Hurrah! Welcome to the otrovert club; it's pretty exclusive, well, it has you, Helen and me in it. Loved the piece. My first trip to Ireland was to attend a wildfowl meeting in Cork, a long time ago. My brother and I hitched from Dublin, and got a lift with a mad priest who drove like the devil and killed a chicken on the way. "Bugger," he said, "I'll call in on the way back."
that hitch sounds not dissimilar to my first visit - which included the Puck Fair in Kilorglin (sp?) which was, in retrospect, probably not the best place for two English kids (well, 19) to go - drank a lot of Guinness that trip, got into a school at 0300 when we had been kicked out the pub as it was Sunday morning - and slept with the teachers gowns for comfort - and later had to skedaddle as the girl I was making friends with had a boyfriend playing pool ... and I had drunk his beer ... then we hitched ... not a mad priest, but still ... terrifying!
Love it, Hugh. I was exactly that age too, my brother 3 years older, but much longer ago than yours, I'm so much older! And I didn't have any pending girlfriend or angry suitor to deal with. The Guiness, yes.
My other half and I read it from cover to cover and then read it again straight after. At last a book about people like us 😁We can fit in but not if we don’t want to, we want to engage sometimes , but on our own terms…Enjoy!
I am sorry - I was being silly - the day was VERY long and tiring and I could have chosen to stay at home and work on my new book ... but I am also glad I went! It is a conflict I have - I love meeting new people, but I also really like being in my shed!
Ooooohhhhhhh. Sorry. I thought you meant you don’t want to leave your postcode on the visitor logs that some charities or events have to keep track of where their visitors come from and I was so confused. 😂😂 I agree. I like to stay home in my hog-friendly garden too.
Love Hedgehogs - Used to see Most walking home from the Pub late at night ( No Alcohol since week before Lockdown ) . Keep Bottom of Mother's Garden Wild & Very Hedgehog Friendly
For Reference I OWN ALL BEUKS I QUOTE
Few Beuks from MY Cleadon ( Reference ) Library :-
The complete hedgehog
Les Stocker
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Huff the Hedgehog - green book 5 a book for me to read
Ruth Ainsworthard & Roland Ridout
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The New Naturalist - Hedges ( First Edition 1974 )
E Pollard , MD Hooper & NW Moore
( Bought Last Week - Quite Expensive Online - First Provide & Protect the Habitat )
I did say the Other Day - This is the Beuk I would " Lend " to King Charles III from My Cleadon ( Reference ) Library
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My Blog developed into Informing my Public so they can Search Online or Libraries once they know the Author & Title. All the Bar Maids ( Bar Tenders !!! Says Dragon Lady ) & Accountant Ladies Love my Beuks Sooooo Much they decide to Keep Them for EVER !!!
Songs are a " Bonus "
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Ivar Gabot
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Philosopher Pauper and a Poet
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" The Empress that doth Opprezz " Ninety Song Songbook available on Request ( For Artists & Poets ) on Excel - Index Jump to Song - Jump back to Index - Set to Print by Song
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Bard of Cleadon
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Barred of SLInked-In
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Barred of HFMA ONF Website
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Barred of Kier Starmer's Substack ( & Another Lady Barista previously )
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ALL Autobiographical & TRUE !!!
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Other ( Fellow ) Poet's Thoughts :-
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Willie McBride's Dozen - Song V
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I wrote my sister Kate a song about my Sycamore Trees
Lisa O'Neill didn't say (in New Zealand) she liked trees for you to please
I sent it to the Woodland Trust and called it Tree Babies
Posted it to Lisa , she may like it possibly maybes
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Tree Babies/Woodland Trust
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I was born under the shade of a Sycamore Tree
Most Wonderous, Wonderful, Beautiful tree it seems to me
It means more to me than Human Beings
It means more than money or worldly things
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My brother says I'll Crown it to keep it in trim
Don't dare chop it down I replied to him
It marks the spot that I was born
The first thing I look at every morn
-
It's leaves are covered in the little black spot
It must be affected by some type of rot
It failed to produce Sycamore Helicopter seeds
"Tree Babies" to prosper and grow that it needs
-
I collected some seeds & acorns years ago and let them dry out
To go far and wide to plant them about
To send them to Ireland for Lisa O'Neill
"Tree Babies" to replace all the Oaks, Oliver Cromwell did steal
Hurrah! Welcome to the otrovert club; it's pretty exclusive, well, it has you, Helen and me in it. Loved the piece. My first trip to Ireland was to attend a wildfowl meeting in Cork, a long time ago. My brother and I hitched from Dublin, and got a lift with a mad priest who drove like the devil and killed a chicken on the way. "Bugger," he said, "I'll call in on the way back."
that hitch sounds not dissimilar to my first visit - which included the Puck Fair in Kilorglin (sp?) which was, in retrospect, probably not the best place for two English kids (well, 19) to go - drank a lot of Guinness that trip, got into a school at 0300 when we had been kicked out the pub as it was Sunday morning - and slept with the teachers gowns for comfort - and later had to skedaddle as the girl I was making friends with had a boyfriend playing pool ... and I had drunk his beer ... then we hitched ... not a mad priest, but still ... terrifying!
