Working Doc 2


  • 16/07/16

  • 17/07/16   What I Have Learned - some thoughts on what is to be learned in life 

  • 23/07/16   Nothing Comes easy - true story of a little girl wanting to buy a miracle for her sick brother 

  • 24/07/16   The Plum Tree -a man and four sons who are sent off to look at a plum tree on the four seasons  of a faraway  land

  • 25/07/16.  The Path - tale about the master throwing a students ring into the middle of a field and asking him to find it

  • 28/07/16   A Glass of Water - how much does this glass weigh

  • 30/07/16.  Little Feathers on Beaches - an infant very sick, three year old brother sings to her ' you are my sunshine' a beautiful tale, please add it 

  • 01/08/16.  It is Just an Impression - looking out the window at neighbours dirty washing when it was the windows that were dirty

  • 03/08/16.  Can I Have a Loan - old man borrowed from the bank to buy a stall to sell his jewellery

  • 09/08/16.  Getting Old - woman who refused to believe she was getting old

  • 10/08/16   Having a shower - Bob and the five hundred pound payback to his friend's wife standing naked in front of him

  • 11/08/16   The Busker- true story about Joshua Bell and his violin

  • 12/08/16   A List for the day - husband comes home to the house and  kids in disarray

  • 18/08/16.  A Visit from an unexpected Guest - Satan visits the church funny

  • 20/08/16.  It is all in the face - take of a grandmother and s granddaughter with a face full of freckles. A nice tale 

  • 01/09/16   Just a Little Laugh - Three short very funny tales, Bride in white Groom in black, old lady in church and a silent fart, young boy in a fight.

  • 02/09/16   The Marriage -  Smelly feet and bad breath. Hilarious 

  • 03/09/16   A Little Dot - A dot or a period. Short but funny

  • 15/09/16   John Loves Math - very short tale about 3x2 and 2x3. funny with a swear bit in it!

  • 17/09/16  A Red Bike- a boy desiring a red bike. His mother told him to write a letter to God. This so funny

  • 18/09/16   A Little Challenge - a lesson to be in harmony rather than conflict. Brings a smile to your face

  • 19/09/16   Minister and Taxi Driver - story of both arriving at the pearly gates and given a robe and a staff of different types. Funny

  • 20/09/16   Its on the Wall - story of people in France ordering for themselves and the wall, enabling the poor to enjoy from the wall. Very moving

  • 22/09/16  The Red (Dead?) - story of a boy buying a donkey that had died and make a profit out of a raffle  

  • 01/10/16.  Be Sure - fisherman not caught a fish and went to the local fish shop. Good one

  • 03/10/16   The Eagle - eagle living with chickens wishing he could fly. Short but nice 


  • 12/10/16.  Well That is Him Happy - a very sad man had his bag snatched then found it on the road, made him happy

  • 14/10/16   Anyone Who Had a heart - Joe and the Superbowl seat next to the old man who has just lost his wife 

  • 15/10/16   What Do You Wish- Joe in a restaurant asking for a quickie. Funny

  • 16/10/16   Who Are you _ story of two brothers wanting to be first in line for a pancake. Light humour

  • 1710/16.  The Woodcutter ,- woodcutter working so hard not taking time to sharpen his axe causing him to be slow

  • 18/10/16.  Cutting Shrubs - an endearing story of you in the scouts and the Bob a job and your father saying a done right is a job well done

  • 21/10/16   Feeling Lost - a man lost luggage was asked if his plane had arrived. Silly but funny 

  • 22/10/16.  The Maid - phoned the wrong house and two bodies shot. 

  • 27/10/16.  The husband Shop - five floors of husbands sixth floor none very funny

  • 06/11/16.  Yes' I know I am late - story about Joe in a taxi and a nun named Kevin. Good one 

  • 08/11/16.  The Ostrich - a man never having to pay and a chick with long legs who agrees with everything quite funny

  • 10/11/16.  Easy Options - a man in Us, a genie one wish, a road to Hawaii or how to understand a woman 

  • 15/11/16.  What do you have - a man went to hospital with shingles. They were in his van good humour

  • 18/11/16.  Recycling - recycled condoms from UK go to USA as chewing gum very funny 

  • 29/11/16. Oh!The Noise - story of kids kicking a ball and making a noise, being paid to do so until they were told no ore money so no more noise

  • 04/12/17.  The Friend - in wartime a man's friend was hit and he went to rescue him

  • 17/12/16  Just a little Shopping - two short tales. Try the dress in the window, cheap gift for wife both amusing

  • 18/12/16.  The Last word - two short tales about mistletoe and tinsel funny

  • 24/12/16.  The Gift- story of a Christmas gift from a student to a teacher, a box of love

  • 01/1/17   New Year thoughts - two light-hearted stories, elixir whiskey and going drunk to a lecture

  • 05/1/17   A round Tuit - procrastination and a of a group of elephants tied with a thin rope 

  • 06/1/17   Nothing is Useless - a farmer, his son and a wooden coffin 

  • 09/1/17.   Oh to be an Artist - Taoist teacher and student, you can be what you want to be 

  • 10/1/17   The Hands of Fortune - a battle decided upon the toss of a coin, a coin with two heads

  • 11/1/17   The Tunnel - story of a man digging a long tunnel and learning it is never too late to make amends. Very long but good 

  • 12/1/17   Two Frogs - story of two Frogs travelling to one another's country.

