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Greyson's bio
I was born in the West of London just after World War Two in 1948. Nearly everyone was very poor.
I learnt to read books before going to school as there was no television.
A friend of the family was an established author who told me once that one could write a story about anything and make it a good read if it was done well.
I believe he was right.
I am now retired and live by the sea surrounded by daughters and granddaughters.
I do a bit of painting and writing. -
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28th Nov 2016
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Funny English expressions ....Well done KeepRightOn ... you are now head of research ...ViewDate:
16th Oct 2016
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16th Oct 2016 Greyson commented on:
Greyson showcase imageOh yes ... Photoshop is like a hobby for me. I did create the poster in the background and then add it to the stock photo and add the address on the carriage.ViewDate:
10th Oct 2016 Greyson commented on:
You Are Probably Retired If....It hurts like treading on your grandchild's lego brick barefooted ...ViewDate:
7th Oct 2016 Greyson commented on:
JAZZ ... Who is your favourite Jazz musician ?Miles is certainly an education all by himself ...ViewDate:
7th Oct 2016 Greyson commented on:
JAZZ ... Who is your favourite Jazz musician ?Seems to also have a great personality ...ViewDate:
3rd Oct 2016 Greyson commented on:
Funny English expressions ....BOB'S YOUR UNCLE The potential source is the music hall. The earliest known example of the phrase in print is in the bill for a performance of a musical revue in Dundee called Bob's Your Uncle, which appeared in the Scottish newspaper The Angus Evening Telegraph in June 1924. Bob's your uncleThe expression also formed part of the lyrics of a song written by John P. Long, and published in 1931 - Follow Your Uncle Bob. The lyrics include: Bob's your uncle Follow your Uncle Bob He knows what to do He'll look after you The song was sung and recorded by Florrie Forde, the celebrated music hall artiste of the early 20th century. I HAVE TO SEE A MAN ABOUT A DOG This has been a useful excuse for absenting oneself from company for about 150 years, though the real reason for slipping away has not always been the same. From other references at the time [around 1866] there were two possibilities: (1) the speaker needed to visit the loo (2) he was in urgent need of a restorative drink, presumed alcoholic . I'LL EAT MY HAT Charles Dickens used an extended version of the expression in The Pickwick Papers, 1837: "If I knew as little of life as that, I'd eat my hat and swallow the buckle whole."ViewDate:
29th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
EntertainmentIn no particular order these are my top ten films ... based on the fact that I have watched all of them more than twice ... KELLY'S HEROES ... THE SOUND OF MUSIC ... ZULU ... HARRY BROWN ... THE WHITE RIBBON ... YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ... O' BROTHER WHERE ART THOU ... TIME BANDITS ... LEON ... THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI ... Would like to know if anyone else has seen all of them ?ViewDate:
23rd Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
Greyson showcase imageAm retired now but spent all my working life in the photo / lithographic trade and love playing with photoshop ... especially if it makes people smile ...ViewDate:
17th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
The Very Rude ParrotAs it is just after the mans Christmas dinner with his parents the skeleton of the turkey was in the dustbin ...ViewDate:
14th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
It's the tortoise life for meOK it was a teensy weensy exaggeration but an Aldabra Giant Tortoise named Adwaita had a life span around 255 years. Estimates put his birth date around 1750, making him older than the United States of America.ViewDate:
8th Sep 2016
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8th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
Trumped ...Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.ViewDate:
8th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
Trumped ...I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.ViewDate:
8th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
Trumped ...I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.ViewDate:
8th Sep 2016 Greyson commented on:
UPGRADING TO WINDOWS 10Tried that Fred but because I have a new dual band router it didn't work. Will try what you said with any new issues though ... thanks. -
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Approved1 Comments09/12/2016 12:57:19blogs: Snippets of wisdom found while cleaning the hall cupboard ...Snippets of wisdom found while cleaning the hall cupboard ... Don't educate your children to...
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Approved0 Comments01/10/2016 03:57:39Gallery SubmissionThis is a village near us in Kent with a lovely name.
Approved0 Comments01/10/2016 03:56:12Gallery SubmissionHidden behind the town of Sandwich in Kent is a secluded beach ... this picture taken at dawn shows...
Approved0 Comments28/09/2016 08:25:01Gallery SubmissionIf you look closely you can see a tanker \'sailing on the railing\'
Approved1 Comments24/09/2016 04:08:51Gallery SubmissionLove is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies ................. Aristotle.
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