Category Archives: recreation

A Short List of Life-Saving Kitchen Tips

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Following on from my Slackers Guide to Success, a small village on the edge of Delusion, I passed through once on my journey to Professional Oblivion, I thought I would slide a couple of catering tips out for those who seek … Continue reading →

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The Slackers Guide To Success

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Owing to a natural lethargy this will be a short article, written in those small gaps between a mid-morning nap,  luncheon and the afternoon snooze. Still, in the brief time available, let me slip a couple of life-tips into the ether. The question is, how does … Continue reading →

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Threadbare Jo

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Threadbare” Jo, who, to misquote the Bard, had a “Shirt for All Seasons,” and I don’t mean he had a shirt for every breeze and vista. No I mean he literally had one shirt, and he wore it regardless of the … Continue reading →

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Discussing Captain Crab

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Captain Crab, recently retired as ‘Officer n Charge’ of the stationary dept at Slumpdown Barracks, could claim, in secret anyway, that whatever the situation faced by British troops worldwide, regardless of the weaponry at the enemies disposal, the men supplied by him … Continue reading →

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After The Funeral

Posted on March 24, 2014 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 mourning and their … Continue reading →

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Preparing For A Dinner Party: A Guide for the Unsophisticated.

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

On Saturday we are having two couples to dinner. More interestingly, from my point of view, and for reasons I might make clearer later in the post, one couple is staying the night, thus opening the portal through to Breakfast Heaven. Firstly, the … Continue reading →

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My List of Firm, Cast Iron and Focussed New Year Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

1) Try and Remember What They Are 2) Translate them into Albabian 3) Try and Improve my Spelling

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What’s Happening? Why am I Posting Twice in Two Days

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Well, I was munching on a rather well cooked piece of chicken, and I can say that with some confidence because I cooked it myself, when something popped up in my virtual In-tray. I found it exciting, so I wanted … Continue reading →

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Technical Update Victory and a Book

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

If you look to the right hands side of this post, you will see a button connecting this site to my FB page, created, in part, to talk about my book which is called. “Living Life Backwards”. Regarding the title, … Continue reading →

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The Grand Opening of the Billiard and Indoor Sports Hall

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Arthur Barratt Monckton, president of the local Golf and Rugby club, and his wife Doris Dryden Monkton, whose father had a surprising fondness for restoration playwrights, completed their preparations for the dinner and dance marking the opening of the new sports hall. It  had been built after … Continue reading →

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