  • .14/1/17  Three Kicks - story of a lawyer and a rabbit

  • 15/1/17   An Apple - Jessica and two apples. Good story

  • 16/1/17   Strength in Weakness - Kim young boy with one arm learning art of judo and winning a completion 

  • 17/1/17.  Why Not Try? - story of Mary, born blind encouraged by parents to try everything and became a doctor 

  • 24/1/17. How Was Your day - story of man where nothing goes right and a biker drinks his poison

  • 25/1/17 A Wonderful Entrance - story of Jimmy answering three questions to get into heaven. Very funny

  • 27/1/17.  I Need a Push - story of a man asking for a push on a swing. Quite funny 

  • 30/1/17.  Not Again - take of an old couple advised by the Dr to make notes. So funny, your intro us funny also.

  • 31/1/17.  Hungry? - families eating grass and invited by a lawyer to eat at his place.....oh dearie me!!!

  • 01/2/17.  Watch Out - rich man's car bumped, lost his arm. Where's my Rolex! And a wee poem about digging. Good one

  • 02/2/17. Twinkle Little Stars - take about Sherlock and Watson and the stolen tent. Funny one 

  • 08/2/17.  A Bad Day at the office - a true account of a man filling in an ACC form and the bucket of bricks. This was so truly funny, tears running out of eyes with laughing . A must..

  • 12/2/17.  A Game of Three Halves - some ridiculous answers from students when you were a teacher. Good humour

  • 13/2/17.  The Wall of Youth - a boy and his father visiting a town and seeing a lift for the first time, in goes an old woman, out comes a beautiful young woman. Funny

  • 14/2/17.  Well I Suppose - story of a boy who made valentine's cards for all his classmates . This would be do nice for 14 February. I had tears in my eyes ....

  • 15/2/17.  Love for more than one day - two nice short stories about valentine's Day 

  • 17/2/17   Just a Little hand - story about Douglas and his drawing of his teachers hand. A hand of thankfulness. A tear jerker 😢

  • 18/2/17.  The Best Ever - true story about Thomas and teacher Mrs Thompson. Very long but worth a print

  • 25/2/17.  The Train - a boy playing with train with some choice language. Quite funny

  • 27/2/17   Be Careful - story of four uni students who partied the night before an important exam and not able to face the exam. A good story of being responsible for your action

  • 05/3/17  Daydreamer - tale of a boy who dreamt of all sorts  but never achieved anything 

  • 06/3/17  .I am so Busy - a boy asking his father for money to pay for time to be with him. A sad but true enough tale

  • 08/3/17. This is not an Elephant - follow your dream. A long but interesting story of a boy with a dream

  • 10/3/17.  Who Can I Blame Now - looking at yourself in the mirror to see who is to blame . A good story

  • 13/3/17.  A Clever Dog - a dog goes into the butcher's shop to get sausages and a leg of lamb. This is so funny

  • 15/3/17.  One Woman and her dog - tale about a dog and a jackal, nice story

  • 22/3/17   Rugby and Banter - This migh be a bit a light entertainment!

  • 26/3/17   How do your spend your day - A nice tale of yours how to make a difference with a little bit about converting beer!

  • 27/3/17   Todays Agenda - Your little correction agenda day to put matters right

  • 29/3/17   Let us Get Together - story about an empy storybook and an inkwell full of ink and a swan feather

  • 30/3/17   The Magic Fountain - A story of polluted water and sad fish swimming in the grey water and a boy who cares for the palnts etc and brings th earth back into harmony

  • 31/3/17   True Worth - Tale about a large family of baboon monkeys. Long story

  • 01/04/17.  Kindness - tale of Mr Yin and learning everyday is a day for showing kindness 

  • 06/04/17.  The Cat and the Horse - being angry and not changing lifetime habits 

  • 1/04/17.  Impermenence - things never last. Full blog is good.

  • 12/04/17.  Not Always What You Expect - Mr and Mrs Leland Stanford. A very good true story

  • 4/04/17   Some Days Better than Others - A funny poem, A Day I Will Remember

  • 16/04/17   Happy Easter - Easter bunny and hairspray. This so funny

  • 17/04/17   Such is Life - Fluffy the rabbit and Cedric the snake. A lovely story with a funny ending

  • 18/04/17   The Little Things of Life - Rita and a box containing some sand and an ant. <Lovely story

  • 19/04/17   Wee Gus- Grumbling Gus and Chuckles the prankster cloud. A long story but nice.

  • 20/04/17   Every Little Thing Helps - a long story of 4 little seed and monkeys throwing bananas at them. a meaningful tale

  • 21/04/17   There is Always One - a nice tale about Johnny the lizard

  •  22/04/17  Closed Doors - tale about the two religious guys trying to get converts. (funny)

  • 24/04/17   Important Possessions - A nice story of a woman with a precious gem

  • 27/04/17   Oh no, not Golf Again - the tale of the hearse is already listed, but there is another wee tale about a priest playing golf (short one)

  • 28/04/17   A Biscuit to Dunk - tale about your Mother and her burned biscuits, (a good one)

  • 29/04/17.  The Old Guy - what would you change as you age (all this blog is good)

  • 03/05/17   Ten ways to stay young - your ten thoughts of how to stay young

  • 06/05/17   Carl - a true story quite long but worth the read

  • 08/05/17   Hospitals - a few tales of your hospital experiences, quite humorous

  • 09/05/17.  Technology - true story of a computer technician gong to fix a computer to the house with the yellow that had been painted red!!

