infiltration
14 – 1761 Off the phone
13 – 1760 Penny-farthing excursions
12 – 1759 My jigger
11 – 1758 The Sunny Nook Strangler
10 – 1757 You’re hired!
9 – 1756 Maureen’s birthday celebration
8 – 1755 The spice of life
7 – 1754 A-hunting we will go
6 – 1753 Brindle Petal
5 – 1752 A winning day
4 – 1751 Loss of Virtue
3 – 1750 Oh rats!
2 – 1749 A symphonic desire
1 – 1748 Glorious sunset!

February 2020

29 – 1747 A running leap!
28 – 1746 The kindness of strangers
27 – 1745 Just like Granny used to make
26 – 1744 Toast for breakfast
25 – 1743 Life on Earth
24 – 1742 A chiming tale
23 – 1741 Filling in her day
22 – 1740 A tale of a transcriptionist
21 – 1739 The sound of music
20 – 1738 Calamitous culinary concoction
19 – 1737 A funny story
18 – 1736 The child can decide
17 – 1735 Aunt Natalia wasn’t a bad old stick
16 – 1734 A misplaced apostrophe
15 – 1733 A sally into the Trojan War
14 – 1732 A not uncommon phenomenon
13 – 1731 It’s still raining
12 – 1730 The plot continues
11 – 1729 Unwanted guests
10 – 1728 An ancient artefact
9 – 1727 Pamela makes a cake
8 – 1726 A lesson to us all
7 – 1725 Perambulators
6 – 1724 Fate steps in
5 – 1723 Roadside poppies
4 – 1722 Sunflowers
3 – 1721 Funny old lady
2 – 1720 Unhealthy food
1 – 1719 Bottoms up!

January 2020

31 – 1718 Something’s brewing
30 – 1717 A good reason to go to church
27 – 1716 Marion hits the jackpot
26 – 1715 Belinda solves a problem
25 – 1714 The incomprehensibility of tragedy
24 – 1713 Lion tamer
23 – 1712 High standards
22 – 1711 Mirror, mirror
21 – 1710 God is watching
20 – 1709 Molly, the last of her kind
19 – 1708 The Oxford Comma
18 – 1707 A chef for the homeless
17 – Poem 92: Another thought about Heaven
16 – Repeat of Story 379: Beer garden
15 – Repeat of Story 766: Pigs
14 – Repeat of Story 386: Marietta plans a murder
13 – Repeat of Story 209: Angora rabbit
12 – Repeat of Story 154: Mother Goose gives a lesson
11 – Repeat of Story 330: Blueberry-persimmon pie
10 – Repeat of Story 693: I was driving along quite comfy
9 – Repeat of Story 134: Veljka alights
8 – 1706 The tale of two food bins
7 – 1705 Merry Philly
6 – 1704 Snip! Snip!
5 – 1703 Battery hens
4 – 1702 Exotic fossilization
3 – 1701 Natural-born loser

December 2019

24 – 1700 The hand we’re dealt
23 – 1699 Let’s talk turkey
22 – 1698 The duel
21 – 1697 The unbald prima donna
20 – 1696 Bumping into people
19 – 1695 An unapologetic promotion
18 – 1694 Mum’s not the word
17 – Music 339-345: Six pieces and a minuet
16 – 1693 Huberta and Hubert
15 – 1692 The Forgotten World Highway
14 – 1691 Hershel’s busy month
13 – 1690 Lovely little old lady
12 – 1689 Gadgetry
11 – 1688 An inconvenient visitor
10 – 1687 A seemingly insignificant event
9 – 1686 A rose in name
8 – 1685 A wonderful Christmas gift
7 – 1684 At least the parson’s sermon was short
6 – 1683 Seventieth birthday toast
5 – 1682 Computer troubles

November 2019

29 – 1681 Felicity’s daughter’s fiancé
28 – 1680 Forever grateful
27 – 1679 Breathless
26 – 1678 Fatty next door
25 – 1677 Stopping to recharge
24 – 1676 Requiring an element of purgation
23 – 1675 Almost published!
22 – 1674 The tale of a prosthetic leg
21 – 1673 Why some pronouns are proper
20 – 1672 Vicky’s day
19 – 1671 Garden Progress Report
18 – 1670 Skinny Maude
17 – 1669 Crossing the river
16 – 1668 Hungry and destitute
15 – 1667 The worst of rats
4 – 1666 Mrs Mallard Duck’s fine clutch
3 – Music 338: C.P.E. Bach meets Schoenberg
2 – 1665 Harold the crocodile farmer
1 – 1664 You get what you pay for

October 2019

31 – Music 337: For Halloween
30 – 1663 A day too early
29 – 1662 A limp and a laundry
28 – 1661 Feet in the Shire
27 – 1660 Bozo the professor
26 – 1659 Ouch!
25 – 1658 Feral Coal
24 – 1657 The man-eater
23 – 1656 The faithful apple tree
22 – 1655 Shooting rabbits
21 – 1654 A secret revealed
20 – 1653 Why did I answer the phone that morning?
19 – 1652 Well there ya go
18 – 1651 The dead wife
17 – Call for suggestions
16 – 1650 A vegetative state
15 – Music 333-336: Four stolen basses
14 – 1649 Timber!
13 – 1648 Spray
12 – 1647 Spoiled brat
11 – 1646 Gail’s pets
10 – 1645 Half cut
9 – 1644 Clown loaches
8 – 1643 Foreign neighbours
7 – Music 329-332: Four dances for piano
6 – 1642 Rain! Rain! Rain!
5 – 1641 A fishy story
4 – 1640 Bananas
3 – 1639 On the propagation of cyclamen
2 – 1638 A friendly encounter
1 – 1637 Rabbit stew

September 2019

30 – 1636 Hard times
29 – 1635 A terrible fire
28 – 1634 I could get hooked
27 – 1633 A salutary lesson
26 – 1632 Predator control
25 – 1631 An unnecessary expense
24 – 1630 Rum balls
23 – 1629 Drop dead gorgeous
22 – 1628 Tatty blues
21 – 1627 Plummeting education
20 – 1626 Wrecked
19 – 1625 Scuba honeymoon
18 – 1624 The pension
17 – 1623 The grocery list
16 – 1622 A study in ennui
15 – 1621 A week camping
14 – 1620 Love of horses
13 – 1619 Such a pretty garden!
12 – 1618 Reproductive toxicity
11 – 1617 Shake, rattle, and roll
10 – 1616 William’s sister Joan
9 – 1615 Garden measurements
8 – 1614 The computer game
7 – 1613 A cat called Mopsie
6 – 1612 Pretty garden flowers
5 – 1611 Marvin’s darling Affenpinscher
4 – 1610 Would you like a chip?
3 – 1609 All was right with the world
2 – 1608 Not the Breaking News
1 – 1607 The colours of drinks

August 2019

31 – 1606 Why be morbid?
30 – 1605 Franklyn’s tiny tattoo
29 – 1604 Nanette’s double cockup
28 – 1603 Lorraine tosses her bouquet
27 – 1602 Cosy Slippers
26 – Music 314-328: Eleventh Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
25 – 1601 A flick of the switch
24 – 1600 Stream lines
23 – 1599 Who’s for croquet?
22 – 1598 Doorstop
21 – 1597 A meditation on medication
20 – 1596 Astral arm waving
19 – 1595 Weather report
18 – 1594 I feel an interactive page coming on
17 – 1593 A bit of a romp
17 The Terrible Poetry Contest Results
16 – 1592 How best to murder a spouse
15 – 1591 A terrible conundrum
14 – 1590 Wasps and things
13 – 1589 Manageable portions
12 – Music 299-313: Tenth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
11 – 1588 Saplings
10 – 1587 Rally around the flag
9 – 1586 In pursuit of happiness
8 – 1585 Survival
7 – 1584 On a wet evening
6 – 1583 Dropped dead
5 – 1582 On that note
4 – 1581 Dopp kit, sponge bag, toilet bag
3 – 1580 The naked gardener
2 – 1579 Rinse cycle
1 – How to… Writing for children to perform on stage

July 2019

31 – 1578 Heather’s blueberry muffins
30 – 1577 Clydesdale stallions
29 – Music 284-298: Ninth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
28 – 1576 Stink bombs
27 – 1575 Family photo album
26 – 1574 Steffie’s fabulous oven
25 – 1573 Horribly nasty Meredith’s demise
24 – 1572 Zach and the mean stork
23 – 1571 An organized proposal
22 – 1570 Acting the goat
21 – 1569 A birthday treat
20 – 1568 Dangling carrot
19 – 1567 Jury service
18 – 1566 Cherry clafoutis
17 – 1565 Hitting the right note
16 – 1564 Embedded fossil
15 – Music 269-283: Eighth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
14 – 1563 Wash that mouth out
13 – 1562 Knock! Knock! Knock!
12 – 1561 Great-aunt Pretoria
11 – 1560 Blind date
10 – 1559 Birds, bees, and butterflies
9 – 1558 Separated twins
8 – 1557 Photos in sepia
7 – 1556 Memories
6 – 1555 She couldn’t wait
5 – Music 254-268: Seventh Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
4 – 1554 Road kindnesses
3 – 1553 They shared a milkshake
2 – 1552 Everyone pardons the rain
1 – 1551 He who catches none

June 2019

30 – 1550 Where angels fear to tread
29 – 1549 Down on one knee
28 – 1548 Peanut butter jar
27 – 1547 Book worm
26 – 1546 Miranda’s tam-tam
25 – 1545 Wheat allergy
24 – 1544 Keeping a diary
23 – 1543 Southern winter solstice
22 – 1542 Things are not what they seem
21 – 1541 Things happen in threes
20 – Another invitation
19 – 1540 Things go better with Coke
18 – 1539 Please pass the condiments
17 – Music 239-253: Sixth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
16 – 1538 Lancelot Grope’s calling
15 – 1537 The trials of Andrea
14 – 1536 A real s.o.b.
13 – 1535 Last word
12 – 1534 Ballroom dancing
11 – 1533 Inspiration
10 – 1532 Walk to the window
9 – 1531 The closed door
8 – 1530 What a relief!
7 – 1529 Monica’s lucky escape
6 – 1528 Weekly meeting of the Writers’ Club
6 – A manifestation of ennui
5 – 1527 A visit to the butcher
4 – 1526 A fairly sad funeral
3 – 1525 A lucky strike
2 – 1524 Funeral arrangements

May 2019

31 – 1523 Jack of All Trades
28 – 1522 Secret code
27 – Poem 91: Thou wert my gate
26 – 1521 Stuck at the kitchen sink
25 – 1520 Something nice to read while having breakfast
24 – Music 225-238: Fifth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
23 – 1519 Moderation in all things
22 – 1518 Bloggeration
21 – 1517 Is it Robbie’s lucky day?
20 – 1516 A surprisingly happy conclusion to a stressful experience
19 – A whinge, a whine, a whimper, and a wine
18 – 1515 A rocky patch
15 – 1514 Life on an exoplanet
13 – 1513 Prone to tragedy
12 – 1512 Two blocks of cheese
10 – 1511 A story to advance cultural understanding
9 – 1510 Savoury muffins
8 – 1509 Hector’s fastidious plan
4 – 1508 Beach nudity
3 – 1507 Granny Suzanne

