Author Archives: mgbauer

blog 64: In which amazingly, I remember seven things.

Posted on April 29, 2014 by mgbauer

Well it only seems like about 30 days since my last blog, but already a whole month has flown by! Here are seven things I remember happening in that time. 1. A whole ‘marathon’ of brand new special 10th anniversary editions … Continue reading →

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blog 63: In which I play catch-up with the news.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by mgbauer

ONCE AGAIN all my good intentions to blog regularly have fallen by the wayside! So here’s a brief and random catch-up of everything I can remember happening since last time I posted. I spent a lot of time at my messy … Continue reading →

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blog 62: In which I have to draw on all my vast powers of interpretation!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by mgbauer

The other day my petrol driven whipper-snipper/weed trimmer broke down and I had to use a little electric one that was tucked away at the back of our garden shed. Yes, we are a dual whipper-snipper family! Anyway, when I … Continue reading →

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blog 61: In which Ms Heckenvaal Waltzes onto Centre Stage.

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mgbauer

(WARNING: This blog will be of most interest to readers of the Ishmael series.) The character of Ms Heckenvaal (aka The Wrecking Ball) makes a fairly brief appearance in Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel as the boys’ Modern History teacher. I’ve always … Continue reading →