Strange sight in Dawley. One of a number of unusual evening skies of late. The fluffy balls, in particular caught my eye.

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Other title(s) for this story: Strange red fluffy clouds in a near turquoise blue sky

Landing and take off sound effects also feature on the large TB2 Playset which includes opening cockpit to insert Virgil and Gordon bendable micro figures, safety winch and a concealed pod for TB4, these should hopefully begin release sometime very soon. New Soundtech Vehicle 2-packs with bendÕem Action Figures are already in the market place and wonÕt be on the shelfs for long. These are from some Australian company. Bradley and I spent a couple of hours in Ironbridge< been there loads: on a drizzily day, for ice creame, this time for once, we're just two. I bought him, correction, he bought it in the second hand shop for a tenner. We'd bought cream tea for me, carrot cake and lemonade with a straw. Been on the bridge, and into the toll house exhibition/shop. Where he called me out because I wanted to read the exhibition plaques. I kept telling him the shush, but, we had to leave at his insistence. Bradley lost his sticker the collectors gave to us as we walked over first time, so I gave him some more and he raced off, took a bit of shuffling before they paid him any attention, but he did it all and came back as happy and cool with a sticker on his desert baseball cap. Into the second hand shop, he spotted a toy house with buttons on the floor, I spotted the TB2 on the shelf, brought it down for him, and two look later to the house he was fully into the Thunderbird. The sound came on, the middle plopped out, door opened to see little Thunderbird 4. "Let's go see the rest." I persuaded him to follow me out to the back, where the bulk of the toys are kept as Amanda called us back on the mobile. "Shall we get the Thunderbird 2 'let's get to work'?" Bradley nodded. As about as definate as Bradley gets. I gave him a tenner, said, "go get it, bring it to the lady." He stood at the counter first, and the lady looked at the tenner, for a moment we were stuck, "you have to get it first, Bradley." So he did. Bought. "Do we want it in a bag Bradley?" No shook Bradley's head. So, we played with it walking back to the car, finding the buttons to let down the legs, and the grapple. Brilliant, included batteries. 'Thunderbirds are go, let's get to work' I translate the rest of the poignant catch phrases as we drive home. Bradley waves it pretend flying, vrooooom, eeeerrrrrrmmmmm, zoosh, zoooosh...

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Other title(s) for this story: Thunderbird Two and Bradley in Ironbridge

My advice to hive-sufferers is:

1. Don't make yourself crazy looking for allergies.
2. Don't do blood tests.
3. Apply an OTC itch lotion as needed (Sarna is good.)
4. Take an OTC antihistamine if needed 1-3 times a day, such as diphenhydramine or chlorpheniramine.
5. Relax--hives generally go away as mysteriously as they came. And they aren't contagious."

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Other title(s) for this story: CHRONIC HIVES/RASH COMES AND GOES

"What are hives?

Hives are red, very itchy, swollen areas of the skin. Hives arise suddenly and may leave quickly in 1-2 hours or can last as long as 48 hours. They often appear in clusters, with new clusters appearing as other areas clear. Physicians refer to hives as urticaria. Over one-fifth of the population has suffered an eruption of hives at some point in their lives."

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"You are nice to me," says Bradley. "Can I do work too?" Being pestered by Bradley, ain't all that bad. He disappears fairly quickly. Esme's at school, so he's all alone. Well, Amanda's with him too. But I thin he feels a bit like he's rattling around in a big house all alone without his bigger Sis.

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Other title(s) for this story: Brad on his own

Amanda nearly cried. But she thinks she's the bee's knees now. And loves it. Even getting up early to get into her uniform.

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Other title(s) for this story: First day at big school

Ah! A little, little bit of time to have fun and enjoy myself at my computer. I've been busy, busy, these past two weeks. Working over the weekend, working till 2 in the morning, deadlines, presentations and new business meetings has had me flitting from one end of town to the other.

So I listen to Led Zeppelin's "Babe, I'm gonna leave you" over and over on continuous loop, as I have been for the past 5 days. Marbleous, as Bradley would say.

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Across the road from our house is a pub car park that's never used. My bright idea, now Esme always wants to go there. Sometimes Bradley takes the tricycle others it's Tractor Tom.

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I seez to him, tell me Tone, am I fat? Yes, he says. No, no, I tell him, tell me the truth! Am I FAT! Alright, he says, you're fucking fat.

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Other title(s) for this story: I blame it on not smoking