April 2019

30 – 1506 Bernard’s disorganized wife
28 – Award 20: The terrible poetry contest
27 – 1505 Wedding anniversary
25 – 1504 Prenuptial agreement
24 – 1503 Pet food
16 – 1502 It happens in restaurants
13 – Music 223: Piano Sonata 2
9 – Award 19: Liebster Award right Herr
3 – 1501 The novelist next door

March 2019

30 – Music 222: Piano Sonata 1
10 – Music 207-221: Fourth Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano

February 2019

18 – Music 192-206: Third Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano
4 – Music 177-191: Second Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano

January 2019

13 – Music 162-176: First Little Suite in Fifteen Sketches for piano

December 2018

17 – 1500 Reaching the pinnacle
16 – 1499 I’ll take you there
15 – 1498 Hi Magdalen
14 – 1497 Honeymooners
13 – 1496 Averill’s late husband’s wallet
12 – 1495 The colour pink
11 – 1494 Punting on the river
10 – 1493 Mrs Rasmussen
9 – 1492 An autobiography
8 – 1491 Blocked view
7 – 1490 When robots rule the world
6 – 1489 Sad but true
5 – 1488 Churchill’s radio broadcasts
4 – 1487 Make hay while the sun shines
3 – 1486 Cindy’s lemon cheesecake
2 – 1485 Ned’s old truck
1 – 1484 Good grief

November 2018

30 – 1483 A reflection on a pair of wood pigeons
29 – 1482 The Peripatetic Muse
28 – 1481 Late Uncle Vegetarian Dumpling
27 – 1480 Pillow case
26 – 1479 Catfight
25 – 1478 Sex in the classroom
24 – 1477 Selling up
23 – 1476 Weeds and a cauliflower
22 – 1475 Bon appetite!
21 – 1474 Nibbles
20 – 1473 Fat Ferdinand’s fate
19 – 1472 A traditional fairy story
18 – 1471 Clay pigeon shooting
17 – 1470 Revenge of the mint
16 – 1469 Why should I have to suffer?
15 – 1468 Jingle all the way
14 – 1467 Lead pencils
13 – 1466 Daredevil
12 – 1465 Skinks, lizards, and geckos
11 – 1464 War families
10 – 1463 A valuable lesson
9 – 1462 Wiggles
8 – 1461 Sinus problem
7 – 1460 In form
6 – 1459 A hair’s breadth
5 – 1458 Squandavia
4 – 1457 Poster in a church in France
3 – 1456 The blue rose
2 – 1455 The song of the skylarks
1 – 1454 An utter waste of time

October 2018

31 – 1453 The last scream
30 – 1452 Truly blessed
29 – 1451 Burning off the fat
28 – 1450 The wedding’s off
27 – 1449 Dried herbs
26 – 1448 I don’t believe in ghosts
25 – 1447 The engagement photo
24 – 1446 Just in case
23 – 1445 Graceful horses
22 – 1444 Egbert checks the mail
21 – 1443 Peach stones
20 – 1442 Ice cream weather
19 – 1441 He’s still there
18 – 1440 Reincarnated
17 – 1439 An engagement party
16 – 1438 Grape harvest
15 – 1437 Naming the baby
14 – 1436 Spies
13 – 1435 Demise of a film star
12 – 1434 Deducted redaction
11 – 1433 Terrified silly
10 – 1432 Rampant teens
9 – 1431 From start to finish
8 – 1430 Frumpy Gabriella
7 – 1429 Jumpy Mick
6 – 1428 Grumpy Earl
5 – 1427 Astral music
4 – 1426 Shipping Report 1881
3 – 1425 Research
2 – 1424 Dialogue
1 – 1423 A mark on the chest

September 2018

30 – 1422 Quite frankly, I’m sick of it
29 – 1421 Memorable and happy day
28 – 1420 The proposal
27 – 1419 Welcome!
26 – 1418 Amputation
25 – 1417 Into perspective
24 – 1416 A horrible weasel
23 – 1415 Humdrumery
22 – 1414 God saith
21 – 1413 Fifth marriage
20 – 1412 Leslie’s schizophrenia
19 – 1411 Home with a sexy brunette
18 – 1410 In which Constantia buries her husband and buys a hat
17 – 1409 Going! Going! Wait!
16 – 1408 The best-laid plans
15 – 1407 Fate in a flash!
14 – 1406 Firewood
13 – 1405 Cold water
12 – 1404 Sausages
11 – 1403 A decent education
10 – 1402 A disappointment
9 – 1401 The ancient Egyptian necklace
8 – 1400 Spring equinox
7 – 1399 Seasonal felicity
6 – 1398 Noah Triplebottom’s pet alligator
5 – 1397 Class preparation
4 – 1396 The good old days
3 – 1395 A spectacular lunar discovery
2 – 1394 Winner of a car
1 – 1393 Nothing to get

August 2018

31 – 1392 The ship sets sail!
30 – 1391 Horizon clouds
29 – 1390 Bull’s eye
28 – 1389 The beggar’s gift
27 – 1388 A multifarious conundrum
26 – 1387 At the ready
25 – 1386 Groceries for dinner
24 – 1385 Sunday afternoon snooze
23 – 1384 A get-rich-quick-scheme
22 – 1383 Accident
21 – 1382 Saintly devotion
20 – 1381 Poor pawpaw
19 – 1380 Traffic premonition
18 – 1379 Batman to the rescue
17 – 1378 On hearing the news
16 – 1377 No hot dog
15 – 1376 Big jump
14 – 1375 The end
13 – 1374 A modern marvel
12 – 1373 So many choices
11 – 1372 Famous cat
10 – 1371 Undercover
9 – 1370 Science friction
8 – 1369 Seed catalogue
7 – 1368 A true story
6 – 1367 Itsy Bitsy Spider
5 – 1366 Thank you, darling
4 – 1365 Glenda’s foul mood
3 – 1364 Stella’s foul mood
2 – 1363 Mary’s foul mood
1 – 1362 Flora’s foul mood

July 2018

31 – 1361 Tinted windows
30 – 1360 An ecological suggestion
29 – 1359 Life’s aim
28 – 1358 Nothing ventured, nothing gained
27 – 1357 Ironing a few things out
26 – 1356 Classic Studebaker
25 – 1355 Noreen’s secret
24 – 1354 Errol’s busy day
23 – 1353 Election year
22 – Poem 90: Blue
21 – 1352 Painted toenails
20 – 1351 It pays
19 – 1350 Back to square one
18 – Music 161: Cheers! and Thanks!
17 – 1349 Seventieth birthday
16 – 1348 Crackers
15 – Poem 89: The empty space
14 – 1347 Ride into town
13 – 1346 In God we trust
12 – 1345 The downs of childhood
11 – Music 160: What monster is this?
10 – 1344 The Grim Reaper
9 – 1343 Very much alive
8 – Poem 88: The stream that flows near my house
7 – 1342 Lost trust
6 – 1341 Waiter!
5 – 1340 Such is the expanse
4 – Music 159: Early morning snow clearing
3 – 1339 A younger wrist
2 – 1338 Fat lady in turnstile
1 – Poem 87: Gone but not forgotten

June 2018

30 – 1337 Home remedies
29 – Poem 86: A dire warning to lovers
28 – 1336 A puff of smoke
27 – Music 158: Slugs
26 – 1335 Seller of parakeets
25 – 1334 A dribbling shower
24 – 1333 Serendipity
23 – 1332 National icon
22 – Poem 85: Under the influence of Ezra Pound
21 – 1331 Deep in discussion
20 – Music 157: Bird nesting
19 – 1330 Rats!
18 – 1329 The sound of silence
17 – 1328 Which is which
16 – 1327 Potatoes
15 – Poem 84: Stuck inside on yet another rainy day
14 – 1326 A handsome prince or two
13 – Music 156: One lone apple
12 – 1325 Decisions decisions
11 – 1324 Frederick’s tango
10 – 1323 Emmeline’s lazy morning
9 – 1322 Condolences
8 – Poem 83: When I was young and free as a bird
7 – 1321 To reach a certain age
6 – Music 155: Cinnamon wheels
5 – 1320 Every dog has its day
4 – 1319 An elephantine love affair
3 – 1318 Diary of a model
2 – 1317 An umbrella saga
1 – Poem 82: Thank God I’m not famous

May 2018

31 – 1316 Murdered wives
30 – Music 154: Danger!
29 – Poem 81: Grave stone
28 – 1315 Tidy Mrs Connolly
27 – 1314 The black of grief
26 – 1313 Unlucky 13
25 – 1312 A rustic school
24 – 1311 Mountain track
23 – Music 153: Unfolding frond
22 – Poem 80: When birds begin to sing
21 – 1310 Sage advice
20 – 1309 Nature Study
19 – 1308 In a cottage near the sea
18 – 1307 Copyright copycat
17 – 1306 Things to sort through
16 – Music 152: A long gone memory
15 – Poem 79: How long the shadows fall
14 – 1305 Socks and y-fronts
13 – 1304 Harold the goldfish
12 – 1303 Jolly heck
11 – 1302 The daily ritual
10 – 1301 Don’t judge a book by its cover
9 – Music 151: Bugs in winter wood
8 – Poem 78: Fall evenings fall
7 – 1300 A feast to celebrate!
6 – 1299 A panoramic view
5 – 1298 Panel three of a tragic triptych
4 – 1297 Panel two of a tragic triptych
3 – 1296 Panel one of a tragic triptych
2 – Music 150: Bubbling lobsters
1 – Poem 77: Now that summer’s over

April 2018

30 – Poem 76: Southern trees
29 – 1295 Very grave
28 – 1294 Offensive food
27 – 1293 Mimi the mimic
26 – 1292 Life on the little farm
25 – Music 149: ANZAC Day
24 – 1291 Potato blight
23 – Poem 75: Concerto for heart and orchestra
22 – 1290 Melissa’s pet python
21 – 1289 Snob
20 – 1288 Half a cattle beast
19 – 1287 Yet another joyful story
18 – Music 148: Thunder
17 – 1286 Nice portraits of mice
16 – Poem 74: From the top of the hill on Good Friday
15 – 1285 Taking the piss
14 – 1284 Knut’s penguins
13 – 1283 Derven’s pet guinea pig, Howard
12 – 1282 Kitty’s obsession
11 – Music 147: Variegated pohutukawa
10 – 1281 Fit as a fiddle
9 – Poem 73: Aunty Rene
8 – 1280 Cemetery saunter
7 – 1279 Brown eggs
6 – 1278 Yes, Sir
5 – 1277 Chimes and charm
4 – Music 146: Has anyone seen my dog?
3 – 1276 Dinner party chatter
2 – Poem 72: I’m on fringe of stupidity
1 – 1275 Eruption

