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Say what, Huddie?
Where did this word ‘woke’ come from?  Let’s hear what Huddie Ledbetter a.k.a. Lead Belly had to say on the subject…
Sep 20, 2021 • 
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Say what, Huddie?
Our Colin's losing weight, Mother
Smallholders and garden farmers give animals names. And once named, eating them becomes, well, tricky.
Oct 22, 2021 • 
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Busking Diaries - 2
The Grasshopper is often asked about the rules in England pertaining to busking.  It takes a fair amount of digging to find out...
Sep 24, 2021 • 
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Busking Diaries - 2
Freedom and the Law of the Land Pt. 1
At the very start, The Grasshopper stated that one of the high themes of this blog is the freedom of individuals to act and say as they think, without…
Oct 1, 2021 • 
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Freedom and the Law of the Land Pt. 1
Like Lazarus from the Ashes
If only one or two businesses start thinking holistically for a change, customer service could rise from the grave.
Oct 15, 2021 • 
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Like Lazarus from the Ashes
Green Onions
This whole business of understanding what on earth these Net Zero geeks are banging on about is like green onions.
Oct 29, 2021 • 
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Water off a duck's mak?
The government has done an embarrassing U-turn again, this time on amendments to the environment bill. Where does that leave certain MP's who should…
Nov 4, 2021 • 
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Hiding the Gems
How many more hidden treasures are Historic England locking away?
Dec 17, 2021 • 
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Hiding the Gems
Not giving up the day job...
The Grasshopper has just finished the first draft of his new novel! Of course, it’ll never be published, because it’s w-a-a-y too far-fetched…
Oct 11, 2021 • 
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Not giving up the day job...
The Green Edge
Announcing the launch of a new Substack newsletter from the author of The Grasshopper
Dec 10, 2021 • 
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Season’s Greetings from The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper wishes glædelig jul to all his readers.
Dec 24, 2021 • 
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Season’s Greetings from The Grasshopper
The Goal (and stuff along the way)
The Grasshopper has always thought the drum-buffer-rope method is worth knowing about. It can cut down stress in life – perhaps it IS life!
Dec 3, 2021 • 
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