I would like to wish all my blogging friends and followers a very Happy Christmas.
It has not exactly been a memorable year, and we can only hope for a better one in 2022.
My thanks go to everyone who has read my posts during the past year, left Likes and Comments, and also shared on social media or reblogged.
There are no plans to change my blog format next year, so be prepared for more of the same old stuff.
Best wishes to everyone, wherever you live, and whatever you celebrate.
Pete. X
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Best wishes Pete!
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Thanks Wrookie. Hope you had a lovely Christmas.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wishing you, Julie and Ollie all the best this Christmas, Pete! 💖
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Thanks, Wilma. I hope you had a lovely celebration.
Best wishes, Pete.
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More of the same is good. Happy New Year, Pete.
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Thanks, Stevie. The same to you and your family.
Best ishes, Pete.
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May the New Year be better, more joyful and prosperous, so that no one is missing anything.
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Thank you.
My best wishes to you for 2022.
Pete.
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Merry Christmas and I look forward to more very original ‘Same old stuff’ 🙂
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Cheers, Eduardo.
I hope your Polish/Yorkshire Christmas was enjoyable.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wishing a Merry Christmas to you, Julie and Ollie 🎄🎅⛪🌲
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Thak you, Lelia. I hope you had a lovely day on the 25th.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Looking forward to your blog posts. Merry Christmas to you, and Ollie of course.
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Thanks, Ron. The same back to you over there.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas 🎁
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Thanks very much, I hope you had a nice day.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete. Merry Christmas and looking forward to your blog posts in 2022.
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The same to you, Jennie. On both counts.
Best wishes, Pete.
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🙂
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Merry Christmas to you, your wife and Ollie, too. Thank you for sharing a little bit of your world in 2021 — and let‘s hope the things that made life less than perfect for all of us throughout much of this past year are at last going to improve in 2022.
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Thank you, Themis. That is much appreciated.
Merry Christmas!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas x
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Thanks very much, Claire. I hope you have a great time.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Best wishes for a joyous Merry Christmas filled with love, happiness and prosperity and goodness.
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Thak you, dear Kally. The same wishes for you from me.
Pete.
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You and Julie have a cool Yule my pal, and tickles for Ollie. I might forgive you for the ending of the Ottermen story by New Year. 😁😘😘
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And those Fish Men never did show up. I reckon Troy Tempest killed them. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Same to you Pete, looking forward to 2022 and hearing more from beetleypete
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Cheers, Bobby. I hope to stick around for another year.
All the best mate.
Pete.
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Merry Christmas Pete! 🙂
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Thanks, Ami. I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope all your wishes and dreams come true on this magical day. Merry Christmas from New Zealand💞
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Thanks Sanjana. I hope it is nice and warm for you down there.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Great post 🙂 I would love to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well Pete 🙂 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
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Thank you, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have a lovely Christmas meal tomorrow(today), Pete….Wishing you Julie and Ollie a Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy 2022 xx
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Thanks for the Santa gif. He has already dropped off the presents under our tree! x
(And I have opened the Christmas Eve Shiraz!)
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year!
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The same to you, and to your family, Shaily.
Thanks for being my blogging friend! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merrry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Thank you, dear Pejj.
See you after the festivities have concluded.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Yes Sir! Have a great holiday!!!!
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Sorry, Pete! I am once again late, but …. Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. xx michael
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Thank you, Michael. Frohe Weihnachten from Beetley!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Vielen herzlichen Dank, Pete! Enjoy the festive days! xx Michael
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Hello Pete..because it’s “that time of the year” and as you pointed out, blogging becomes a bit haphazard, I didn’t think much of it when I didn’t see your blog link pop up, but today I thought I should go looking only to discover I must somehow have lost your link….so I have been catching up! Good ending for the serial! Wishing you all the best.
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Thanks, Carolyn. WordPress has been unfollowing quite a few of my blogging friends, and so far they are all in America. It is SO annoying!
Have a lovely Christmas, and thanks for re-following.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas from Canada!
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Thank you, Margie. I hope it isn’t too cold for you over there! 🙂
Best wishes, pete.