March 2018

31 – 1274 Grumpy Joy
30 – 1273 Tit birds
29 – Poem 71: From the hill in autumn
28 – Music 145: A mass of flowers
27 – 1272 Mad as a meat axe
26 – 1271 Dirty dishes
25 – 1270 A lonesome birthday
24 – 1269 Don’t bother waking me
23 – 1268 How right she was
22 – Poem 70: Into nothing
21 – Music 144: My clothesline
20 – 1267 Sleeping Beauty
19 – 1266 My greatest achievement (thus far)
18 – 1265 International stardom
17 – 1264 We are not a-meow-ed
16 – 1263 Corectly speled
15 – Poem 69: Sorry you didn’t. Loser.
14 – Music 143: Stand still
13 – 1262 Name change
12 – 1261 Terminal
11 – 1260 Creative poetry writing
10 – 1259 An insidious thing
9 – 1258 The grass verge
8 – Poem 68: Ah! Song!
7 – Music 142: Do they come alive after dark?
6 – 1257 Next year
5 – 1256 Weather
4 – 1255 Annual drought relief
3 – 1254 Vlad’s vodka
2 – 1253 The Pickled Oyster
1 – Poem 67: Broken branches

February 2018

28 – Music 141: Water wheel
27 – 1252 The letter Q
26 – 1251 Jack and the Beanstalk
25 – 1250 No promotion
24 – 1249 Unsterilized syringes
23 – 1248 Toot! Toot!
22 – Poem 66: Nothing was said
21 – Music 140: Wild foxgloves
20 – 1247 You are almost
19 – 1246 Oh God! No one knows who I was
18 – 1245 Resurrected extinctions
17 – 1244 The last word
16 – 1243 What?
15 – Poem 65: Chagrin and bare it
14 – Music 139: A cow, a man, a dog
13 – 1242 Same old same old
12 – 1241 Spoilt rotten
11 – 1240 Train travel
10 – 1239 Two front teeth
9 – 1238 Sunset
8 – Poem 64: The meaning of flowers
7 – Music 138: My dog can read
6 – 1237 To church!
5 – 1236 Goldilocks the Prowler
4 – 1235 Organ donor
3 – 1234 Admonition
2 – 1233 Distance romance
1 – Poem 63: On a dahlia

January 2018

31 – Music 137: End of a day’s work
30 – 1232 A modern day Dear John letter
29 – Poem 62: Rhapsodic burst
28 – 1231 Don’t you dare
27 – 1230 A lifetime ambition
26 – 1229 Paranoia overcome
25 – 1228 Lucky to be alive
24 – Music 136: March of the plantain
23 – 1227 Party party party
22 – Poem 61: It just seems that way
21 – 1226 Gored by bull
20 – 1225 The misfortune of Fluffy Balls
19 – 1224 Testosterone
18 – 1223 Death of a martyr
17 – Music 135: Red azaleas
16 – 1222 Flora played the piano
15 – Poem 60: New Year
14 – 1221 Rung up
13 – 1220 Happy family
12 – 1219 Candles and husbands
11 – 1218 Fly from the nest
10 – Music 134: Pecking order
9 – 1217 About my photo
8 – Poem 59: Dormant mountain
7 – 1216 No sense of humour
6 – 1215 Nematodes
5 – 1214 Bernice had twins
4 – 1213 Merran’s little Shih Tzu
3 – Music 133: Abstract distraction
2 – 1212 Shannon was pregnant
1 – 1211 The sun had gone over the yardarm

December 2017

31 – 1210 Waiting for midnight
30 – 1209 Eternal youth
29 – Poem 58: There is no guile in your smile
28 – 1208 To expostulate fortissimo
27 – Music 132: Have a wonderful New Year!
26 – 1207 An unexpected Christmas gift
25 – 1206 It was Christmas Day!
24 – 1205 Humbug!
23 – 1204 Saint Nicholas
22 – Poem 57: There was no music in the air
21 – 1203 Good for everything is good for nothing
20 – Music 131: Season’s greetings!
19 – 1202 Love at first sight
18 – 1201 Priceless
17 – 1200 1200st
16 – 1199 Garden trolley
15 – Poem 56: There was no starlight in her eyes
14 – 1198 Saving
13 – Music 130: A sensible angel
12 – 1197 The artist’s model
11 – 1196. Planet Unisex
10 – 1195. Fat man’s widow
9 – 1194. Pub corner
8 – Poem 55: I cannot love the sky
7 – 1193. Hell and back
06 – Music 129: Christmas shopping
5 – 1192. The Bubal Hartebeest
4 – 1191. Three sons
3 – 1190. What?
2 – 1189. Answering service
1 – Poem 54: On the death of that most excellent lady

November 2017

30 – Music 128: Are we there yet?
29 – Poem 53: Yet still the sun rises
28 – 1188. In hot water
27 – 1187. Clean and green
26 – 1186. Boiled chicken
25 – 1185. A clever trick
24 – 1184. Award 18: Noble Pries for Littering
23 – 1183. A day to celebrate
22 – Poem 52: Gobbler’s lament
21 – Music 127: Intersections
20 – 1182. A load of crepe
19 – 1181. Playing chicken
18 – 1180. The case of the missing…
17 – 1179. The clink of bottles
16 – Music 126: Touch-me-not
15 – Poem 51: Unpacking after moving house
14 – 1178. Healthy die-t
13 – 1177. Little Boy Blue
12 – 1176. Government memo
11 – 1175. Waste not, want not
10 – 1174. Timed to perfection
9 – Music 125: A visit to the beach
8 – Poem 50: Sasha had chicken
7 – 1173. A death rattle
6 – 1172. Presumably nit free
5 – 1171. Check things before
4 – 1170. An update to the calendar
3 – 1169. A pretty dismal affair
2 – Music 124: At a canter
1 – Poem 49: Bike shed

October 2017

31 – 1168. Cheese goes with anything
30 – 1167. Burning bus
29 – Poem 48: Bully’s song
28 – 1166. Worries
27 – 1165. Grinding
26 – 1164. An alien relic
25 – Music 123: Hide and seek
24 – 1163. Shakespeare, Milton, Keats are dead
23 – 1162. Bear warning
22 – Poem 47: Summer flies
21 – 1161. Dreams of being a vet
20 – 1160. No nonsense
19 – 1159. Charity in all things
18 – Music 122: Moving the goat house
17 – 1158. Roll Over Shakespeare
16 – 1157. Finbarr’s novel
15 – Poem 46: I think I left my wallet
14 – 1156. Free phone
13 – 1155. Job interview
12 – 1154. So closed-minded
11 – Music 121: The place where I live
10 – 1153. Who’s the suspect?
9 – 1152. Romance reader
8 – Poem 45: Sea waves
7 – 1151. Out to lunch
6 – 1150. A botanical saunter
5 – 1149. Some aliens are never satisfied
4 – Music 120: Gone to seed
3 – 1148. Obituaries
2 – 1147. Happy birthday darling
1 – Poem 44: Clean gene pool

September 2017

30 – 1146. Sad triangles
29 – Poem 43: Golden wedding toast
27 – 1145. Origami night classes
27 – Music 119: Valleys and hills
26 – 1144. Porn in tent
25 – 1143. Visions of murder
24 – 1142. The local bore
23 – 1141. Collecting for the Sallies
22 – Poem 42: That empty chair
21 – 1140. International purchase
20 – Music 118: Wild bramble roses
19 – 1139. A brilliant tax plan
18 – 1138. Whalewhotamus
17 – 1137. Know-all
16 – 1136. Spicing things up
15 – Poem 41: I wish I were a clown
14 – 1135. Hi Blogging-Boo-Boo-Blondie
13 – Music 117: Princess Flower
12 – 1134. A prickly pruning
11 – 1133. Pronouns-ment
10 – 1132. A white rose
9 – 1131. Good reason for a barbeque
8 – Poem 40: Dare I compare you to a hippopotamus?
7 – 1130. The route home
6 – Music 116: An erudite cat
5 – 1129. True recognition at last!
4 – 1128. Morning rumination
3 – 1127. Tea lady
2 – 1126. The editing button
1 – Poem 39: It seems we’ve entered into winter’s frost

August 2017

31 – 1125. A few tricks up his sleeve
30 – Music 115: Ratatouille
29 – Poem 38: New Zealand springtime
28 – 1124. Something dear
27 – 1123. Being followed
26 – 1122. Alien classics
25 – 1121. A piece of polythene pipe
24 – 1120. New horizons
23 – Music 114: Almost bedtime
22 – Poem 37: Loss
21 – 1119. An astronomical migration
20 – 1118. Noreen’s brainwave
19 – 1117. Flat Earth Society
18 – 1116. Big bad wolf
17 – 1115. Every dog has its day
16 – Music 113: Ducks may safely graze
15 – Poem 36: Grandfather Clock
14 – 1114. The short way home
13 – 1113. News from Hickton-in-Sticks
12 – 1112. Stone Age mealtime conversation
11 – 1111. A gidday and a cheerio
10 – 1110. Money for the missions
9 – Music 112: A burning question
8 – Poem 35: Dead flowers
7 – 1109. Lorna
6 – 1108. Something to bleat about
5 – 1107. Murder
4 – 1106. Stock cars
3 – 1105. At a pinch
2 – Music 111: Here, there and everywhere
1 – Poem 34: A frightfully PC love song

July 2017

31 – 1104. A turning
30 – 1103. Foreign food
29 – Poem 33: Take flight
28 – 1102. On the blink
27 – 1101. Money talks
26 – Music 110: Pipes and drums
25 – 1100. Married and counting
24 – 1099. The elephant
23 – 1098. Neighbourhood watch
22 – Poem 32: In love with the wind
21 – 1097. A long bus trip
20 – 1096. Danger of explosion
19 – Music 109: In praise of weeds
18 – 1095. Family arguments
17 – 1094. Warning label
16 – 1093. Rules are for breaking
15 – Poem 31: Rain
14 – 1092. Bastille Day
13 – 1091. Fat lady on the beach
12 – Music 108: Ducks in conversation
11 – 1090. Sign of the times
10 – 1089. Cultural clash
9 – 1088. Woman in the park
8 – Poem 30: Restlessness takes hold
8 – 1087. Leaving home
7 – 1086. Justice is served
6 – 1085. Dog neighbours
5 – Music 107: Camoflauge!
5 – 1084. Buttercups and daisies
4 – 1083. Pie in the sky
3 – 1082. Jack and Jill my foot
2 – 1081. Lost the will
1 – 1080. Apple tree
1 – Poem 29: Split open wide