  • 11/05/17   Nothing - story of the minister and the polo mint. So funny

  • 12/05/17   A Little bit of Remembrance - tale of a minister losing his bicycle and as he was preaching his sermon about the ten commandments and reaching number seven, he remembered!! funny

  • 15/05/17   Bats - your own take about the conversation of three priests and the bats in the belfry

  • 18/05/17   The Old Bull - funny tale about the old bull and the young bull becoming acquainted with the beautiful cows

  • 29/05/17   Just a Little Seed - story about a boulder and a little seed dropping, growing into tree and splitting the boulder able to be moved.Similar story of a boulder being moved by a peasant and finding a purseful of coins. both very good stories
  • 01/06/17   First or last, Alpha or Omega - story about a genie and three wishes

  • 03/06/17   The Old Olive Tree - Your sermon on the twenty pound note

  • 05/06/17   Smart Answers - A Bishop invites a priest to dinner and he silver ladle

  • 9/06/17   Precious Moments -  story of a parrot and his foul mouth

  • 10/06/17   A little help - story of a group of weary soldiers digging a trench and General Washington

  • 18/06/17   Life is learning process (everyday is a school day) tale of the village in the valley

  • 20/07/17   Getting things sorted - two competitive companies organise a rowing competition

  • 23/06/17   You can do it - the Great Zumbrati, the tightrope walker

  • 24/06/17   Just another day - tale of a pomerium dog, leopard and monkey

  • 25/06/17   What did you say? - tale of a woman an new hearing aids

  • Not very many stories in July

  • 12/07/17   Well it is Like This - A true story of fact of always doing it that way an may not be the correct way

  • 17/07/17   Where are they? - it is an age thing for sure

  • 18/07/17   Time and Time -  Realise the value of ten years, thoughts as you went round the golf course

  • 19/07/17   Wages and the Cost - A new employee handbook

  • 20/07/17   It is all down to practice - Let your brain read the words for you

  • 26/07/17   We Baby Boomers - all about how it was when the baby boomers were growing up

  • 28/07/17   This Internet Stuff - A few alternatives instead of being on the Computer

  • 29/07/17.  Life is indeed a laugh - two quips about true events your credit card signature and keys locked in your car

  • 30/07/17.  Through the eyes of innocence - little moments about grandchildren comments

  • 31/07/17.  Life in Europe - a conversation in the men's toilet and a tale about a couple having to drive back to a restaurant to pick up the wife's glasses

  • 01/08/17   I Remember!! - Remembering the Senility Prayer whilst sitting in the doctors waiting room (with your elbow!)

  • 02/08/17   Too much of a good thing - a nice short tale of a 93 year old women with no enemies

  • 03/08/17   Passing Time and Wisdom -  some of your thoughts on age and wisdom

  • 04/08/17  Everything I Learned - Well, perhaps this has a spare page to fill??

  • 05/08/17   A Person of Strength- difference between a strong person and a person of strength

  • 08/08/17   The yellow ball - thoughts of a golf ball

  • 09/08/17   Notices Rules and Life - Some interesting Notices plus a tale about a man accosted by a homeless man (humorous)

  • 10/08/17   Happiness - your thoughts on the whole meaning of Happiness

  • 11/08/17   The joy of biking - A tale of cyclist whose cycle got damaged and received help. (a bit of humour)

  • 12/08/17   It was a hound to happen - a chain reaction of anger

  • 13/08/17   Poor Little Anne - a story of a young girl who had the terrible day ever and yet learned a beautiful lesson. This story is in March name The Seven Wonders, but I like this one better, you choose.

  • 14/08/17   My lawn - got your lawn in the local paper. tale about a teacher and a an insurance retired both planted up their gardens

  • 15/08/17   Invisable - Old man accused of theft. Easy to jump to the wrong conclusion

  • 17/08/17   Don't Get Greedy - A student asked his teacher "What is Greed" story about the student selecting the best corn in a field but not to turn back

  • 18/08/17   There Seems No Words - a remembrance poem for the events in Spain

  • 19/08/17   Please Describe - examiners and students and the a few good descriptions to make you smile

  • 20/08/17   Games People Play - Peter and God played golf frequently, Funny. Another so funny about Alex and Jim and the wife and mistress ha ha it was funny

  • 21/08/17   Hell? - The Pearly Gates and appreciating others for what they are. The painting for this one is the nude ! You know, the one I loved ha ha            

  • 22/08/17   Troubled Thoughts - a tale of Ramchand and Premchand who were neighbours one poor the other  landlord and sleep patterns and material wealth

  • 23/08/17   When to give up - Based on Bruce Forsyth a tale about the lade who married for the fourth time at 84
    24/08/17.   Lazy - Woman and five children. Lazy man, injured fox and lion
    25/08/17.  What do you see - Black spot on a white paper
    26/08/17.  Try too Hard - The Buddha, muddy and clear water 
    27/08/17   Singing While you Work - The 99 Club
    28/08/17.  A Lesson Learned - Poem. Iona Beach and a  wealthy man with severe eye pain  and green spectacles 
    29/08/17.  Bad Day?? - true verified accounts of people's bad days
    30/08/17.  Travel Arrangements -  For a closer relationship, remember the acronym for 'travel'
  • 31/08/17.  The Gossip - Mildred the church gossip and Frank

  • 01/09/17   Island Life - Tale of an older gentleman taking himself on a Caribbean cruise, and a golf course

  • 02/09/17    A Little Bit of Bother - Tale of Noah and the ark old and new version (really long new version)

  • 08/09/17   Yin and Yang - Oh dear, more little quips

  • 09/09/17   Oh No - A poem, I Saw A Face and more little quips

  • 10/09/17   Lady in red - little quips

  • 11/09/17   Torn Paper - a tale about a man who spread rumours about his neighbour who he caused a thief

  • 12/09/17   I do not want that - Down memory lane as you were growing up.Interesting

  • 13/09/17   Beware of Dreams - Larry the lorry driver dreamt of flying

  • 15/09/17   Now do you Understand - More little notices

  • 16/09/17   The Things People get up to - a few little quips about notices

  • 17/09/17   Friends - A Nice poem name Two Seeds

  • 18/09/17   Be Sure Your Sins - A lawyer and the expensive cigars which he insured

