31-12-2025 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Another year, another pile of words: The stories that made me smile in 2025

Another year done and dusted… so what have I been up to with all those words?It’s been a bit of a mixed bag, if I’m honest. The first half of the year was rather hampered by health gremlins, which put a definite dent in my usual habit of wandering off in random directions and spotting odd, interesting things simply by being out and about.
That said, there’s always a flip side. It turned out to be a cracking year for exhibitions, and being a bit more housebound than usual
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