Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?

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  1. shiney

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    @Jack Sparrow No, I didn't write that but did collaborate with him on one of his books and told him which lakes were good for fishing and the best way to walk there. ;) :whistle: :heehee:

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      One of my friends has actually got the book “Fly Fishing” by J R Hartley.Dont know where she obtained it from as I thought it was made up for the advert but it must be true if Shiney has the follow up book.:biggrin: By the way my friend has never been anywhere near a fishing rod in her life and I don’t think she will be going near one any time soon:snorky:
       
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          There was a whole series of books. :blue thumb:
           
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            They look excellent. :yay:
             
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              All those who have read them are very complimentary. Not that that is anything to go by, most people are far too nice to say bad things about them.
               
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                Beatrix Potter started off the same way. Look what happened to her.

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                  Yes, but she could draw. I can't.
                   
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                      Proof reading the next book. Editor wants to get it sorted before Clearspace get taken over by Kindle.
                       
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                        Wowzers Palustris that is some going.! :thumbsup::SUNsmile:
                         
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                          Well, I have been writing them for 50 years without publishing any until the last couple of years.
                           
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                            You have been hiding your light under a bushel me thinks..;) I think that is wonderful..
                             
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                              Never thought that they were good enough to inflict on anyone but the family (who had no choice).
                               
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                                I would like to show a Blackadder clip but the BBC is funny about copywrite. Apologise if I've used this reference before.

                                Blackadder, George and Baldrick have been coorced into entering a painting competition. George's painting turns out to be rather Good.

                                Blackadder: You never told me you could paint.
                                George: One doesn't like to blow one's own trumpet.
                                Blackadder: You could have at least told me you had a trumpet.

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