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A knight to remember

Norman the knight was discovered skulking behind some dusty brassware in one of our local antique shops. He wasn’t expensive, probably because he’s not really very fierce. Hardly the sort of knight you’d expect to see going off to battle, … Continue reading

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Ozzie and the budgie

Meet Ozzie. He has “Hell’s Bears” written on the back of his leather jacket. He’s been in the wars,too, as the saying goes; one of his motorcycle handlebars is missing. He was like that when we got him. We didn’t … Continue reading

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Fake ficus

I can’t draw. Or, at least, that’s what I always thought. Over the past few years, though, I’ve been having a go. Turns out, I was misled, not only by parents and teachers but also by myself. I have still … Continue reading

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Nellie the elephant

When I was but a wee child, everyone in our family used to refer to elephants as ‘nellies’. It was all something to do with the old rock song, Nellie the Elephant, apparently. This, however, is no Nellie; this is … Continue reading

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