June 2017

30 – 1079. Dreams come true
29 – 1078. A happy ending for once
28 – Music 106: Snowdrops
28 – 1077. What’s the story?
27 – 1076. Ferris wheel ride
26 – 1075. A fishy story
25 – 1074. Low calorie sweetener
24 – 1073. Viewing one’s life
23 – 1072. Lilies and cats
22 – 1071. An important meeting
21 – Music 105: Winter solstice
21 – 1070. Swings and roundabouts
20 – 1069. A possible spectacle
19 – 1068. Text from boarding school
18 – 1067. Let’s all make a card
17 – 1066. Daily run
16 – 1065. Chelsea felt hounded
15 – 1064. To change a lightbulb
14 – Music 104: The joy of strawberries
14 – 1063. To aid arachnophobia
13 – 1062. Naughton, the stable hand
12 – 1061. Teach her
11 – 1060. Church dance
10 – 1059. An ironic touch of fate
9 – 1058. Desmond plays the piano
8 – 1057. A precious thing
7 – Music 103: A dubious honour
7 – 1056. Cock-a-doodle-do
6 – 1055. Next door television
5 – 1054. I can’t begin to tell you
4 – 1053. Microchipped
3 – 1052. Tears from onions
2 – 1051. The happiness of predictability
1 – 1050. Natural stubbornality
1 – Poem 28: Mary Ann – Harry

May 2017

31 – 1049. New word for the day
30 – 1048. Oh! Lucky day!
29 – 1047. The secret to longevity
28 – 1046. Ways and days of compassion
27 – Poems 27: Five bits of doggerel
27 – 1045. Professor of Poetry
26 – 1044. The children’s cat
25 – 1043. Facial tissues
24 – 1042. Too young to get married
23 – Poem 26: From the cat
23 – 1041. Alice’s finery
22 – Music 102: Eternal ragtime
22 – 1040. Dumbfounded
9 – 1039. A good reason to skip breakfast
6 – 1038. In raptures
2 – 1037. I won’t be needing that

April 2017

26 – 1036. The late Aunt Hilda
25 – 1035. Uncle Kemp
14 – 1034. Dudley comes to stay
8 – 1033. That’s because
2 – 1032. News Flash

March 2017

27 – 1031. Sickle
25 – 1030. Welcome to my little dinner party
19 – 1029. Fastidious Johnnie
13 – 1028. An improbable story with a facile slant, about a dog
6 – Sundry 2: Austin’s blog

February 2017

27 – 1027. Early morning cup of tea
19 – 1026. Coffee mugs
16 – 1025. See what I mean?
11 – Sundry 1: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
9 – 1024. Joylene and Hermann

January 2017

30 – 1023. A goose for Christmas
22 – Poem 25: It would be awful
18 – 1022. Kind Maureen
12 – 1021. How to win friends
9 – 1020. Denis the hacker
4 – 1019. Death notice
3 – 1018. Mistletoe

December 2016

28 – Award 17: The best award free blog
27 – 1017. River walk
23 – A happy Christmas and New Year!
12 – 1016. Emily’s alien dinner party

November 2016

24 – Poem 24: A great vowel shift for a friend who is poorly
13 – 1015. Pardon
8 – 1014. One sunny day
7 – 1013. Top of the cliff
6 – 1012. Mowing
5 – 1011. Travel
4 – 1010. Last rites
3 – 1009. Liver
2 – 1008. A dollar each way
1 – 1007. Laundering

October 2016

31 – 1006. Halloween
30 – 1005. Dogs
29 – 1004. Across the road
28 – 1003. Garlic
27 – 1002. Trash
July 2016

7 – 1001. Cabbage seeds
6 – Music 101: A plagal cadence
6 – 1000. The gate
5 – 999. One thousand and one nights
4 – 998. Free parking
2 – Music 100: The road not taken
3 – 997. She could only say “No”
2 – 996. Birds
1 – 995. Chicken cordon bleu
1 – Poem 23: The four seasons

June 2016

30 – Music 99: A pretty ditty and a cat
30 – 994. Broken lock
29 – Music 98: Daisy
29 – 993. Don’t give a fig
28 – 992. Perfect toast
27 – 991. Contentment
26 – Music 97: Winter blues
26 – 990. When this generation gets old
25 – 989. Spaghetti and meatballs
24 – Music 96: Thinking of springtime
24 – 988. Kelp Help
23 – 987. Tick tock
22 – Music 95: Sunlight on water
22 – 986. Moira’s cousin, Clive
21 – 985. Fat, tasteless, and a sore loser
20 – 984. Sunlight on a sign
19 – Music 94: If full of care
19 – 983. A bit of pub gossip
18 – 982. Mrs McGarvey’s toe
17 – Music 93: Clouds
17 – 981. Consulting mother
16 – 980. An inevitable end
15 – Music 92: To the river!
15 – 979. Increased profit
14 – 978. Tattoo
13 – Music 91: Rustle up Meatloaf
13 – 977. Breast implant
12 – Music 90: News
12 – 976. Flu injection
11 – 975. The sky was brilliant
10 – Music 89: The chase
10 – 974. A dog’s life
9 – 973. Mrs Brussels Sprout’s day
8 – Music 88: Two directions
8 – 972. Shared driveway
7 – 971. Funeral time
6 – 970. Buying shirts
5 – 969. New to the farm
4 – 968. Guest violinist
3 – 967. Coffee grinder
2 – 966. Hot raindrops
1 – Music 87: China Doll seed pods
1 – 965. Fermi paradox
1 – Poem 22: I’m past the age of Mozart

May 2016

31 – 964. Ratatouille
30 – 963. House sitting
29 – 962. Number of words
28 – 961. Seeds
27 – 960. Maisie’s filo pastry
26 – 959. For the boys
25 – Music 86: Pines
25 – 958. Toilet seat
24 – 957. An unsolved mystery
23 – 956. Hot as jalapeño
22 – 955. Laced vanilla custard
21 – 954. African Dung Beetle
20 – 953. A bunch of flowers
19 – 952. Just desserts
18 – Music 85: White azaleas
18 – 951. A nun’s story
17 – 950. Julia’s bath
16 – 949. Dirty weekend
15 – 948. Two potatoes
14 – 947. Radishes and turnips
13 – 946. Harriet’s car
12 – 945. Hedge cutter
11 – Music 84: My swimming pool
11 – 944. Harvesting leeks
10 – 943. Edible weeds
9 – 942. Water fleas
8 – 941. Hilarious
7 – 940. Off to the movies
7 – Poem 21B: In praise of Hannibal’s elephants
6 – 939. The doll’s house
5 – 938. Cat heaven
4 – Music 83: Hippeastrums in May
4 – 937. Drive-through
3 – 936. Garth and Ken
2 – 935. An invisible epidemic
1 – 934. Grocer
1 – Poem 21A: Ballad of a political candidate

April 2016

30 – 933. Dog lover
29 – 932. Arabian Nights in summary
28 – 931. I think, therefore it is
27 – Music 82: Hippeastrums in April
27 – 930. A wigwam for a goose’s bridle
26 – 929. Free hand
25 – 928. Off to the war!
24 – 927. Church on Sundays
24 – Poem 20D: Clock – a cinquain
23 – 926. Lunch time
22 – 925. Impaired vision
21 – 924. The smile
20 – Music 81: In the beginning was the Word
20 – 923. Zita travels by bus
19 – 922. Pests for pets
18 – 921. Retirement
17 – Poem 20C: Owl – a cinquain
17 – 920. Futuristic memo
16 – 919. Letters to the editor
15 – 918. Audrey was a snob
14 – 917. Gnomes and flamingos
13 – Music 80: A study in time
13 – 916. Alex Alexander
12 – 915. Scary stuff
11 – 914. Deodorant
10 – 913. Helicopters
10 – Poem 20B: Frog – a cinquain
9 – 912. Freedom of speech
8 – 911. Toddler killed in expressway crash
7 – 910. Flight simulator
6 – Music 79: Hay making
6 – 909. Kissing in the front seat
5 – 908. Felicity’s farewell
4 – 907. Barbara plants a walnut
3 – 906. The little bird
2 – 905. Other boot to drop
1 – 904. Farmer Jack
1 – Poem 20A: Twilight

March 2016

31 – 903. Good grief!
30 – Music 78: Victimae paschali laudes
30 – 902. Casual Clyde
29 – 901. An inordinate number of passings
28 – 900. The 900th on a plate
27 – 899. Ingratitude
26 – 898. Grandma Margaret’s begonia
25 – 897. Joyce and Neville
24 – 896. The knighthood
23 – Music 77: Heading for fish head soup
23 – 895. Sex sex sex
22 – 894. Divorce
21 – 893. Missed turn
20 – 892. Give a hand
19 – Award 16: LIEing BaSTERd AWARD
19 – 891. Taken
18 – 890. Happily ever after
17 – 889. Teabag
16 – Music 76: The tui
16 – 888. Gilbert’s tomatoes
15 – 887. Raspberries
14 – 886. Dead body
13 – 885. Frederick Ball’s calling
12 – 884. Alien contact
11 – 883. The Noble Savage
10 – 882. I’m so tired of being rich
9 – Music 75: Now, what’s for dinner?
9 – 881. Marilynn felt his hot breath
8 – 880. A stint in town
7 – 879. Apple crumble
6 – 878. Eek!
5 – 877. The bathroom was cleaned
4 – 876. English examination
3 – 875. O Shakespeare!
2 – Music 74: The life of a teddy bear
2 – 874. The train
1 – 873. I am honoured to enlighten you
1 – Poem 19: Fall fire

February 2016

29 – 872. Leap Day
28 – 871. Saved by the Government
27 – 870. Winter cold
26 – 869. How’s your day been?
25 – 868. Verity’s open house
24 – Music 73: Welcome to our world!
24 – 867. Veronica’s dog
23 – 866. Shakespeare’s bad hair day
22 – 865. Having a ball
21 – 864. You’re welcome to disagree
20 – Award 15: Like a dog
20 – 863. Ethel’s vowel problem
19 – 862. Swimming in their new country
18 – 861. Face at the window
17 – Music 72: Just looking
17 – 860. Almost without sense
16 – 859. The Pony Club Sandwich
15 – 858. He brushed passed
14 – 857. A story of spurious authenticity
13 – 856. The way it can be
12 – 855. No smokin’
11 – Award 14: Where the sun doth shine
11 – 854. How to properly
10 – Music 71: Just struttin’ my stuff
10 – 853. No butter for Lent
9 – 852. The evolutionary track
8 – 851. Cars
8 – Poem 18b: Four relatively famous shadormas
7 – 850. First date
6 – 849. Granddaughter’s birthday
5 – 848. Stanislaus’ moment
4 – 847. Family from China
3 – Music 70: Fit for a cauliflower
3 – 846. Little Bo Peep
2 – 845. Aunt Lola
1 – 844. Stolen parsley
1 – Poem 18a: Shadorma’s almost dance

