Category Archives: Daily Life
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Karma – A Childhood Lesson
45Tuesday 28 February, 2017 by Uncle Spike
This is a true tale that happened within the last hour. It is perhaps small and maybe insignificant to some, …
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Not all days start with a smile
24Thursday 03 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a lovely bright springtime picture from here on the farm. Unfortunately my day wasn’t quite the same. Talk about …
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The light
6Thursday 07 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Our forests are cold, In the darkness of the night; Then dawn brings new hope, As the skies share the …
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The mists of time
10Tuesday 05 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time passes The warmth of summer long departed Exchanged in kind for winter rains I ask myself, “Where are my …
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The surprisingness of normal folk
22Wednesday 09 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Today was a good day in southwest Türkiye. I tackled a number of ‘chores’ today, starting off with taking the …
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And there went summer…
15Sunday 20 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Basically, our weather here has two elements, sun or storms. After five straight months of sun, we have finally moved …
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Mixed Grill
8Tuesday 23 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One night when Uncle Baldrick was here, we actually managed to venture out for a couple of non-working hours. It …
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Turkish Forest Fire Lookouts
8Wednesday 18 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
With pine forested mountains and low hills as far as the eye can see, we live out here in the …
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Gone Walkies…
5Saturday 14 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I mentioned recently I was enjoying a bit walking…. Well, I started young, and learned from the best. By the …
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City Walking
12Saturday 07 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I guess you could say I am right where I want to be, physiologically speaking, after some eight months spent …
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New Year’s Eve… then it’s 2015
32Wednesday 31 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So today sees the last remnants of the year 2014. Hmm, that flew by mighty quickly I have to say! …
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Spare Ribs?
22Tuesday 30 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
No I don’t eat pork of course… but, having been so blasé about being in great health in my end of …
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Goodbye Mister Flubberbelly (part four)
9Tuesday 23 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Over time I tackled the basics, that of scoffing less and scoffing better, then the quick-fire initial regime of the …
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Goodbye Mister Flubberbelly (part three)
3Saturday 20 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So, in addition to opting to reduce my calorie intake voluntarily, rather than have a plank of wood nailed firmly across …
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Blogging Aids Focus
8Friday 19 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It is all far too easy just to accept and passively ignore our surroundings. There is beauty all around, whether …
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Goodbye Mister Flubberbelly (part two)
21Wednesday 17 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In order to reduce any amount of flubberness, one has to do two things, or so I was told. One is …
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Goodbye Mister Flubberbelly (part one)
18Saturday 13 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I decided, albeit just to myself at first, to get fit this year, or at least try to stem the …
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Sounds of Summer
2Tuesday 02 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
For a quarter of the year, the air is ‘relatively’ quiet… And then for the next quarter, it’s a regular …
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Gotta Love Summer Storms
4Friday 29 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Out of the blue, literally, we can suddenly have a deluge from above. I just love summer storms – short, …
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Spike’s Guide to Eid al-Fitr
30Monday 28 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Today is Eid al-Fitr, celebrated across the globe by 1.6 billion Muslims, or 23% of the world’s population. . So …
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The Spikey Ramadan Diet ~ part 2
36Saturday 28 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Uncle Spike’s own Ramadan diet is different, but it works 🙂 As mentioned in the previous post, fasting means to …
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New ABs Installed
22Monday 23 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So there we have it… the 30-Day AB Challenge well and truly finished, licked, sorted, done and dusted. Has it …
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The Spikey Ramadan Diet ~ part 1
21Saturday 21 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Uncle Spike has his own Ramadan dietary regime to aid fasting 🙂 First of all, fasting means to go without …
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Summer Storm Just Minutes Ago!!
