Category Archives: skools n’ ospitals

Break a leg…

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Shades

Dropping my car off for the annual Ministry of Transport (MOT) test this morning, I was minded of the anniversary of my unfortunate accident last year. I had just collected my car after it’s MOT and slipped on a slightly … Continue reading →

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Stills

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Shades

I once went on a visit to a Distillery in Canada but that is not the topic of this Blog, even though it would have been photogenic. Instead it is a story I was told by someone whose brother had … Continue reading →

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Not for the squeamish

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Shades

On perusing my recent copy of Balance- the bi-monhly diabetes lifestyle magazine, I was rather surprised to read that maggots are in use again for cleaning infected wounds. (Diabetics often suffer from foot lesions, hence the relevance). I’ll refrain from … Continue reading →

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The Emperor’s new clothes

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Shades

My first encounter with spin was at school. One day, there was a bit of a kerfuffle near the school gates at Drayton Road and news had spread like wildfire during the day that pupils were going to go on strike. I … Continue reading →

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Testing times

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Shades

Tomorrow afternoon, the Grey household will breathe a sigh of relief.  Since a chance comment by Marty on a blogpost some twelve weeks ago, David has suddenly found himself getting coached professionally (by Kip McGrath Morley) and by enthusiastic amateur … Continue reading →

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