  • 19/09/17  To Share or not to Share - The Scottish Painter Smokey MacGregor

  • 20/09/17   The Old Timer and the Cowboy - son, have you ever kissed a mule's ass? great tale

  • 21/09/17   The Joys of Camping - A tale about grizzly bears with bells in their droppings

  • 22/09/17   A Little Poem - A lovely poem about a Moment

  • 23/09/17   Some Plant Life and a Smile - seeing a bunch of mistletoe leading on to a nice poem an also a tale of Jennifer and gold tinsel garland also a tale about Will 
  • and the plastic mistletoe

  • 24/09/17   Market Day - Tale of two farmers selling watermelons

  • 25/09/17   A Clash of Cultures - definition of a kiss by some professors

  • 26/09/17   Favourite Things - Tale of the truthful child and fried chicken

  • 27/09/17    Who Brews First - it is in the bible 'HEBREWS' hilarious

  • 28/09/17   For what do we wait - Barry having only 24 hours to live and wanting to make 
  • love, more than once, this is sad and funny

  • 29/10/17   Getting Lost - two personal experiences one driving your caravan where no trailers were allowed and the other experience cycling through a troglodyte village. very good

  • 30/10/17   Gates - a French gate leading to a field of melons. a man outstanding in his own field this has been used in another tale about a garden and a gardener

  • Sorry the following are back to front!! also there are a few that are in earlier blogs so have not listed them, hence the missing dates.

  • 31/10/17   It all depends how you see life - A story of a man who recently found a interest in religion 'Álleluia'

  • 26/10/17   Ten Little Things - thoughts on paper as you waited in the hospital

  • 24/10/17   Happiness Again - a true event of a soldier returning from the Vietnam war with loss of limbs - a compassionate story

  • 13/10/17  Drops of Oil - be aware of the marvels that surround you. Good one to use

  • 12/10/17   In the Winter of my Life -  your thoughts on changing the things.Could be a good one to use

  • 10/10/17   Give it your all - formula for 100% (including bullshit and asskicking)  Hilarious

  • 09/10/17   Autumn Comes - really short one about the man looking at a painting and waiting for Autumn!!  Good One, you might be able to add to it

  • 08/10/17   Hearing what you want - A short story about the doctor and the poker game

  • 07/10/17   The Visit - Jean and the peanuts, without chocolate.....this is a must, hilarious!

  • 06/10/17   The Joys of Ministry - a visitation Revelations 3:20 and Genesis 3:10.  SO FUNNY!

  • 05/10/17   It is a case of black or white - a story of your primary days and an argument with a pupil.  

  • 02/10/17   Change can be a Good Thing - story of an angry girl driver, tailgating

  • 01/10/17  Never Trust Anything - A young woman walking through the graveyard, with a ghost!

  • 02/11/17   The Rainbow - Story about the true colours of nature

  • 05/11/17   An Angry Man - story of a young uncontended man

  • 06/11/17   The Alphabet of neighbours - just that

  • 07/11/17    Harpic - Learned to live without happiness and found it
  • 08/11/17    A Bit of Sun - A tale of the sun and the cave

  • 09/11/17    A Hymn for Him - hymn dedications

  • 11/11/17    Poppies (Lest We Forget) - A very poignant poem

  • 12/11/17    Never Again - another poem for Remembrance Day

  • 13/11/17    The Little Bird - a bird in cow dung, good moral story

  • 14/11/17    The Board-game of Life - a famous person and a jigsaw for three to four months , funny plus bits about board games

  • 15/11/17    A Question of Priorities - a teaser

  • 16/11/17    The Jigsaw Puzzle of Life - Might be ok for your book about jigsaw puzzles and having patience

  • 17/11/17     The Art of Saying Hello - tweets on how to run a business

  • 18/11/17     Is this what you have and who you are - story of a wise woman finding a precious stone in the river

  • 19/11/17     Time - an island lived Happiness, sadness, knowledge and love. 

  • 20/11/17     Crashing Waves - glass half full or half empty

  • 21/11/17     Give I All - boy and girl playing with marbles

  • 22/11/17     The Wall of Legacy -dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel

  • 23/11/17     The Echoes of Life - skilled blacksmith living on Rome, long story

  • 24/11/17     On seeing my boots - lots of ideas about shoes/socks

  • 25/11/17     Let go the Rope - A man hanging on to a rope and froze to death only one foot fro the ground

  • 26/11/17     Ubuntu - educating children in a tribal village

  • 27/11/17     A Sign of the Times - thoughts for the wonder around us

  • 28/11/17     The Unsolvable Problem - Math problem, a man dies leaving his assets for his three sons.  Great logic and math.    (Oh to be a wise man with the answers!!)

  • 30/11/17     The Donkey Road - a nice story to include
  • 01/12/17   We all See Life in Different Ways - story about a boy who loses his contacts, I have written this before but cannot find it so it may well be a duplicate????

  • 05/12/17   The Scars of Life - a funny in here about a cheque to the IRD an perhaps a little more of your personal bits

  • 07/12/17   Words, Words and more Words - History of words, might get a story

  • 08/12/17   Sad Days and Bad Weather - some funnies about being late for your own funeral etc

  • 09/12/17   That Little Cockroach -  short story of a cockroach in a restaurant

  • 11/12/17   Beginning to feel a lot like.. - a nice story of Martha and the new microwave

  • 12/12/17   Lets Party - two nice stories, Santas Grotto and your father-in-laws money gift for his grandchildren, funny

  • 13/12/17   Is that Rudolph I spy - A few facts about reindeer and Christmas

  • 14/12/17   Fulfilling Dreams - A santa request a millionaire son-in-law, funny

  • 15/12/17   One for the Road - Your thoughts on a prison party, the other story is already listed

  • 16/12/17   You Would Think It was Christmas -  a lovely poem names The Gift, very clever!