Love it, Hugh. I was exactly that age too, my brother 3 years older, but much longer ago than yours, I'm so much older! And I didn't have any pending girlfriend or angry suitor to deal with. The Guiness, yes.
You left the Shore and returned with rich stories and new friends having had an adventure. Sounds perfect 👌
Hugh- you need to read The Gift of Not Belonging. You are clearly an otrovert!
that is fascinating - not a term I had come across before ... read this ... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/20/are-you-an-otrovert-why-this-personality-type-could-be-your-greatest-gift
and really do see quite a few points in common!!! Thank you!
My other half and I read it from cover to cover and then read it again straight after. At last a book about people like us 😁We can fit in but not if we don’t want to, we want to engage sometimes , but on our own terms…Enjoy!
I’m confused. Why don’t you leave your postcode? What’s the importance of leaving your postcode? I’m so confused. 😭
I am sorry - I was being silly - the day was VERY long and tiring and I could have chosen to stay at home and work on my new book ... but I am also glad I went! It is a conflict I have - I love meeting new people, but I also really like being in my shed!
Ooooohhhhhhh. Sorry. I thought you meant you don’t want to leave your postcode on the visitor logs that some charities or events have to keep track of where their visitors come from and I was so confused. 😂😂 I agree. I like to stay home in my hog-friendly garden too.
Enjoyed your recount of your trip to Ireland, thanks for sharing!
Hugh Warwick
Love Hedgehogs - Used to see Most walking home from the Pub late at night ( No Alcohol since week before Lockdown ) . Keep Bottom of Mother's Garden Wild & Very Hedgehog Friendly
For Reference I OWN ALL BEUKS I QUOTE
Few Beuks from MY Cleadon ( Reference ) Library :-
The complete hedgehog
Les Stocker
-
Huff the Hedgehog - green book 5 a book for me to read
Ruth Ainsworthard & Roland Ridout
-
The New Naturalist - Hedges ( First Edition 1974 )
E Pollard , MD Hooper & NW Moore
( Bought Last Week - Quite Expensive Online - First Provide & Protect the Habitat )
I did say the Other Day - This is the Beuk I would " Lend " to King Charles III from My Cleadon ( Reference ) Library
-
My Blog developed into Informing my Public so they can Search Online or Libraries once they know the Author & Title. All the Bar Maids ( Bar Tenders !!! Says Dragon Lady ) & Accountant Ladies Love my Beuks Sooooo Much they decide to Keep Them for EVER !!!
Songs are a " Bonus "
-
Ivar Gabot
-
Philosopher Pauper and a Poet
-
" The Empress that doth Opprezz " Ninety Song Songbook available on Request ( For Artists & Poets ) on Excel - Index Jump to Song - Jump back to Index - Set to Print by Song
-
Bard of Cleadon
-
Barred of SLInked-In
-
Barred of HFMA ONF Website
-
Barred of Kier Starmer's Substack ( & Another Lady Barista previously )
-
ALL Autobiographical & TRUE !!!
-
Other ( Fellow ) Poet's Thoughts :-
-
Willie McBride's Dozen - Song V
-
I wrote my sister Kate a song about my Sycamore Trees
Lisa O'Neill didn't say (in New Zealand) she liked trees for you to please
I sent it to the Woodland Trust and called it Tree Babies
Posted it to Lisa , she may like it possibly maybes
-
Tree Babies/Woodland Trust
-
I was born under the shade of a Sycamore Tree
Most Wonderous, Wonderful, Beautiful tree it seems to me
It means more to me than Human Beings
It means more than money or worldly things
-
My brother says I'll Crown it to keep it in trim
Don't dare chop it down I replied to him
It marks the spot that I was born
The first thing I look at every morn
-
It's leaves are covered in the little black spot
It must be affected by some type of rot
It failed to produce Sycamore Helicopter seeds
"Tree Babies" to prosper and grow that it needs
-
I collected some seeds & acorns years ago and let them dry out
To go far and wide to plant them about
To send them to Ireland for Lisa O'Neill
"Tree Babies" to replace all the Oaks, Oliver Cromwell did steal
-
Lyrics by © HughofDurham@Gmail.com
© BardofCleadon@Gmail.com
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Chorus
Tree Babies/Woodland Trust
Tree babies we grow for the Woodland Trust
Oxygen they provide is a great must
If you chop one down remember to plant
Three more Tree babies with a Government Grant
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Lyrics by © HughofDurham@Gmail.com
© BardofCleadon@Gmail.com
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Other ( Fellow ) Poet's Thoughts :-
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The Empress that doth Opprezz
Song No. LXXXI
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SLINKED-IN / Free Speech - Impeach
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SLINKED-IN - Rattlesnake Jake
SLINKED-IN - Honour Forsake
SLINKED-IN - Free Speech
SLINKED-IN - Honour Impeach
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SLINKED-IN - Bastard Childer
SLINKED-IN - Harpy & ( Himmler ) Hitler
SLINKED-IN - Suppress Dissent
SLINKED-IN - Sad Lament
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Lyrics by © Cog Weale
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Other ( Fellow ) Poet's Thoughts :-
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Le Poete / Irish T'inker
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Rodin's Thinker
Irish T'inker
Represent Intellect
Le Poete - Respect !
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Lyrics by © HughofDurham@Gmail.com
© BardofCleadon@Gmail.com
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