January 2016

31 – 843. Best bit of bad luck
30 – 842. Last words
29 – 841. A final bow?
28 – 840. Daily feast
27 – Music 69: View from my vegetable garden
27 – 839. Another statistic
26 – 838. Dear Miss Munyard
25 – 837. The royal pig
24 – Poem 17d: Only the dead have seen the end of war
24 – 836. Making ends meet
23 – 835. Terrible accident
22 – 834. Turtle Dove
21 – 833. I’m not here to moralize
20 – Music 68: The old barn
20 – 832. Lingonberry jam
19 – 831. A lot of people…
18 – 830. Fresh tomatoes
17 – 829. Baby talkie walkie
16 – 828. The scattering
16 – Poem 17c: A modest proposal
15 – 827. A curse
14 – 826. Drug testing
13 – Music 67: In search of a mouse
13 – 825. They were pleased with themselves
12 – 824. Catty
11 – 823. The horrible troll
10 – 822. Grave stone
10 – Poem 17b: Flaky pastry
9 – 821. Karaoke night
8 – 820. Bluebeard
7 – 819. Emile’s pansies
6 – Music 66: Ubi caritas
6 – 818. Mr Pawley was particular
5 – 817. Stink
4 – 816. On a roll
3 – 815. Elaine worked in a pharmacy
2 – 814. Skipping breakfast
1 – 813. Happy New Year… again!
1 – Poem 17a: It’s pretty

December 2015

31 – 812. Annus horribilis
30 – Music 65: The silly season
30 – 811. Granny’s nannies
29 – 810. Poetry assignment
28 – 809. Home sweet home
27 – 808. Flowering Cherry Lane
26 – 807. Buy now!
25 – 806. Christmas gifts
24 – 805. Catch the light!
23 – Music 64: The cat and the turkey
23 – 804. Christmas decoration
22 – 803. Gosh! It’s Monday!
21 – 802. The murderer’s name is…
20 – 801. Isobel’s little joke
19 – 800. They’re away today
18 – 799. Dear Julia
17 – 798. Choices…
16 – Music 63: Snow light
16 – 797. Leo loved to sing
15 – 796. Perry falls in love
14 – 795. Breaking news
13 – 794. To the rescue
12 – 793. Wilma’s pet axolotl
11 – 792. Save the tree!
10 – 791. Job application
9 – Music 62: Mess it up
9 – 790. Sticks and stones
8 – 789. Sugar and spice
7 – 788. Dorothy’s ornamental elephants
6 – 787. Tigers for punishment
5 – 786. Ashes to ashes
4 – 785. Worn to a frazzle
3 – 784. Alfie’s birthday bash
2 – Music 61: Square dancing
2 – 783. The Robinson Family eats
1 – 782. Nolan orders a book
1 – Poem 16: Songs my father taught me

November 2015

30 – 781. Mink coat
29 – 780. Capital punishment
28 – 779. Oh for a tissue!
27 – 778. My dog has fleas
26 – 777. Euphrasie’s Thanksgiving
25 – Music 60: American Thanksgiving
25 – 776. Film star
24 – 775. Muffin was a toy poodle
23 – 774. Geraldine’s picket fence
22 – 773. Beautiful Tints
21 – 772. Wag
20 – 771. Gwenyth takes flight
19 – 770. Victoria’s clone
18 – Music 59: This old house…
18 – 769. Country life
17 – 768. Lavinia’s blog
16 – 767. A little house
15 – 766. Pigs
14 – 765. Psyllids in the salad
13 – 764. Child labour
12 – 763. Myrtle’s sadness
11 – Music 58: Snowdrop
11 – 762. All my love
10 – 761. Eleventh hour
9 – 760. In a field of maize
8 – 759. Mabel did things nicely
7 – 758. Winifred Seacock’s devotion
6 – 757. Four sons
5 – 756. POP!
4 – Music 57: Lobsters
4 – 755. White swan’s eggs
3 – Award 13: A pat on the back
3 – 754. The PH-word
2 – Award 12: Blogger Interview Tag
2 – 753. Down on the farm
1 – 752. All Hallows
1 – Poem 15: Thus ends

October 2015

31 – 751. Bit by bit
30 – Award 11: Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?
30 – 750. An ordinary Friday
29 – 749. Purple robe
28 – Music 56: I’m pleased to be a bee
28 – 748. What a view!
27 – 747. Clever Seraphina
26 – 746. Mother of three
25 – 745. Driving home
24 – 744. Can you keep a secret?
23 – 743. Guy in a beanie
22 – 742. How time passes
21 – Music 55: Wild flowers
21 – 741. Welcome to our world
20 – 740. Thaddeus was a little sad
19 – 739. Avidly rabid Joe
18 – 738. Around the campfire
17 – 737. Sweetest Day
16 – 736. Paradise Lost
15 – 735. Scuba diving
14 – Music 54: Cuddles
14 – 734. The end of Temperance’s bath
13 – 733. Glorious wealth
12 – 732. Forever thankful
11 – 731. Shortbread
10 – 730. An old story from France
9 – 729. The best of friends
8 – 728. Big words
7 – Music 53: Start thawing the turkey
7 – 727. There are some things
6 – 726. Mountain wedding
5 – 725. Marie Antoinette’s cake
4 – 724. Sean’s diseases
3 – 723. Bathroom light
2 – 722. Imbibing a little too much
1 – 721. Party animals
1 – Poem 14: Bury me flamboyantly clad

September 2015

30 – Music 52: In memory of my mother
30 – 720. Let the reader guess
29 – 719. Cut the hedge!
28 – 718. Funeral coverage
27 – 717. The back room
26 – 716. Humbot
25 – 715. Not much of a cook
24 – 714. Why people hate taxes
23 – Music 51: Farewell to winter
23 – 713. That morning the thrush sang
22 – 712. Everyday citizens need a champion
21 – 711. Thank you for sharing this
20 – 710. I wish to see…
19 – 709. Treasures gleaned
18 – 708. Just inside the gates
17 – 707. Rowena’s food fairs
16 – Music 50: Interisland ferry
16 – 706. Family reunion
15 – 705. Family portrait
14 – 704. Anyway, there was this girl
13 – 703. Clarinda’s feline fixation
12 – 702. Muses and Fates
11 – 701. A timeless parable
10 – 700. Flowers from my garden
9 – Music 49: Splashing about
9 – 699. Long to reign
8 – 698. Benji’s teeth
7 – 697. The national paper
6 – 696. Virgil’s booze money
5 – 695. You wrote it, it must be true
4 – 694. Ella’s annoying husband
3 – 693. I was driving along quite comfy
2 – Music 48: Irises
2 – 692. The smile
1 – 691. Did I tell you about my grandkids
1 – Poem 13: They upped and left

August 2015

31 – 690. No chest pain
30 – 689. Hoisted by his own petard
29 – 688. Priscilla makes a baby
28 – 687. She’s on the list
27 – 686. Harry’s five day forecast
26 – Music 47: Winterscape
26 – 685. Gary answers the phone
25 – Awards 8, 9 and 10: Semper tres
25 – 684. Larry’s orange and a lemon
24 – 683. Barry’s left hand index finger
23 – 682. Carrie hated his name
22 – 681. Ace drove on
21 – 680. Nora remembers
20 – 679. Flora was a dog
19 – Music 46: Beach walk
19 – 678. Cora had had enough
18 – 677. Thora’s questionnaire
17 – 676. Dora couldn’t win
16 – 675. Paddle cutting board
15 – 674. The butcher
14 – 673. Exchange student’s parents
13 – 672. This is your captain speaking
12 – Music 45: Gambolling lambkins
12 – 671. A stately catch in black
11 – 670. Felicity
10 – 669. Ella was curvaceous
9 – 668. Maribella was horrified
8 – 667. Three sons
7 – 666. The number of the beast
6 – 665. It’s a boy!
5 – Music 44: Fairy flowers
5 – 664. Crooked Humphrey
4 – 663. Lachlan had a worm farm
3 – 662. The things we do for sex
2 – 661. Idyllic island
1 – Award 7: Liebster and other crustaceans
1 – 660. Marvin’s wife goes to town
1 – Poem 12: Thistledown

July 2015

31 – 659. On crossing the road
30 – 658. Joker
29 – Music 43: Dahlias
29 – 657. Stolen car
28 – 656. Bloodsuckers
27 – 655. Peach Petal
26 – 654. The pendant
25 – 653. Three pebbles
24 – 652. Doggie
23 – 651. Pissed off
22 – Awards 5 and 6: A six hundred and forty-nine day Streak plus three
22 – Music 42: Grasses
22 – 650. The correction of misinformation
21 – 649. The last pear of summer
20 – 648. Ocean Day in Japan
19 – 647. A really funny joke
18 – 646. Aunt Sonja
17 – 645. Gisele begs
16 – 644. Old Mr Jenkins
15 – Music 41: Little yellow flowers
15 – 643. Bridget waits
14 – 642. Hot breakfast
13 – 641. Love affair
12 – 640. Hot shopping
11 – 639. Mow the lawn!
10 – 638. Copyright Notice
9 – 637. Climate change
8 – Music 40: Globe artichokes
8 – 636. Old Mrs Bradshaw
7 – 635. Howard’s way with words
6 – 634. An apple a day
5 – 633. Outside it was raining
4 – 632. Against the clock
3 – 631. Crab lines on a back drive
2 – 630. Stella’s favourite mug
1 – 629. Herbert was ninety-four
1 – Music 39: Naked ladies
1 – Poem 11: A sort of ottava rima

June 2015

30 – 628. Wallflower
29 – Award 4: How versatile is that!
29 – 627. Eleanor’s garden
28 – 626. End of the bed
27 – 625. Sylvia’s mother
26 – 624. Driving in translation
25 – 623. May contain spoilers
24 – Music 38: Fruits
24 – 622. Starch
23 – 621. Rough and tumble
22 – Awards 2 and 3: Both neat and beautiful
22 – 620. Jim hated rugby
21 – 619. A fisherman’s tale
20 – 618. To bed! To bed!
19 – 617. Saving the duckling
18 – 616. Catching rabbits
17 – Music 37: New snowman
17 – 615. Old Mrs Greville
16 – 614. Herbie backs out
15 – 613. Heather had three sons
14 – 612. The tyrannical megalomaniac
13 – 611. Rejoice!
12 – 610. Two plus two
11 – 609. A lesson in money
10 – Music 36: Having a cuppa
10 – 608. Kapow!
9 – 607. A plague on your houses
8 – 606. Funeral savings
7 – 605. Jack’s gerberas
6 – 604. The last dance
5 – 603. Parachute jump
4 – 602. Duck
3 – Music 35: Bad hair day
3 – 601. Burgled
2 – 600. 600th anniversary adventure
1 – 599. Building ghost
1 – Poem 10: I heard the thrush sing

