Tag: The Mansion
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…p–start–stop–start–sto…
Sigh. Talk about one of those days. I’ll run through the morning with you: A telephone call come in for me, regarding something or other. I forget what, exactly, as the person calling was announced as David Attenborough, famed natural history and wildlife TV presenter, amongst other things. It turned out that it wasn’t David…
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Butter Wouldn’t Melt!
The red skies have gone (almost!) and the signs of last night’s volcanic eruption are nowhere to be seen. The Courtyard is as it was, even the plant pots are back in place. The plants seem to be a little different – but then again, they’re plants, and that’s what they do – when you’re…
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View from the window: Eruption!
It’s just typical! No sooner do I get new windows in, and the Lava River way below the Mansion starts playing up and erupts through the Grinds! The Courtyard is an absolute mess. The new plant pots I got to line the driveway have either melted away or have been smashed to smithereens, and the…
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Red Sky at Night
The Mansion. 2AM. Strange lights in the skies again. Glowing embers dissolve away But not the remnants of another day… The Sun – it set hours ago – The Moon’s about, but its light’s low. And the Moonlight’s white, not this eerie red that awoke me as I lay in bed.An eerie silence crept aroundThe…
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Orangery
I walked into the Orangery at the back of the Mansion this morning, and saw this: I’d never seen it before. The Orangery, that is, not the parrot. Mind you, the parrot was new as well – I think – although he seemed very familiar. Parrots tend to look alike, though, so I may be…
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