Monthly Archives: August 2018

Bunter Macingtosh Discusses His Ancestry

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Those who know me recognise “Curiosity” is my middle name: I might have startled the odd cat in my search for knowledge but never killed one, I hope, while discovering the magic of dipping apple slices into chocolate sauce, an … Continue reading →

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The Anniversary Dinner

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Now in their early forties Freddie and Carol Tusker sat across from each other surveying the menu at a local restaurant, more “select,” if that is the term, than the ones they usually visited, but merited by the day. Carol … Continue reading →

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A Matter Of Perspective

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

You know the situation. You’re standing there drinking a cocktail you couldn’t afford in a month of Sundays, because you’ve been shoe-horned into some corporate hospitality “Shindig” by a friend who happens to know your are “Always in need”, of … Continue reading →

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Entertaining A Guest Speaker

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Frank Creasley was waiting at platform ten, Euston station, for his ‘charge,’ as it were, to arrive from Nottingham. Tomorrow, Mike Bellow was giving a key note speech at the company’s annual conference on “Cross-cultural implications – Trading with Eastern … Continue reading →

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