The Last Furlong

Comments on the race of life.


4 Comments

Our hols

At school, teachers used to give the topic of ‘My holiday’ for compositions or essays. They probably don’t do that any more. And ‘My dream’ was popular too. Continue reading


Leave a comment

Precious poo

Have you ever thought of World Leaders or Heads of States’ poo? Continue reading


2 Comments

Hair raising

On Tuesday I had my hair cut and a permed. What a terrible shock . Continue reading


11 Comments

A pigeon death – but not for pigeon pie

Mr Furlong arrived in the hide (my bedroom) the morning after the terrible gales holding a pigeon – a nice fat pigeon.  Continue reading


2 Comments

B12 or not to B12 – vegans

Recently I told my readers my hair had had a scary month or two of falling out on my vegan diet. It also became straight and more limp and depressingly thin than it always has been. Continue reading


2 Comments

The 10 benefits of old age

Please fill in ….. Continue reading


2 Comments

Discrimination and Pigeon Pie

Our bird feeding setup has become complex.

It’s their wits against ours. Continue reading


Leave a comment

The ‘age of humans’ Meditation for today

Well, didn’t you think ‘the age of humans’ started when we first stood upright? Or developed imagination? Or schemed, plotted and planned?

Continue reading


2 Comments

The plants we might have in our garden, in the summer – but didn’t!

I found this post in my drafts file from two years ago! I had forgotten all about it.

It was called “The plants we might have in our garden, in the summer” Continue reading


Leave a comment

Falling hair in vegans

I have given this post a straight title so anyone else with the problem, can read this. Continue reading