  • 17/12/17    I am Making Progress - a conversation of contemplation between Yen Hui and Lao Tzu

  • 18/12/17     Lucky and Zico and Damon (Three Dogs) - a nice poem, Time Moves On and and a nice story about Mary and Lucky

  • 19/12/17     Santas and Snowmen (The Gift of Love - a few lessons learned about snowmen and a letter from Santa to YOU..... ha ha

  • 20/12/17     I may do all this.....with love - a well-known passage about love you conducted at a wedding and your effort of such

  • 21/12/17   Little Gifts - A lovely poem about the box at the door and a recipe for Christmas Joy Love it 

  • 22/12/17   Solstice and Arthur - story abut Arthur on a bender

  • 23/12/17   The Cost of a Beer - story of Michael O'Leary and a pint of Guinness and the Tree pound glass (I do not have the pound sign)

  • 24/12/17   Walking (The Little Miracle) - a poem about the now

  • 25/12/17   Schools and Students - excuses and reasons for being off school and teachers report cards

  • 30/12/17   Night or Day - story about three monsters, Pogo the Ogre, Big Giant and the Horrible One

  • 31/12/17  The Beauty Contest - story of a butterfly and a beetle beauty contest
        27.9.11   The Moments that Make Dreams - short funny about an Asian woman in the bank

    • NO OTHER STORIES HERE  for September

    • 3.8.11     The Toils of Getting Old - only a short story here

    • 10.8.11   Before Trying to Change the World - story of a king who had a leather shoe made

    • 11.8.11   Let us Make a Good Job of it - tale of a lady mistook her car, already got this one

    • 17.8.11   What Ever Happened To Good Old Service - short tales of shop services 

    • NO MORE FOR AUGUST

    • 20/7/11    Listen Before Speaking - short tale about newlyweds and mother-in-law

    • 27/7/11    A Visit to the Bank - short tale about an Asian woman in a bank

    • NO MORE FOR JULY

    • 16/6/11    Is the Truth so Difficult - personal experience and two job applications tale

    • 23/6/11    Start Fragment - tale about Roddy, true

  • NO MORE FOR JUNE

  • 4/5/11     Gone but Still Around - musings

  • 5/5/11     I Can Work Wonders - Poem. nice one about a smile

  • 10/5/11   The Old Man and the Artist - story about Dante Gabriel Rossetti

  • 26/5/11   Life is Full of Hard Knocks - a recent programme you watched the birth of a baby giraffe

  • NO MORE FOR MAY
  • NONE FOR APRIL

  • 2/3/11     The Secret Box -  Story about Jack and Mr Belser and the pocket watch. a lovely story about the value of time

  • 11/3/11    Hands - Albrecht Durer and The Praying Hands, a lovely story

  • 14/3/11    Little Unattached Moments - musings

  • 21/3/11    Everything Comes Around - The is in 2010

  • 23/3/11    A Bad Day? Not At All - About your dark days and a short tale about the cost of a death notice, funny

  • 29/3/11     It is Not Just What You Know - musings about a fancy set of scales. A nice little story about learning to trust another

  • NO MORE FOR MARCH

  • 4/2/11      The Four Wives of Life - this story is in 2010

  • 8/2/11      A Touch of the Poor Me - a story of a group of frogs, with two important lessons

  • 9/2/11      The Big Society - lots of things we have done and not done

  • 12/2/11    I Cannot Ignore the Day - touching love story

  • 16/2/11    The Answer is Never Far Away - little muses

  • 17/2/11    We are all in Our Way Roses - No real story here

  • 22/2/11    Remembered Thoughts - scribblings from your notebook

  • 25/2/11    The Cost of Children - some funny and endearing quips

  • 17/1/11     I Am The Invisible Man - Personal experiences

  • 19/1/11     Who I am Says More Than Anything I Say - personal experience

  • 4/1/11     Blessing in Strangest Places - A lovely story of a boy and his graduation gift

  • 25/1/11     We all Need Something - a personal experience

  • 26/1/11     Building Bridges - a story about John Roebling and building a bridge

  • 27/1/11     I Am A Teacher - 1872 Instructions to Teachers

  • 28/1/11     The Source of Happiness - a little tale of mindfulness

18/1/10  
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27/1/10    Personal thoughts and musings

28/1/10    New Road Layout Ahead - more musing, but a very funny one of you in the butchery trade and passing your knife from one hand to the other and cutting a customers thumb!! so funny.

29/1/10    Personal experiences

1/2/10   No Heading - The accident with the churn of blood, might be gory as you said but it is  good story

2/2/10   Doors, Monks and the Questions of Life - painted mouse by Banksy and Salvador Dali painting on cottage door. Plus a story of two monks taken a vow of chastity

3/2/10   Cut fingers, Music and Life Changing Moments - Blood dripping cut finger, assisting in hymn writing

4/2/10    Blogging, Cycling and the Art of Experiencing Life - some musings

6/2/10   Happiness and a Smile - a bit of humour

11/2/10  The Golfer and the Art of Seeing - a bit of humour seeing two side to an incident

12/2/10  Mistakes and Putting them to Use - a nice funny
15/2/10   The Search for Happiness - The search for happiness in the mountains

16/2/10   Respect and Priorities - The minister playing golf as his wife was driven past in a hearse

