Category Archives: skils

In Search Of Employment

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Somewhat later than many of my contemporaries, one of whom now sits within sniffing distance of power in the outer rooms of 10 Downing Street, while another twirls a scalpel with nonchalant skill before practising life-saving surgery on the patient … Continue reading →

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Technical Interface And The Older Brain

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My brain is largely empty, because I have always disliked clutter, and I sieve changes in the world using a complex set of reflexes commonly known as “Lack of Interest.”  Never the less, on regular occasions we enjoy the company of my … Continue reading →

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Natalie Irvine. A Local Artist With A Growing Reputation

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Some of you may remember my post about the paintings of Emma Cattell, who is a local artist of merit and a growing following I am proud to know. Another individual in the same category is Natalie Irvine whose husband … Continue reading →

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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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Getting to the Heart Of A Subject. What Drives Emma Cattell to Paint?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Art has no manners, I always feel, great art that is, and while most creative people paint diffidently and politely to capture the shape and outline of a subject, few have the will or courage of the explorer: of someone who … Continue reading →

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Bloggers Being Helpful

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

  Alright, I’m loath to mention it, but that book I keep going on about, the book pictured  on the right side of this post is a constant source of worry to me. In the olden days, I understand, some … Continue reading →

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Dentist to the Vampire Profession

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My introduction to the  market I have made my own, possibly owing to a lack of other surviving candidates, is as a dentist to the Vampire Profession. As with many things, my opening came by chance. I was taking a … Continue reading →

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The Flippant Guide to Profundity

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Normally resident at 37  Bloxham Road; flat 6 for the lovers of detail, Wayne ‘Sagey’ Trollope, no relative of the author, but sharing a similar fondness for his own muse, could be found once more, at his consulting ‘ rooms’ somewhere near … Continue reading →

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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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Updating Poetry for the ‘Get Wise Quick’ Generation

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have been looking for a way to waste the rest of my life. You know, to find an occupation, a cause, a fanatically consuming obsession which demands my every waking thought and calorie, and now I think I may … Continue reading →

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