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I have enjoyed your gifts of prose this year, Pete. Thank you.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Pete!
Cheers!
CT
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My best to you and your family for a safe and healthy 2022, Chris.
Never forget those Bermondsey roots mate! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Overheard:
Eve: “What’s so special about the twenty-fourth?”
God: “It’s Christmas Eve!”
Adam: “I thought Christmas was on the twenty-fifth! And aren’t we celebrating a bit prematurely?”
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I would usually wait until tomorrow, but I don’t think I am going to be online then.
Have a happy day, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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And to you Pete
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Have a good one, Sarada. See you when it’s all over.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have a happy festive season, Pete! And best wishes to Julie, pats to Ollie
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Thanks, Sue. He is standing next to me, so has received his pats. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very good!
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The best to you, Julie, and Ollie. Have a lovely Christmas, Pete.
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Thanks, Maggie. You too!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, Pete, and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours, too,
Pit
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Many thanks, Pit. See you after the 25th! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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🙂
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Happy Christmas to you and yours, Pete 🎄🎁
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Thanks, Jeanne. I hope it is a peaceful time for you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas, Pete, and as you say, fingers crossed for a better 2022. Stay safe and keep blogging!
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All the best to you and your mum, Olga. have a lovely Spanish Christmas.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas to you, Ollie, your lovely wife, and entire family!
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Thanks very much, Karla.
And the same to you, from across an ocean. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, GP. A parachuting Santa is very appropriate.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have a nice quiet one Pete.
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Restaurant tomorrow, then nothing planned for Boxing Day.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Have a good one yourself, Sir
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Thanks, Mike. We are going to a restuarant tomorrow, and we have our family meal with guests on the 27th.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry I missed this one, Pete. Have a Happy New Year, you and yours.
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and happy Christmas to you and yours, Pete. for some reason I had to follow you again Pete, don’t know why wp keeps kicking me off )
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Thanks, Beth. The same thing is happening to Liz Guffreau. I appreciate you both constantly re-following.
Have a wonderful, Christmas.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I find it annoying and funny at the same time
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Merry Christmas to you & your whole family. Enjoy!
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Thanks very much, Tanishq.
I hope you have a good time too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I love your stories and I hope some of my newsletter readers now also enjoy them.
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Thanks for those kind words, Lucinda.
Have a lovely celebration.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy christmas Eve to you and your family !
Best wishes . Min .
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Thanks very much, Min.
I hope you have a lovely time.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy Christmas Pete. Don’t forget my latest story – East Wind will be available from Jan1st (New Year’s Day…
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Send me a link, Jack, and I will post a promotional feature for you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here is the Amazon.UK link – https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MKG63GW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
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Thanks, Jack. I have started a draft, and now followed you on Amazon. I will do a post about your new book next week.
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Your very kind my friend – thank you 😉
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Wishing you and yours (including Ollie of course) a great Christmas, Pete 🎄🎄🎄
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Thanks very much, Chris. Ollie will enjoy his presents tomorrow.
Best wishes, Pete.
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👍😃
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A happy Christmas to you as well Pete and of course to Ollie xx
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Thanks, Lorraine. Ollie has five presents to open tomorrow. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Oh gosh. LOL xx
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Happy christmas eve to you
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Thanks very much. I hope you have an enjoyable celebration.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a restorative 2022.
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Thanks, Peggy. I hope that you and Poor John have a sunny and warm Australian Christmas.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Same to you, Pete, and enjoy the festivities. I look forward to more of the same next year 😀 Cheers, Jon.
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Thanks very much for that, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I prefer it when blogs don’t change although I know mine has over the years. The same is perfectly fine.
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Thanks, Robbie. I considered using a new theme, then decided not to. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Maybe a new photo? One of your own?
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Good idea. I might change the header. I will think about that, Jude.
Best wishes,Pete.x
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Happy Christmas 🎄
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Thank you very much, and the same to you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Most welcome 🎄🎄
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I look forward to more of the same stuff 😁 Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
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Thanks, WB. I hope to deliver much more of the same in 2022. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy, Happy to you, Julie and Ollie!
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Thank you very much, Annette.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Pete.
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