May 2015

31 – 598. Flankeration
30 – 597. Malcolm developed an interest
29 – 596. Out
28 – 595. Household budget
27 – Music 34: Springhill Runes, Part 3
27 – 594. Use your initiative
26 – Award 1: A ray of sunshine
26 – 593. Fundies
25 – 592. Gertrude’s propensity
24 – 591. Wrinkle wrinkle
23 – 590. Rosemary’s herb garden
22 – 589. Graeme does the shopping
21 – 588. A great disappointment
20 – 587. All in vane
20 – Music 33: My dog’s dolls
19 – 586. In the pub
18 – 585. A dinner party
17 – 584. Potter Verity
16 – 583. Heavenly banquet
15 – 582. Double yolker
14 – 581. Beverley does the hula
13 – 580. In honour of Hans Sachs
13 – Music 32: Sky
12 – 579. Home renovation
11 – 578. Tail tale
10 – 577. Gail managed to save
9 – 576. Granny goes for a ride
8 – 575. What to wear?
7 – 574. Oh happy day!
6 – 573. In a fluster
6 – Music 31: Morning glory
5 – 572. Widow Fleur
4 – 571. An unfortunate string of events
3 – 570. Hacked off
2 – 569. Say cheese
1 – 568. Mutual memorials
1 – Poem 9: Back then

April 2015

30 – 567. Qaddlewaddlediddlydo
29 – 566. God didn’t make little green apples
29 – Music 30: Roosters
28 – 565. Front door, back door
27 – 564. Julliard Scholarship
26 – 563. Wonder of wonders
25 – 562. At the wharf
24 – 561. Patch
23 – 560. Cheerleading
22 – 559. Thyroidectomy
22- Music 29: The hedgehog
21 – 558. Ballad of Giles the Tenant
20 – 557. Into gardening
19 – 556. Inheritance
18 – 555. Three contemporary lectures
17 – 554. Jigsaw puzzle
16 – 553. Border crossing
15 – 552. Quince jelly
15 – Music 28: Black water
14 – 551. Anselm dies
13 – 550. When Patsy fell in love
12 – 549. Phlebotomists
11 – 548. Diet time
10 – 547. A question of habit
9 – 546. Cloven hooves
8 – 545. Now for coffee
8 – Music 27: Violas
7 – 544. Sleepover
6 – 543. Get her poor dog a bone
5 – 542. Easter joy!
4 – 541. From death to funeral
3 – 540. Mud on the phone
2 – 539. Wrong bus
1 – 538. Cake decorating
1 – Music 26: Icicles
1 – Poem 8: The return of summer

March 2015

31 – 537. The wrong bunch
30 – 536. Bad luck, Cristobel
29 – 535. Angus: thief
28 – 534. An algebraic episode
27 – 533. Yes, doctor
26 – 532. Two in the kitchen
25 – 531. Crafty Cecilia
25 – Music 25: Zucchinis
24 – 530. Shared accommodation
23 – 529. Overheard conversations VI
22 – 528. Overheard conversations V
21 – 527. Overheard conversations IV
20 – 526. Overheard conversations III
19 – 525. Overheard conversations II
18 – 524. Overheard conversations I
18 – Music 24: The bridge
17 – 523. Old Icelandic
16 – 522. Nice man
15 – 521. Bathroom chair
14 – 520. Perfection
13 – 519. Racist
12 – 518. Clever camera
11 – 517. Nymphomaniac
11 – Music 23: Bronze lily
10 – 516. Bike to the bus
9 – 515. Handyman
8 – 514. English Comprehension Exam
7 – 513. Doggone
6 – 512. All babies are adorable
5 – 511. Waxing lyrical
4 – 510. Firkin
4 – Music 22: Spring sunshine
3 – 509. On your bike
2 – 508. Old photographs
1 – 507. Puff
1 – Poem 7: When sun bursts

February 2015

28 – 506. Excellent teacher
27 – 505. Hell on earth
26 – 504. First Edition
25 – 503. Thoroughly modern Harriet
25 – Music 21: Jerusalem artichokes
24 – 502. Squawking
23 – 501. In God’s hand
22 – 500. Wendy’s teacher
21 – 499. It dawned on Noel
20 – 498. Creaming soda milkshake
19 – 497. Floral bunch
18 – 496. Faith, Hope, and Charity
18 – Music 20: Going for a walk
17 – 495. Roll call
16 – 494. Coping with death
15 – 493. Car crash
14 – 492. Banking on Valentine
13 – 491. The garden party
12 – 490. This vacuum cleaner sucks
11 – 489. New calendar
11 – Music 19: Melon circles
10 – 488. Outside the box
9 – 487. Reliable service
8 – 486. Bedsheets
7 – 485. Dirty house flies
6 – 484. School reunion
5 – 483. Dribble
4 – 482. Soap in the eyes
4 – Music 18: The squirrel
3 – 481. Cruise mode
2 – 480. What are the odds?
1 – 479. Podding Peas
1 – Poem 6: Love song

January 2015

31 – 478. Elvis has left the building
30 – 477. Pink garden
29 – 476. Oh to be young again
28 – 475. Loving university
28 – Music 17: Blue and purple
27 – 474. Thump! Thump!
26 – 473. Ethel was sad
25 – 472. Bean grinder
24 – 471. Birthday party surprise
23 – 470. Leftover apple pie
22 – 469. Hip replacement
21 – 468. War hero
21 – Music 16: Billy the Goat
20 – 467. Communal lounge
19 – 466. Welcome to the street!
18 – 465. A cat, a dog, a boy, a tiger
17 – 464. Over the cliff!
16 – 463. The happiness ladder
15 – 462. The professor
14 – 461. Florence was an artist
14 – Music 15: Viewing the territory
13 – 460. Smoke alarm
12 – 459. Michael was speechless
11 – 458. Hazel mislays her keys
10 – 457. Just popping to the shops
9 – 456. Not a scrap of difference
8 – 455. Perfect park
7 – 454. The loveliest surprise
7 – Music 14: End of millennium
6 – 453. Minnie hassles
5 – 452. Healthy diet
4 – 451. Fiona’s stew
3 – 450. Yes!
2 – 449. Nits, lice, ticks, fleas, mites
1 – 448. Off to visit grandma
1 – Poem 5: Sometimes

December 2014

31 – 447. Deborah pens a novel
31 – Music 13: Wasps
30 – 446. Something strange
29 – 445. To be honest
28 – 444. Ellen does the ironing
27 – 443. Camp dessert
26 – 442. The Christmas that was
25 – 441. Cinderella’s Christmas
24 – 440. Christmas gifts
24 – Music 12: Happy Christmas!
23 – 439. Wagnerian singer
22 – 438. Quandary solved
21 – 437. Two hens and a cockerel
20 – 436. Anthony’s garden
19 – 435. Anthropological-palaeontologist
18 – 434. Jet propelled suit
17 – 433. He died doing something he loved
17 – Music 11: Butterflies
16 – 432. Stuart was famished
15 – 431. Cryonics
14 – 430. Cotton buds
13 – 429. I hate being told how I feel
12 – 428. What to do?
11 – 427. Last plane
10 – 426. Strawberry cream cake
10 – Music 10: Cat on a rail
9 – 425. Dulcie was not a snob
8 – 424. Hack n Ripper
7 – 423. Dorrie mixes metaphors
6 – 422. Bread pudding
5 – 421. Money well spent
4 – 420. Round as a barrel
3 – 419. Whale of a tale
3 – Music 9: Cheers!
2 – 418. Gambling down
1 – 417. No equal equation
1 – Poem 4: Letter to John

November 2014

30 – 416. Stamp of approval
29 – 415. A couple of frogs
28 – 414. Safari Park
27 – 413. Baloney and ice cream
26 – 412. Rock star
26 – Music 8: Cherry blossom
25 – 411. Never got to say goodbye
24 – 410. Insubordination
23 – 409. It was the year 1590
22 – 408. Adele slogged away
21 – 407. Barry was a bit of a bastard
20 – 406. World famous cook
19 – 405. How do you?
19 – Music 7: Deer
18 – 404. Quite the worst thing
17 – 403. A mouse
16 – 402. A good day
15 – 401. A terrible thing
14 – 400. Man with a sledge hammer
13 – 399. Carpentry
12 – 398. Ten friends
12 – Music 6: Ducks
11 – 397. Poppies
10 – 396. Avocado electroplantons
9 – 395. Carmel laughed
8 – 394. A reflection in three parts
7 – 393. From the bazaar
6 – 392. An Oscar for Gillian
5 – 391. Fancy dress
5 – Music 5: A bench, a dog, a geranium
4 – 390. Hitler’s Nanny
3 – 389. Chicken blood
2 – 388. Jasper, bulldozer driver
1 – 387. Eddie was turning 100
1 – Poem 3: A single bird

October 2014

31 – 386. Marietta plans a murder
30 – 385. Pensioners
29 – 384. World War I
29 – Music 4: You’re so vane
28 – 383. Heath lay in bed
27 – 382. Home guard
26 – 381. Offal pit
25 – 380. Politically correct
24 – 379. Beer garden
23 – 378. Jeepers! Molly’s pregnant!
22 – 377. Talented finalists
22 – Music 3: Sleeping puppy
21 – 376. Wedding party
20 – 375. Celestial abhorrence
19 – 374. Life’s bouquet
18 – 373. The expert
17 – 372. Ella’s medical complaint
16 – 371. The simple life
15 – 370. Chicken pasta
15 – Music 2: Weeds
14 – 369. Titanosaur
13 – 368. Be thankful for small mercies
12 – 367. Thistle grubbing
11 – 366. Ungrand finale
10 – 365. First birthday tomorrow
9 – 364. The fortune teller
8 – 363. The loveliest little house
8 – Music 1: The frog
7 – 362. Gone are the days
6 – 361. Masterpiece
5 – 360. Real men love cats
4 – 359. Winning hamper
3 – 358. Anyone for tea?
2 – 357. Flight of fancy
1 – 356. Had had had had
1 – Poem 2: When sparrows cease to chirp

September 2014

30 – 355. Veronica knew
29 – 354. Birthday picnic
28 – 353. Day at the beach
27 – 352. Who lives here?
26 – 351. Hospitality
25 – 350. Dirk tap dances
24 – 349. Running
23 – 348. Got the skills
22 – 347. Dodos
21 – 346. Lost elasticity
20 – 345. Hungry wolf
19 – 344. Claudia jumps
18 – 343. Naming rite
17 – 342. Letters from the war
16 – 341. University education
15 – 340. Salmon tasting
14 – 339. Easy-peasy
13 – 338. Fridge art
12 – 337. Shepherd
11 – 336. Weather or not
10 – 335. The anaesthetist had a carrot
9 – 334. Three lumps of sugar
8 – 333. Virginia was furious
7 – 332. The Great Kite Skite
6 – 331. When aliens spoke
5 – 330. Blueberry-persimmon pie
4 – 329. LSD
3 – 328. Nouns and verbs
2 – 327. Reggie does a dangle
1 – 326. Such a worry
1 – Poem 1: From the hill in autumn