19/2/10   Stolen Moments - student slipped out at night

21/2/10   Just a Little Gift - 

23/2/10   Age and its Many Faces - Musings of boyhood, teen years and conscientious of age

24/2/10   The River - students on journey and stopping by a river seat
25/2/10   Dogs and Conflict - Story of Damon

27/2/10   Happiness in Order - a nice wee tale of a different take on Moses and separating of the water and a tale of a Taoist looking for happiness

1/3/10   Youth, Age and the Journey - The full blog would be good to put in your book
2/3/10   The  Joy of Flowers - nice musing of flowers
6/3/10   Walking and Running - Thoughts to hold in your mind
7/3/10   Preparation - No story as such, but nice musings
9/3/10   Refusing to Give - story of a clansman and porridge making
10/3/10 The Hairdresser's comb - story about a comb
11/3/10 Growing and Misfortune - traveller comes across a man planting a tiny almond tree also a short story of a man and his horse
12/3/10  It is Good - story of a thumbless person!
13/3/10  The Precious Vase - realising value, a good tale
14/3/10  Mountains of the Mind - a nice personal experience of fear of heights. Plus a story about a young archer
15/3/10  There is Something Missing - Young monk preparing the garden in the monastery
16/3/10   It is all in the Mind - personal experience re poetry and a story of a momentous battle
17/3/10  The Stone Cutter - a valuable lesson to be learned
18/3/10   The Golfer and the Elf - an early demise to play golf in heaven lol
19/3/10   Clowns and Self - Finding self awareness
20/3/10   The Search for the Holy Man -  seeking knowledge
22/3/10   The Wooden Coffin - a lesson to be learned and good story
23/3/10   Beware - personal experiences
5/3/10   The Fire - a nice story of the old woman living in a hut after her house was burned down
26/3/10   The Dry Well - a good story drawing from the same well to depletion
27/3/10   The Garden and the Gardner - A Man Outstanding in his own field (think about that one)
28/3/10  Time Change - the monastery cat
29/3/10  Going With the Flow - car up the motorway going the wrong way and a man jumps into a raging river
30/3/10   The Ashtray - Souls and soles, your wee humorous tale. Also, the pewter ashtray (plate)
31/3/10  Chopsticks - all guests must only the tableware provided

1/4/10   Age Matters Not -  short experience with your Aunt Liz and Three sisters 90,92,94, short story

  • 2/4/10   The Fidget - nice story about Ross and labels. another about your first school and discipline problems. Nice blog

  • 3/4/10   The Guiding Hand - nice memories of the young Lyndsey, a lovely blog

  • 4/4/10   Barriers - an Interesting blog, might be ok for your book

  • 5/4/10   Time Waits for Nobody - Evangelising your first church, second church, third church, an interesting read. You were a good fundraiser getting your churches in good repair only to be benefited by the next minister. I enjoyed this blog.

  • 6/4/10   The Answer is in our own hands - Student caught a beautiful bird. Also, the stickleback, two good stories

  • 7/4/10   Teaching and Learning - the overflowing tea cup.

  • 8/4/10   Saying not Doing - the earthquake in the Zen monastery, a
  • the devout lady prone to much anger

  • 9/4/10   The Princess and her Tail - nice story

  • 10/4/10  Arthur Not of the Round Table - metal representation of the Last Supper and the story of Arthur, ex policeman. A moving story

  • 11/4/10  A Still Live to Save a Life - Arthur, further along the track and Marys story

  • 12/4/10  An Inspiring Young Man -  15 yr old boy with leukaemia.  a true and very moving story who as I can see had a very caring and kind minister looking out for him.

  • 13/4/10  The Doctor the Minister and the Lawyer - The lawyer made good of his envelope!

  • 18/4/10  The Slow Drive - I would have named this "getting your own back"

  • 19/4/10  Fear of Nothing - Have I learned anything?

  • 20/4/10  The Art of Concentration - Your musings and a story of a Zen master and a cup of tea

  • 21/4/10  Engaging the Brain - musings about 'Titch' and red hair. Story about the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty

  • 22/4/10  Flowers and Flowers - Zen monk and plastic flowers

  • 23/4/10  The First and the Last - The day you split a bully's lip. Also a story of the soldier and the Zen Master

  • 24/4/10 Know Yourself -  The monk who carried a mirror

  • 25/4/10  I Do Not Know - The emperor and the master, what happens to the enlightened man after death?

  • 26/4/10  Do You Have a Minute - a few musings then a story
  •  of a student wishing to know who he is

  • 27/4/10  The True Student - A young man in prison named Fingers
       28/4/10  It all Comes to Roost - continuation of fingers and a short story
  • 29/4/10  New Ways New Days - short story about the son of a master thief also the conclusion of Fingers's story

  • 30/4/10  The Doc and Homecoming - Impression of working in a prison and the meeting of 'Doc
  • 1/5/10   The Way of the Wolves - changing the behaviour of the Doc, good story

  • 2/5/10   A Case of Priorities- Your time spent doing thesis on counselling and psychology, very interesting with another tale of finding God and enlightenment.

  • 3/5/10   A Tale for Kay - A story of a relative and alcohol abuse, very personal. another short story of a Zen Master attending a social event.

  • 4/5/10   Dear Dad - A good Life story

  • 5/5/10   The Greedy Artist - a good story

  • 6/5/10   The Desire for Silence - Four monks and silence, humorous

  • 7/5/10   The Sound of One Hand - A monk asking for help with meditation

  • 9/5/10   Say Nothing - Story of a nephew inheriting the wealth of his father

  • 10/5/10  The Happy Chinaman - The Happy Buddha

  • 11/5/10  The Incense Burner Maker - Bits of personal stuff and a story of a student who wanted to find peace.

