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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…
Fraser Harper
Sep 20, 2021
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Our Colin's losing weight, Mother
Smallholders and garden farmers give animals names. And once named, eating them becomes, well, tricky.
Fraser Harper
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...
Fraser Harper
Sep 24, 2021
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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…
Fraser Harper
Oct 1, 2021
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Like Lazarus from the Ashes
If only one or two businesses start thinking holistically for a change, customer service could rise from the grave.
Fraser Harper
Oct 15, 2021
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Green Onions
This whole business of understanding what on earth these Net Zero geeks are banging on about is like green onions.
Fraser Harper
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…
Fraser Harper
Nov 4, 2021
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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…
Fraser Harper
Oct 11, 2021
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Hiding the Gems
How many more hidden treasures are Historic England locking away?
Fraser Harper
Dec 17, 2021
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The Green Edge
Announcing the launch of a new Substack newsletter from the author of The Grasshopper
Fraser Harper
Dec 10, 2021
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Season’s Greetings from The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper wishes glædelig jul to all his readers.
Fraser Harper
Dec 24, 2021
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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!
Fraser Harper
Dec 3, 2021
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