August 2014

31 – 325. Does one not hear the Bells of St. Mary’s?
30 – 324. Medusa
29 – 323. Wrong numbers
28 – 322. Akeem was cold
27 – 321. Manhole
26 – 320. Heritage plants
25 – 319. Oh bitchery obituary
24 – 318. Giving up
23 – 317. Phillip pushes the trolley
22 – 316. In praise of the Net
21 – 315. Dinner suggestions
20 – 314. Grotty old painting
19 – 313. I have a cat
18 – 312. Thelma’s Bacon Chicken Recipe
17 – 311. Handwritten
16 – 310. You can’t be too careful
15 – 309. Breeding chickens
14 – 308. Night sky
13 – 307. The laundry maid
12 – 306. Famous Five go hunting
11 – 305. Gruntmeup
10 – 304. Flangastible!
9 – 303. Dropping a bombshell
8 – 302. Carmalita, apex of western civilization
7 – 301. Shane begins his novel
6 – 300. It was the 300th story
5 – 299. Christina buys a lawnmower
4 – 298. Sperm count
2 – 296. Cuckoo
1 – 295. Gathering mushrooms

July 2014

31 – 294. Rattan place mats
30 – 293. Little grey kitten
29 – 292. Easter Egg Drop
28 – 291. A new day
27 – 290. Waiting
26 – 289. Early morning
25 – 288. Call me
24 – 287. Lovely Rita
23 – 286. Amelia’s bad luck ends
22 – 285. Totally wasted
21 – 284. Fat gets ugly
20 – 283. Kids III
19 – 282. Kids II
18 – 281. Kids I
17 – 280. Gift wrapped
16 – 279. Trevor was pissed off
15 – 278. Hill climbing
14 – 277. Drunk online
13 – 276. Dog’s boy
12 – 275. Getting cross
11 – 274. When your number’s up
10 – 273. Lights witch, light switch
9 – 272. Teddy Bears’ Picnic
8 – 271. Gabrielle’s Rottweiler
7 – 270. Makes no census
6 – 269. Rupert’s coffee beans
5 – 268. Heirloom
4 – 267. Playboy
3 – 266. Owen was miffed
2 – 265. Tilly’s birthday
1 – 264. Bogged in the blog

June 2014

30 – 263. The magpie
29 – 262. Out of paper
28 – 261. Something’s cooking
27 – 260. Marshall was impartial
26 – 259. Pam was down in the mouth
25 – 258. Jemima hatches a plot
24 – 257. Shakespearean academic
23 – 256. The cruel case of missing pegs
22 – 255. On the rise
21 – 254. ’Twas the shortest day
20 – 253. Twins
19 – 252. Great-Granny surfs
18 – 251. Hector’s cockatiels
17 – 250. Quiet Sunday
16 – 249. Good boy bad boy
15 – 248. Father’s Day
14 – 247. Flower show
13 – 246. House in the woods
12 – 245. Yap! Yap!
11 – 244. Tessa was worried sick
10 – 243. A nod
9 – 242. Twenty-five roses
8 – 241. Not a glimmer
7 – 240. Tired of the drama of life
6 – 239. The happy dahlia
5 – 238. Pretty funny
4 – 237. Brittany spaniels
3 – 236. Original designs
2 – 235. Endangered bird
1 – 234. Unicellular eukaryotes

May 2014

31 – 233. Cindy the reporter
30 – 232. Skiing lesson
29 – 231. Text flirt
28 – 230. French horns
27 – 229. Breakfast in a foreign land
26 – 228. Connoisseur of fine tea
25 – 227. She lingered in the place she’d left
24 – 226. Raymond was practising to kill people
23 – 225. Lavender farm
22 – 224. Initials
21 – 223. Three minutes
20 – 222. White horses
19 – 221. Counting peas
18 – 220. Deaf and dying
17 – 219. Marie’s fling
16 – 218. Aunty Flo comes to stay
15 – 217. Generation gap
14 – 216. Cubicle voice
13 – 215. A stickler
12 – 214. Broken egg shells
11 – 213. Cake mixer
10 – 212. Jeremy says a naughty word
9 – 211. Zita’s toenail
8 – 210. The original version
7 – 209. Angora rabbit
6 – 208. Fleas!
5 – 207. Unplanned unwanted
4 – 206. Heading for ninety
3 – 205. Lost wisdoms
2 – 204. To bee or not to bee
1 – 203. May Day

April 2014

30 – 202. Just give me an hour
29 – 201. Oh Golly Gosh!
28 – 200. Kitchen windows
27 – 199. Medical technology
26 – 198. Oh-di-lay-ee-ay
25 – 197. ANZAC Day
24 – 196. Hygroscopic Kaleidoscope’s Blog
23 – 195. Sylvia’s list
22 – 194. John Jones was maudlin
21 – 193. Rich, handsome, eligible
20 – 192. Language changes, some things don’t
19 – 191. It looks like rain
18 – 190. Eight mammals
17 – 189. Prone to infidelity
16 – 188. Bianca’s secret
15 – 187. Celebrities
14 – 186. Baby of the family
13 – 185. Olive’s printer was old
12 – 184. Oh my darling!
11 – 183. Clothes maketh the man
10 – 182. Seasonal dates
9 – 181. Elopement
8 – 180. Primitive women
7 – 179. Mary walked along the road
6 – 178. … by the letter P
5 – 177. Flat battery
4 – 176. She cradled her baby
3 – 175. Total darkness
2 – 174. Wind in spring
1 – 173. Marion’s fuchsia vase

March 2014

31 – 172. Big April Fool
30 – 171. Dream world
29 – 170. Prometheus brings fire
28 – 169. Small world
27 – 168. Creative assignment
26 – 167. Family tree secret
25 – 166. Steak and eat it
24 – 165. Hatchling
23 – 164. Airport departure
22 – 163. Ceiling flies
21 – 162. Family picnic
20 – 161. Butterfly feeder
19 – 160. If the tooth be known
18 – 159. Rumblestiltskin
17 – 158. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
16 – 157. Toad goes for a drive
15 – 156. Off with their heads!
14 – 155. Noddy visits Big Ears
13 – 154. Mother Goose gives a lesson
12 – 153. Father Wolf’s post-dinner nap
11 – 152. Crack in the ceiling
10 – 151. Trip to Samoa
9 – 150. 150th anniversary garden tour
8 – 149. Filthy rich
7 – 148. Deidre’s new school
6 – 147. On which side do you dress?
5 – 146. You little devil you
4 – 145. Childhood landscape
3 – 144. Snakes alive!
2 – 143. The teeth of the storm
1 – 142. Cuddles and Barley Sugar

February 2014

28 – 141. Simplifying life
27 – 140. Hey diddle diddle
26 – 139. Name calling
25 – 138. Cousins
24 – 137. The monument
23 – 136. Saint Fiacre
22 – 135. Formal formality
21 – 134. Veljka alights
20 – 133. The flying nun
19 – 132. A passing train
18 – 131. Sex Education
17 – 130. Bride of the Year
16 – 129. Swing
15 – 128. Fall in Chaudière-Appalaches
14 – 127. Valentine
13 – 126. Lest we forget
12 – 125. Norman’s invasion
11 – 124. Courier from Cambodia
10 – 123. Copping and coping
9 – 122. Stan and Tess’s ma and pa
8 – 121. Park bench
7 – 120. Watermelon man
6 – 119. The conductor’s wife
5 – 118. An unmarked grave
4 – 117. Photos of grandma
3 – 116. Samantha snarled like a feline
2 – 115. Cheap jewellery
1 – 114. The sooner the better

January 2014

31 – 113. You make me sick
30 – 112. Picture at an exhibition
29 – 111. Sometimes it pays to be a loser
28 – 110. No glasses, new friends
27 – 109. Hat for a wedding
26 – 108. Change of direction
25 – 107. Trash
24 – 106. Whodunit?
23 – 105. Pretty good, huh?
22 – 104. You either got it or you ain’t
21 – 103. The thirteenth labour of Hercules
20 – 102. Thelxiepeia
19 – 101. The power of keys
18 – 100. 23rd century blog
17 – 99. Fish curry
16 – 98. Hospital visit
15 – 97. Elsa’s wedding video
14 – 96. Bucket list
13 – 95. And that was that
12 – 94. Curtains, a gun, and a mirror
11 – 93. Pig feud
10 – 92. Out to lunch
9 – 91. Old alarm clock
8 – 90. Long-distance call from America
7 – 89. Rams, ramps, and Ramsbottom
6 – 88. Epiphany pie and presents
5 – 87. Paper napkins
4 – 86. Phoebe’s Uncle Jason
3 – 85. Mothers know everything
2 – 84. Ballad of Solomon Gunner
1 – 83. Drop the cockle

December 2013

31 – 82. Quadruple by-pass
30 – 81. Tooth Fairy inflation
29 – 80. Whither dost thou go, O Wordsmith?
28 – 79. Three ducks
27 – 78. Poltergeist
26 – 77. Day after Christmas
25 – 76. Peace on earth
24 – 75. Nativity Facebook
23 – 74. Poetic Petula
22 – 73. Drive carefully, dear
21 – 72. The Christmas tree
20 – 71. Termites, chicken feet, and mountain oysters
19 – 70. Heavenly cupcakes
18 – 69. Mrs Bessie Pilkington could be blunt
17 – 68. Farewell, O Catheter!
16 – 67. Blind kindness, kind blindness
15 – 66. Hurry down
14 – 65. Smoking in the woodshed
13 – 64. Esme buys a cardigan
12 – 63. Slow journey home
11 – 62. What makes a man?
10 – 61. Lolly scramble
9 – 60. Santa Claus is coming
8 – 59. What’s for dinner?
7 – 58. At the bottom of the garden
6 – 57. Mr and Mrs What’s-his-face
5 – 56. Anita moves on
4 – 55. An alien encounter
3 – 54. It won’t last
2 – 53. Fennel, a bit of a weed
1 – 52. The albatross

November 2013

30 – 51. A fertile mind
29 – 50. All stops out
28 – 49. Mother-in-law’s Thanksgiving
27 – 48. May I be of help?
26 – 47. Bruce’s little goat
25 – 46. Oh silly-billy!
24 – 45. Lillian takes a photo
23 – 44. Pamela’s lovely day
22 – 43. I won the lottery!
21 – 42. A dead pet
20 – 41. Yesterday I turned 88
19 – 40. Wanna come in for a good time?
18 – 39. Little notes
17 – 38. Ms Warple, drama queen
16 – 37. Dreams are work
15 – 36. Muriel’s fabulous idea
14 – 35. Mad on sport
13 – 34. The door knob
12 – 33. I still got my marbles
11 – 32. Grace visits the zoo
10 – 31. Jam jar lid
9 – 30. The man in the mirror
8 – 29. One helluva horrified mother
7 – 28. How exciting!
6 – 27. After the funeral
5 – 26. Wanting Emma Mary May
4 – 25. His Dad’s watch
3 – 24. Janet
2 – 23. The bicycle
1 – 22. Audrey loved butterflies

