Category Archives: kindness

A Life In Passing

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I was standing on the bridge the other evening, admiring the view, and the way the current played against the boats moored along the river bank when a man thrashing around desperately in the water appeared from underneath the bridge. … Continue reading →

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Retrospective Love

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

The mourners stood around him eating cakes and sandwiches not made by him. Some catering company he employed to do the work, did the work while he stood near a corner of the room, watching his guests share memories of … Continue reading →

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Wishing Everyone Who Passes By This Blog A Happy Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

 I am reminded by my life and contacts in social media that some of us enjoy a Christmas surrounded by those who love them and can celebrate that blessing with traditional feasting, and for others it is a time of … Continue reading →

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On the Passing Of His Wife

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

The mourners stood around him eating cakes and sandwiches not made by him. Some catering company he employed to do the work, did the work while he stood near a corner of the room, watching his guests share memories of … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Honor

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

She dreamed of a life where commissioners opened lift doors in hotels so she could travel to a suite far above real life. Once ensconced, she would feed on canapes and sip from something cool and refined, not always alcohol, … Continue reading →

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Just Another Dinner Party

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’m not saying I was sober: you try drinking two shots of JD followed by a bottle of red and then reading the central heating manual in a clear and precise manner: it does not happen. Somewhere through that first … Continue reading →

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My Uncle’s Philosophy

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Life,” my uncle said, “Is not my area of expertise.” “Oh, it’s complex. Complex indeed, but not something I can fathom I confess.” He said this to me as he bent over his desk, trying to build a radio transmitter … Continue reading →

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