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The Barbary Apes of Gibraltar
Everyone knows that monkeys have tails and apes don’t, right? Wrong!
The Barbary Ape, or Rock Ape, Europe’s only free-living primate other than man, is actually a tailless monkey, more properly called the Barbary Macaque (Macaca sy
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Survivors
So far, the weather here in the South of England has been quite mild, with only two or three really cold days. Yesterday, as Rik and I were coming back from a walk, I took this picture of primulas still growing in our front garden. There’
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Is Old Age a Matter of Choice?
It happened again yesterday. A young friend of mine – to be exact, she’s just 16 – asked me (very politely!) how old I was – and then (in a nice way!) didn’t believe the answer!
Now, I don’t think this is
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Recently a friend was talking to me about a relationship. Something was happening that she didn’t understand. I asked her why she didn’t ask her partner about it. She replied that she preferred not to know – that she wou
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So What Am I Doing?
When I write on HubPages, I produce HUBS. During the six years or so I’ve been registered there, I’ve published three. I think this must be a record.
When I write on Bubblews, as I still do, I write (or blow!) BUBBLES.
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Technology and Me: a dodgy relationship
The weather round here seems to be suffering from the post-Christmas blues - or rather soggy greens. I took this picture from our back door this morning. I didn't go out to take it - it was too damp, dirty and disagreeable. However, the g
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Cookie the Minuscule Menace
Ever since she was a toddler, my daughter has been one feisty lady – in fact she had a stronger “won’t” than any three-year-old I’ve ever known! For this reason, it is truly delightful to see her firmly under the tiny pa
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Post Christmas Blues - or perhaps not?
Well, it's all over now! The "kids" (as I still call them, although they're in their 30s) have gone to their respective homes - and we took the decorations down yesterday.
Ever since I was a child, I've felt slightly depressed as the last de
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Introduction for Vivenda
My name is Viv, and I live on the South Coast of England with my husband and sparring partner, Rik Ravado. We are both retired and growing old disgracefully. In my working life I have been a librarian, a technical author and a desk editor. I like messin
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Comments (14)
Hi Vivenda, so you were at that "other place" too? So nice to see others here who migrated!
Nice to meet you Vivenda! I think this will be a good place to hang out, I was not a fan of the Bubbles either.