October 2013

31 – 21. I’m only allowed one
30 – 20. Sally’s balloon shop
29 – 19. Lost stamps
28 – 18. Mother Earth
27 – 17. A plum
26 – 16. African violets
25 – 15. Watch for Peds
24 – 14. Mourning
23 – 13. Gift vouchers
22 – 12. The grandmother
21 – 11. The wedding ring
20 – 10. A leaf
19 – 9. Egg sandwiches
18 – 8. The line
17 – 7. The Pharaoh’s statue
16 – 6. Neighbours
15 – 5. End of high school orgy
14 – 4. Sun in the eyes
13 – 3. Jeremiah
12 – 2. Absolutely gorgeous!
11 – 1. Cabbage seeds

62 thoughts on “Index”

Kate Loveton April 26, 2015 at 12:10 pm

Well done, Bruce. This is something I’ve been meaning to do. It takes a lot of time, and so I’ve put it off. Perhaps you’ll spur me to get to it!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorApril 26, 2015 at 4:32 pm
  
  Thanks. Yes, it was a big task, but I’m a compulsive-neurotic (or whatever they call it). However, I quite enjoyed doing it. There are two things to watch. One is I should have the dates of each month around the other way with the first of the month at the bottom (I just might change to that.) The other thing was I changed the dates of each story from where they were in the original blog, and it became a mess that took ages to fix, e.g. Christmas fell in April and Mother’s Day clashed with Thanksgiving etc etc…
  
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  1. Kate Loveton April 26, 2015 at 4:40 pm
    
    Oh dear… sounds complicated.
    
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    1. Bruce Goodman Post authorApril 26, 2015 at 4:47 pm
      
      I made it more complicated than it had to be! There now! I have reordered the numbers with number 1 at the bottom…
      
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Jean M. Cogdell June 7, 2015 at 7:33 am

I’m so glad you liked my post. I hope you’ll check out more of my blog and share with your friends.

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alexraphael June 22, 2015 at 10:50 am

I come bearing gifts 🙂 https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/awards-three-and-two/

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 22, 2015 at 11:41 am
  
  Thank you for the honour which I delightedly accept. I shall do the requirements as directed very shortly!
  
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  1. alexraphael June 23, 2015 at 12:50 am
    
    I can’t wait!
    
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HumaAq June 27, 2015 at 2:32 pm

Hello, thanks for following the blog. Thanks for liking my post

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 27, 2015 at 2:41 pm
  
  Thank you. And I look forward to continue following your blog.
  
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GP Cox June 28, 2015 at 10:44 pm

Pleased to meet you.

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 29, 2015 at 5:35 am
  
  And you!
  
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noelleg44 June 30, 2015 at 12:03 pm

Thanks for following my blog – I’m looking forward to many more great posts from yours!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 30, 2015 at 12:16 pm
  
  That’s very kind! Thank you!
  
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simon682 July 13, 2015 at 6:20 pm

In case you’re interested. You’d be very welcome.

Blessing the Water with Flowers

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJuly 13, 2015 at 7:22 pm
  
  Simon – you’ve only got to sneeze and I come running. You should know that! I’m not a follower. I’m not a groupie. I’m a fawning idiot. Why else would I get excited when your email said “in case you’re interested”.
  
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nonnaci August 16, 2015 at 7:26 am

Great stories! Keep em coming 😉

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorAugust 16, 2015 at 7:29 am
  
  Thanks!
  
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Oscar Alejandro Plascencia August 24, 2015 at 7:07 pm

Hello there! I have nominated you for three awards wraped in one. Please visit my site for details!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorAugust 24, 2015 at 7:49 pm
  
  Thanks, O Wondrous One. I have thrown off my clothes and am doing a tango cum samba of delight. (I’m not being cynical – I’m actually going yah! yah! yah! Hurrah!) Come to think of it – no one says Hurrah! these days…
  
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  1. Oscar Alejandro Plascencia August 24, 2015 at 11:42 pm
    
    LOL. I was going to start my Three-peat Award post with “Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah” instead of Surprise, but thought better of it.
    
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    1. Bruce Goodman Post authorAugust 25, 2015 at 5:19 am
      
      I have used Hurrah a few times and Hooray frequently but have never heard of Huzzah until today! In my first play – I was 9 – I misspelt Hurrah and wrote Hurry! Decima Alder insisted in the performance on saying Hurry instead of Hurrah. It was the beginning of my descent into obscurity.
      
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vinnieh August 30, 2015 at 8:12 am

Your blog is amazing.

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorAugust 30, 2015 at 8:14 am
  
  That’s very kind of you. Thank you!
  
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  1. vinnieh August 30, 2015 at 8:15 am
    
    I look forward to reading more of your work.
    
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  2. vinnieh August 30, 2015 at 8:19 am
    
    Hope you like my writing.
    
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in567 October 22, 2015 at 10:54 am

Good idea on this Index! Thanks for the link for the wildflower seeds. I’ve been trying to grow poppies and other flowers and had bought seeds like 3 times for each. None of them grew, so I was so irked! As a newbie gardener, I will follow and gain some tips from ya.

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorOctober 22, 2015 at 11:35 am
  
  I don’t have any tips! They just seem to grow!
  
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Oscar Alejandro Plascencia November 2, 2015 at 2:36 pm

Congratulations! I have tagged you for an on-line Blogger Interview!

http://oaplascencia.com/2015/11/01/the-blogger-interview/

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Susanne December 29, 2015 at 2:41 am

I have so much to say, I scarcely know where to start, but start I shall.
1. Love the snowflake background and the candle banner.
2. Boggled by your ambition to challenge all those poetic forms. I just may copy you on it but not in nearly so organized (dare I say obsessive?) a manner.
3. Thank you kindly for your comment on the new Gravatar. I’d blush if I remembered how. I wholeheartedly approve and had a good guffaw at the crack of dawn when I read it. At 58 such compliments (I think it was a compliment) are as rare as uncoloured hair.
4. Have I ever mentioned how I enjoy the images you use with your posts? How are they done? An on-line editing tool?
5. Happy Monday. Or is it Tuesday there?

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorDecember 29, 2015 at 6:01 am
  
  5. It’s Tuesday.
  4. I “doctor” images using an obsolete program called Ulead Photoimpact – since bought out and ruined by Corel by making it too complicated.
  3. No worries – as we say over here, instead of your North American “You’re welcome”!
  2. I’m a compulsive obsessive – or is that obsessive compulsive? It was meant to be a challenge for 2016 but I’ve already finished writing them. 😦 😦 😦
  1. The changing of the banner and background usually indicates a degree of boredom at my desk! Thanks for the lengthy comment!
  
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pjlazos February 9, 2016 at 5:22 pm

Hi Bruce — I nominated you for a Sunshine Blogger Award! https://greenlifebluewater.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/sunshine-blogger-award/
Love the audio!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorFebruary 9, 2016 at 6:58 pm
  
  Thank you for the nomination. I am delighted to accept!
  
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nonnaci February 17, 2016 at 5:20 pm

Hey Bruce. I’m nominating you for the One Lovely Blog Award! Your stories always give me a good laugh. I know it takes some time to write these up but if you’re interested, check the link below and keep the great ideas flowing!

https://snapshotvignettes.wordpress.com/about/awards/award1/

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TanGental February 20, 2016 at 4:34 am

Thank you for the follow Bruce; a story a day, eh? Whew!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorFebruary 20, 2016 at 6:37 am
  
  Thanks for the visit Geoff. An ex-lawyer turned writer is fraught with possibility!
  
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  1. TanGental February 20, 2016 at 9:35 am
    
    Indeed. It should be a synch to find the words even if they’re not the right ones…
    
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    1. Bruce Goodman Post authorFebruary 20, 2016 at 9:42 am
      
      😀
      
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Rustic Recluse March 14, 2016 at 4:44 pm

I’m not even through the index and I already love your stories, and had to come by to see who the brains behind each piece was. Cheers!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorMarch 14, 2016 at 5:04 pm
  
  That’s very kind of you to say so, thank you!
  
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M. L. Kappa April 8, 2016 at 5:55 am

Hi! I like your stuff. Will stick around. Pleased to meet you, Marina

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorApril 8, 2016 at 5:57 am
  
  Thank you. Lovely to have you on board! I was about to follow your blog myself!
  
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  1. M. L. Kappa April 8, 2016 at 5:57 am
    
    Great!
    
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Eric Tonningsen April 24, 2016 at 7:43 am

You went away yet you never left. Feeling left out. 😦 Though glad to have rediscovered you!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorApril 24, 2016 at 8:29 am
  
  Well! Well! Well! Eric! Delighted to see you again. You too went away! And I never realized you had returned!
  
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voulaah May 6, 2016 at 10:56 pm

coucou
I’m happy to discover and follow your blog
Thank you for sharing this about page, it’s very original
Anita

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorMay 7, 2016 at 5:35 am
  
  Thank you for reading!
  
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  1. voulaah May 9, 2016 at 1:30 am
    
    you’re welcome hoping that you’ll visit my universe too.
    
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belle💕beckford June 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm

Ok, Bruce so I haven’t been on my blog for about a year and now I see that you’ve come back! And back with more stories too! So nice to see your writings once more 🙂

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 16, 2016 at 1:53 pm
  
  Lovely to hear from you. On this blog-thing, people come and go…! It’s always nice to catch up again.
  
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simon682 June 30, 2016 at 5:55 am

Have you switched off the comments section on your stories or am I discovering new ways to be incompetent? Regards. Simon

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 30, 2016 at 6:52 am
  
  Hello – O ever-competent personage. I switched the comments off because the comments frequently had little to do with my postings and were becoming an alternative to Facebook for those who purported to dislike Facebook and everything it stood for. I’m finishing blogging on the 7 July 2016 – and this time it’s for real, at least in this mode. I’m feeling old, tired and grumpy, and want to “rediscover” the wonder of being alive in the manner that I think my friend Simon has shown!
  
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  1. simon682 June 30, 2016 at 11:01 am
    
    I would very much like to remain an occasional correspondent and receiver of fine recipes for preserves. My email is johnsonofclowne@yahoo.co.uk (I’ve enjoyed travelling along side of you for some time and have got nicely accustomed to your company0 Very best wishes. Glad I came back in time.
    
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    1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJune 30, 2016 at 12:03 pm
      
      Ditto Simon. I enjoy getting into the occasional pickle.
      
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inesephoto July 22, 2016 at 8:13 am

Just checking, may be you have changed your mind 🙂 Wishing you all the best!

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1. Bruce Goodman Post authorJuly 22, 2016 at 7:24 pm
  
  !!! No I haven’t come back – but I’m still hovering around!
  
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  1. inesephoto July 22, 2016 at 9:45 pm
    
    There is a lot for me to read, anyway. I have missed many stories 🙂 Have a good day!
    
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