  • 12/5/10  Show Me - Living in a world of express everything and a tale of the old master and a beautiful female student also lots of rolos to pass around!!

  • 13/5/10  Gifts and Giving - Personal bits and a short story of giving and receiving gifts

  • 14/5/10  The Three Loves - The harpist, Greek words for love.

  • 16/5/10  Treasured Moments - Short stories realising frailties of life

  • 17/5/10   Getting Younger Every Day - An old man and an elf

  • 18/5/10   What is it You Need - different needs

  • 19/5/10   Learning Right from Wrong - two personal experience and a story the master running a meditation class

  • 1/5/10  Old Age Brings its Laughs - A father getting old and forgetful, this is funny.

  • 22/5/10   The Joy of Obedience - A teacher giving lessons on a weekend

  • 23/5/10   Liberation - Feeling good to be alive

  • 24/5/10   Difficult situations - passage from Pooh Bear

  • 25/5/10   Beware of Retaliation - Two magistrates, funny. Police constable and minister, very funny

  • 26/5/10   The King and his Palace - this was your 150th blog....

  • 27/5/10   The First Day of a New Marriage - a story you told at someone's wedding funny

  • 28/5/10   Life is Always Worth a Gamble - A story from Archie and a story of a young student on a journey- life!

  • 29/5/10   Falling Asleep - and you tell e you do not sleep Ha! another few shorties

  • 30/5/10   Life Changing Moments - Your true story of having tea with a Japanese family

  • 31/5/10   To Feel Respected and Loved is a Joy - Baby white elephant beautiful story, I have read this somewhere before.
  • 1/6/10   The Monkey King - A nice story, might be long but worth the read

  • 2/6/10   Real Wealth- Great story and personal experience

  • 3/6/10   The Man Who Smiled - a great true story about Henning Mankell

  • 4/6/10   There are Many Ways to See - A nice story about Andy and Eddie plus another story about four blind men and an elephant

  • 5/6/10    The Three Questions - A very long story of asking who would teach him what was the right time for every action. Might be a part one and two?

  • 6/6/10   Banishing the Ghost - a personal experience of not remembering the next line of the Lords prayer, also a story of the man who banished his block, a nice ghost story

  • 7/6/10   The Elephant and the Flea - a good story on what is enlightenment

  • 8/6/10   The Landscape Gardner - nice true story of one of your members of your church and their garden business

  • 9/6/10   The Atheist - An atheist on a trekking holiday, I liked this one, humorous

  • 10/6/10  It is Time to Rise - couple of your mothers own humour, excellent. Also a story of the son who did not want to go school, it is hilarious

  • 11/6/10  The Farmer and the Minister  - a good tale of your time as an assistant minister and an old hill farming crofter, as a congregation of one, very funny

  • 12/6/10   Not Everything is as it Seems - some men gathered in a golf club locker room, good one

  • 13/6/10   Supportive Parents - two short stories from your nephew

  • 14/6/10  The Examination - philosophers examination

  • 15/6/10  Accept People as They Are - a biscuit for you that a young girls mother brings out in her knickers from the factory, hilarious. with another funny

  • 16/6/10   Being Your Own Person - two good stories here

  • 17/6/10   Making the Best of What We Have - The old lady with three hairs on her head, great

  • 18/6/10   The Ways of the People - Old lady and licking the already sticky stamp very funny

  • 19/6/10   Saying Farewell - A leaving priest telling about his first confession heard, excellent

  • 20/6/10   It is Never too Late To Say I Love You - very moving about the doilies

  • 21/6/10   Those Three Again - the lawyer, the doctor and the minister, great

  • 22/6/10   No Sales - the fisherman and the consultant, I have read this one before, it is very good

  • 23/6/10   There is Always Time for the Important Things in Life - 
  • story of the lecturer and time-management. Rocks, pebbles and sand, this may already on here somewhere?

  • 24/6/10  Remembering Important People - Agnes Ross, nice

  • 25/6/10   How Things Come Around - Farmer Fleming, a sad tale
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  • End of this month

  • 20/710    Facing the Unexpected - Thoughts on the holiday

  • 21/7/10   The Blind Leading the Blind- Three short stories, old man and woman on crutches and a story about Eddie and his dog.
  • 22/7/10  The Girl Who Could Not See - about a blind girl and her boyfriend who donated his eyes to her.   very sad

  • 24/7/10   The Garden Plot - nice story about an old and his plot and his son in prison

  • 25/7/10   The Farmer and his Mule - a lovely story

  • 27/7/10    The Empty Box - about a wee girl who fills an empty box with kisses as a present for her Daddy.  

  • You also said you have one of these boxes full of memories and when you get into a dark place you take it down and open it and it brings out of your dark place, do you still have it???

  • 28/7/10   The Hospital Window - a lovely story, a must for your book

  • 29/7/10   The Extra Five Minutes -another great true story

  • 30/7/10   Colours - A marvellous story about the rainbow

  • 31/7/10   The Lady on the Bus - no story as such, just a short experienc

1/8/10 The Examination - a nice story of an examination you took at the University

2/8/10 Something to Consider - about Five Bad and Five Good and Five Balls of Life a good one

3/8/10 Learning to Fly - about a little boy who lived in an orphanage, very good The Chasing Moons
Suggested Stories

4/8/10 You Can Do it if You Really Want To - two lovely stories about Ross at age five - charming


5/8/10 I Am Alive and it is a Good Day - all about making choices

6/8/10 Dance Like There is No Tomorrow - about busy in the queue waiting, a good inclusion I think

7/8/10 It All Depends on How You See It - two little stories, boy on skate and a grumpy man. (I see you wrote your Wedding Service, how very special that was)

