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Tag: Old
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#fffc #mfffc The image above is from Anete Lusina on Pexels. Old portable set cast out by the family victim of progress sat on the concrete waiting for the recycle van to go on a trip nothing to see here but an old memory set of events monochrome
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#napowrimo #2025 #potofgold #rainbow they say there’s a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow please be aware though, by the time you reach that magic treasure you’ll have covered many miles and may look as old as the bearded elves guarding it
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#fowc #Version New Technology is a wonderful item to have in the home Bright Shiny Box the latest thing for media now available Money changes hands in the blink of an eye, as you take your purchase home Seven whole days pass and realisation hits your box loses shine Your new toy surpassed with release…
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Your pair of old shoes slipped over your two big feet really easily But after time passes even old shoes require some looking after answer located in a little brownish jar with restoring oil Bringing colour back to your favourite brogues so you can walk proud
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#fowc #curl #book I like reading as a pastime and overtime – you can tell which ones are my favourites Older books have pencil marks where i’ve dotted a page before bed or splash marks caused by an errant cup of hot cocoa Some have impressions where the leather bookmarks resting at a particular spot…
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#octpowrimo #toy #clockwork #guard #computer #toy #clockwork #computer while the great big calculator sleeps there’s someone around to babysit a little less silicon and a lot more clockwork but plenty of heart watching his young pal dream of rainbows and peacocks while he is asleep
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#Fowc #Historic Down our way is a place that’s stood since Tudor times royalty used to drop in, and engage in country pursuits as council housing en masse wasn’t a thing back then then neither were the motorcar or bikes if you wanted something to eat – you would cook it on an open fire…
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(AKA….Something to Chew over) #FPQ When you purchased this fellow he was preened and stood to attention every bit of brush ready for action now ? he’s looking a bit worn, and a bit tired The new guy ? he’s waiting for the call out of the box he’ll spring where he’ll zippily Clean your…
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#writephoto Those who were selling the plot said it had “Potential” Classic period features Original stonework but it needed a bit of work before you moved in So surveyors and architects draw up the plans explained to the builders, carpenters and all who pull up to the construction office in their vans new plumbing and…
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#WDYS While Nanna taught the little uns about life before they were born the crops grown on the farm and animals that lived there there was always something she could learn from her grandson like how to get the seeds for the fields in lightning speed – and all through the click of a button
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