We are midway through an October that’s already been quite eventful! What has been happening? Changes As you may recall from a previous Muse, the assistant manager where I work recently resigned, to go to new pastures. We are now getting a replacement, who, on the basis of first impressions, seems like a really friendly […]
Welcome back one and all, to the Meerkat Muse, on this autumn morn. Record Highs September is often the month where temperatures in the UK begin to trail off. The days get shorter, the nights therefore get longer, and the weather begins to change. However, in the UK, temps of 30C or higher were recorded […]
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Where do I begin?! If I could only pick one, I’d steer towards sci-fi stuff, but if I could, I’d sell items from across my interests. It might make for a strange menagerie, but I’d be completely at home surrounded by all […]
What are you passionate about? If we’re talking casual interests, I can write you a fairly long list. I could go on. Star Trek, Doctor Who, The Lion King, Liverpool Football Club… these are all subjects of great personal interest to me. In most respects, these have been lifelong interests too. I know where my […]
Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. This is easy. For the very first birthday that I shared with my wife, she bought me tickets to see The Lion King musical in London. I didn’t discover this until the day itself, for we had booked a hotel for Saturday evening in London, and […]
Here we go again! The Weather If there is a pastime all Brits indulge in, it’s moaning about the weather. At the start of this Muse cycle, the weather was bleak. We had a bit of snow (which thankfully didn’t settle), followed by relentless, torrential, cold rain. The other Thursday was particularly damp. The skies […]
Hmm. I could easily answer meerkat to the animal idea, but I don’t know if meerkats actually lead easy lives! The obvious animal answers are ‘cat’ and ‘dog’, because the ones I know usually have relaxed, stress-free lives! As for ‘thing’, I don’t think I’d want to come back as an object, so we’ll nix […]
Well, I’ve already roasted Steven Gerrard, so I guess that answers the question of what I’d say to him, so I will instead speak of Nigel Mansell. Mansell was the 1992 Formula 1 champion, and he had the misfortune to be runner-up three times, before finally claiming the title. He won 31 races, had memorable […]
We have arrived at the end of another year. Last year brought highs and lows, and 2022 has been no different. There’s been turmoil, and stress, and sadness, and laughter, and love. Early 2022 brought with it the unpleasant experience of covid-19. The illness ripped through my household, and left us all feeling tired and […]
In a recent post, I spoke of using prompts as inspiration for posts. I am going off this list, though I am not going to follow it religiously. The first three categories (Practical, Educational, Roundup) do not interest me. I am starting with the Entertaining category, and that starts with ‘1,000 Words about a Picture’. […]
'Ah, at last, I can finally go home!'
I just visited Warmwell - Boathouse. This is what I thought: #feeditback
This has been an... eventful train ride. Well, less eventful, more long.
We peel back the door of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar… and today, it’s decorations! Now, I would say I have something of a love/hate relationship with decorations. I love to look at them. The streamers, the lights, the tree, in their colours of gold, green, red, purple, blue, and more… they are gorgeous to […]
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