8/8/10 It is That Kind of Day - a personal one, your 40th Wedding Anniversary and a little humorous tale

9/8/10 Heaven and Hell - about a Monk whose asked to teach a samurai about heaven and Hell

10/8/10 The Grass is Always Greener- about a poor little girl dreaming of living in a house with golden windows. lovely

11/8/10 A Job Half Done and a Story Half Told - two tales

12/8/10 Don't Dump Your Rubbish Here - a few little lessons to be learned

13/8/10 What Goes Around Comes Around - a very touching story

14/8/10 Happy Saturday - ten reasons to continue to want to be a 
teacher

15/8/10 Remember Grown Up Words - this is so funny about children and your two as well

16/8/10 Al-Gebra - tale of a math teacher

17/8/10 The Negotiations - about a father and son on negotiations

18/8/10 If I Give You - about the art of communication, humorous

19/8/10 How Do You Know if You are an Artist - listing ten of the silly you have done (as an artist lol) plus a story of Bill and Tom , funny!

20/8/10  Artists are Funny People - this is a must, so funny

23/8/10 I Think I might be Intelligent - about Mensa and a game to read newspaper headlines

24/8/10 Age is Catching Me Up - about two old men in a nursing home, hilarious

25/8/10 A Day Well Spent - Mum receiving letter from son at scout camp, this is sooo funny, Made me laugh aloud.

26/8/10 It Wisnae Me - about a young girl who went to a Buddhist monastery
27/8/10 Where is My Chocolate Cake - The old lady and the chocolate cake

28/8/10  What are You're Really Saying - changing a compliment into an insult and Strangers beware, 
also a young trainee salesman.

The end of August as you went on holiday!!
⦁ 1/9/10 It Takes Determination - Personal and stories, nice

⦁ 2/9/10 It All Comes Down to How You See it - 2 Stories, good

⦁ 3/9/10 People Do the Silliest Things


⦁ 5/9/10 Is It Time For a Change

⦁ 6/9/10 The First Step - nice personal stories

⦁ 7/9/10 Now What was All That About - nice musings in here

⦁ 8/9/10 So You Think You have no Worth - too personal I think?

⦁ 9/9/10 Tell Them you Care - nice personal experiences

⦁ 10/9/10 Just a Little Thought to Make you Smile - A good story

⦁ 11/9/10 Just Before You Tell Me - story about Truth, Goodness and Usefulness.

⦁ 12/9/10 The Home Run -  quite long, but you could condense

⦁ 13/9/10 So You Thought Nobody was Looking - Little lists, nice

⦁ 14/9/10 You Have to be What You Are - Two Stories, A Little wave. An Eagle

⦁ 15/9/10 Be Smart Like the Goose  - good one, lots of good sense

⦁ 16/9/10 It All Depends Where You Are - The Wolves are in here but there is still plenty to put into your book, I think.

⦁ 17/9/10  Please Bring Your Own Spade - Nice bits of reminiscing here, your Father and Gran

⦁ 18/9/10 I am Seeing the Truth - about the seeker and the well

⦁ 19/9/10 Let Us Race Again - about a young by running, quite long

⦁ 20/9/10 The Race to the Top - about a bunch of frogs in a climbing competition

21/9/10.  Obstacles Along the Way - about The King and the Boulder

⦁ 23/9/10 How Many Does it Takes - Funny one here and some personal experiences

⦁ 24/9/10  Three Young Ladies? - about the world survey
  
⦁ No other entries for September

⦁ These are going to bring back memories of your running - might be sad...….


⦁ 1.12.10   The Rules of Ownership - very funny

⦁ 2.12.10   The Pristine Snow - about the two pots a lovely story *****

⦁ 6.12.10   Buy One Get the Rest Free - about a son's painting

⦁ 9.12.10   Being a Good Teacher -excellent story

   14.12.10 The Lonely Tree

   26.12.10 Two Little Tales

⦁ 3.11.10   The First Hints of Romance - very funny about Ross and his glass eye, and another humorous story

⦁ 26.11.10  A Year Apart - personal and a lovely story

⦁ 30.11.10  A Thought Filled Run -  a beautiful story

⦁ 4.10.10    What Every Woman Wants - long but good

⦁ 6.10.10    Those Who Serve often go unnoticed - nice

⦁ 7.10.10    Laziness is just Resting Before You Are Tired

⦁ 8.10.10    Judgement but not of Solomon

⦁ 9.10.10    It is Time to Relax and Laugh

⦁ 10.10.10  Anger is Best Kept in its Place

⦁ 11.10.10 How Wrong Can We Be- may want to condense this.  You are hilarious

⦁ 12.10.10  Losing Sight of the Goal - You are so funny

⦁ 13.10.10  When Reality Hits you in the Face - Personal and funny

⦁ 14.10.10  A Kindness Repaid

⦁ 15.10.10  A Tree is a wonderful Thing

⦁ 16.10.10  The Man Whom Nobody Knew

⦁ 19.10.10  It is not Enough to Make a Decision  - Personal and Nice

⦁ 22.10.10  Grasp the Moment - Personal and open

⦁ **23.10.10  The Things We Remember - Love your stories and thoughts

⦁ 25.10.10  Silence is Golden, or So They Say - needs to be told

⦁ 27.10.10  Oh! My Goodness, Look at That - worth a mention

⦁ 28.10.10.  The Motorway Apple - another gem

⦁ 29.10.10  Now What Was it I Came Up Here For - love this one. Your note on True love is just so lovely
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⦁ 30.10.10  Laughing in the Rain - may need tinkering?

⦁ 31.10.10  I like this one

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