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This member has many years experience of administration roles and currently works for the NHS in the UK. In the past her work has involved employment in a funeral directors, a betting office, local government, a hospital, a bank and more. One passion is animal

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Snow: 2 of 205
White and fluffy, soft yet hard, it lays thick and cold in your own backyard. More flakes flutter down to add to what's there, by morning the covering will be everywhere. It's solid and frozen, cold just like ice, you'll be rolling and tumbling much like a dice. Next day it may melt and won't be much better all slushy and di... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Cloudy skies: 3 of 176
Lying on the beach on a summer's day, looking at the sky I slowly drift away. The sky is clear and brightest blue but that's set to change in an hour or two. The wind whips up and the clouds appear. Looked at from the beach they look so near I know they are not but are miles away just like that long lost summers day. More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) How to shed your holiday pounds: 1 of 46
Having shed too many monetary pounds in the run up to Christmas, most of us, will have unfortunately gained quite a few fat pounds over this short holiday period. It never ceases to amaze me how hard it is to shift even a couple of pounds of weight, but how oh so very easy it is to gain more than a fair few quickly, that is ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Walking in the fog: 3 of 118
A winter's day, a mist appears, it's freezing cold and I'm full of fears . Walking home, I'm all alone, it feels so creepy that I'm chilled to the bone. The mist grows thick and becomes a fog, no more people are out not even a dog. I trudge down my road so glad to see home, with just a twinkling glimmer from my fro... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Coming of age: 1 of 37
As the years pass by, how time does fly, I became a man when I was at twenty-one. I was full of hope, I was full of joy, a bright tomorrow now I'm not a boy. But things did change, as they often do. I was sent to war before twenty-four, I was full of fear I was full of hate. I was an old man before I was twenty eight. I came... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Personal experiences with the healing power of dogs: 3 of 109
I recently attended a function, organised by my local veterinary practice, where there were various speakers but the subject was almost entirely DOGS. One speaker talked about training dogs in general, there was a display of dogs from a local dog training group and an informative talk by a representative of Guide Dogs for th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pets: 5 of 163
My dog sleeps soundly at my feet. He seems so happy and complete but before he came into our home he was neglected and left to roam. A sad and sorry little lad, hungry, dirty and treat so bad. Thin, and finally left for dead, what thoughts went through his little head. He must have wondered what he'd done to be so hated by a... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Remembering love: 4 of 122
Sung to a country and western guitar tune. Mid tempo . A love long passed from a different life, a sweet young love before my wife. You were so young, so young and free, we shared a page in life's history. Our love was brief, but it was so great, so intense, for a soul mate but the pages turned in our love story the end came... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Characteristics of a good person: 4 of 121
Defining what makes a good person is not easy. After all the first thing that you need to decide is what you mean by good. Do you mean good as in purity, in spirit or perhaps you mean good hearted. Any of these may apply and there are no hard and fast rules. Below is what I feel are the main characteristics of a good person ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Why people are so fascinated by Susan Boyle: 1 of 28
Britain's Got Talent 2009 was the third in the series. For many, including myself, the auditions can be the best section of the show. Just like in American Idol we are treated to raw, undiscovered talent, misguided fools who think they are talented and the wild and wacky who are often a little odd. For most viewers, when Sus... More..