19Friday 20 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We just a load of wet stuff fall from the sky! Quite bizarre it was too. We are well into …
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Ramadan Countdown…
24Wednesday 18 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In just another 10 days it will be the holy month of Ramadan, or Ramazan as we know it in …
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Counting Without Brain In Gear
12Friday 13 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Without my optional ‘rest days’, the days are flying (slowly and painfully) by as the “30 Day Ab Challenge” continues. …
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Torture Chamber Updates
12Sunday 08 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Yay… still not quite sure what the chuff I did getting into this lark, but this old camel is now …
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Regime Time
17Tuesday 03 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Looks like I’ve got a couple of strict months ahead. First of all I am taking part in the “30 …
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Oh Dear, What Have I done??
21Friday 30 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
ABS is a braking system, isn’t it? But for some rather strange and unknown reason, Uncle Spike ‘volunteered’ to join …
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I Love The Sound of Rainfall
37Thursday 01 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In a land where we have virtually no rain for months on end, I still enjoy the odd downpour. I …
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Wildlife’s Out; It Must Be Spring
5Tuesday 25 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Spring means sun, long days of blue skies, interspersed with the odd storm now until early May (rarely see a …
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Who’s Yella Right Now?
12Thursday 20 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Answer: we are. Yella, or yellow that is. It’s almost the beginning of April, and that means one thing, it’s …
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Soppy Valentines Spike
10Friday 14 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Yay, February 14th is here, and it’s a special one this year – I get to spend 3-4 hours with …
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Weird And Wonderful Jobs
11Wednesday 05 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I have had many many jobs over the years. I’m not going to bore you with a list, but just …
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1970’s Memory Joggers – UK Edition
9Thursday 30 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Born in the mid 60’s (that’s 19 not 18) one begins to realise that the middle ages are not just …
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Black n White Spike
4Friday 24 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I got asked this week…. “Hey Spike, you ever do much Black & White photography?” Well, rarely I’ll admit. But …
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More Goodies From Uncle Baldrick
17Thursday 16 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Remember the garden fork, the tools and the 5,000 old photographs? Well, that’s not all that Uncle Baldrick brought over …
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Who Spotted The Fairy?
17Tuesday 14 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I wonder if anyone notice the ‘fairy’ on our New Year’s tree in the recent post? Ok, So We’re A …
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Ok, So We’re A Little Different !
5Sunday 12 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
We don’t do ‘normal’ around here, but we do excel at ‘different’. There really is no Halloween event or culture …
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Our New Years Eve
11Wednesday 08 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Party, party, party….!! Yeah right; party animals we are (not)… Well, perhaps once upon a time, sure, but those days …
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Guess What’s Arrived?
29Thursday 02 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
When I was widowed, I sold up, emigrated and started over. I sold my car, cottage and even my beloved …
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Happy New Morning…
8Wednesday 01 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
There will loads of Happy New Year posts, messages and updates today I’m sure. I did mine yesterday… And then …
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Happy New Year Spikey’s!!
23Tuesday 31 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Recently I reviewed 2013 in a post called And That Was My 2013 Was It? Well, now it’s time for …
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Dark Nights & Fresh Yoghurt
6Saturday 07 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Now there’s a daft blog post title if ever I saw one – see, I know what you’re thinking…. 🙂 …
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Happy Diwali 2013
1Sunday 03 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
We all follow different paths in our personal journeys of faith, from atheism or agnosticism to Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism or …
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Doh, Who Didn’t Change The Clocks?
2Sunday 27 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Here in the household of Clan Spike, we both needed to get up early for work this Sunday morning. Whilst …
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A Special Day
1Tuesday 15 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Today is Eid-al-Adha, which is sometimes referred to as the Sacrifice Festival, or here, it’s Kurban Bayram – the biggest …
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And That Was Saturday…
9Sunday 06 October, 2013 by Uncle Spike
For many, Saturday is a day of rest, for others, a day of sport and/or recreation. Many people go to …
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Sunday Serenity
2Sunday 29 September, 2013 by Uncle Spike
It’s a lovely sunny autumn Sunday. The skies are blue and not a cloud it sight. The temperature is in …
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Baby Spike to Uncle Spike
10Wednesday 25 September, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Even Uncle Spike was a kid once… Check out my wheels; my first adventure! (…yes, that really is me…) . …
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