Monthly Archives: November 2016

A bit of wondering

Posted on November 29, 2016 by thepogblog

Sometimes you have to wonder about people. Even the people who are close to you. On Saturday, as I do most weekends at some point, I spoke to my friend The Lovely Nut on the phone. As is often the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, Pog Life, Pog Pictures, running | Tagged driving licence, people are strange, The Lovely Nut, things that will never be found | Leave a comment

Blue skies and smiles

Posted on November 27, 2016 by thepogblog

When you have spent half of every weekend for the last five weeks sorting out all the crap in your house and driving huge quantities to the tip in preparation for moving on an unknown date, there’s not much better … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, cats, Good for you, Pog Life, Pog Pictures | Tagged autumn sun, blue sky, day off work, happy, knole park, Norman cat, photos, smiles | Leave a comment

Not quite the plan, but…

Posted on November 20, 2016 by thepogblog

What do you do when you have spent 4 weeks preparing, 1 week mildly panicking, 24 hours properly panicking, then wake up at 4.45am thanks to the torrential rain, make it to the coach for 7am to go and run … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, fitness, Good for you, running | Tagged beginner, brighton 10k, coach, ladies, running, slj, team | Leave a comment

A stupid idea

Posted on November 18, 2016 by thepogblog

For the last three weeks I’ve been getting up even earlier than I usually do when I go running to join an ‘increase your speed’ running course. I’m not sure I’ve got anywhere close to increasing my speed – the first … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, fitness, running | Tagged brighton 10k, idiot, running, three legged donkey | 2 Comments

Little Pea, me, penguins and brightness

Posted on November 15, 2016 by thepogblog

It’s been so long since my last Little Pea and Me day that he’s practically a grown up. Well, he’s still three, but he is certainly growing up. I picked him up after a very cold and soggy hill running … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Pog Life | Tagged Auntie Pog, fun, growing up, Little Pea, little pea and me day, playing, smiles, torches | Leave a comment

Remembrance art

Posted on November 11, 2016 by thepogblog

At 10 am this morning someone from Facilities in a different office to mine sent me an email to inform that they have no tannoy system and the fire alarm was malfunctioning and once on is difficult to turn off. From … Continue reading →

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Table for two?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by thepogblog

It’s often a bit of an effort to raise a smile first thing on a Monday morning, isn’t it? Yesterday morning was different: I got the giggles before 8am. A month or so back, for no apparent reason, one an area … Continue reading →

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Guarding raindrops

Posted on November 4, 2016 by thepogblog

It’s Friday. It’s the end of the week. It’s raining. But the week is nearly over and the relaxation can almost start. Until you realise that the dripping of that rain on the conservatory isn’t just outside. It’s inside and … Continue reading →

Posted in cats, Pog Life | Tagged guard cat, leaking conservatory, Norman, Norman cat, rain | 2 Comments

The Lycra look

Posted on November 1, 2016 by thepogblog

You know how when you do exercise you tend to look… pretty terrible, really? It’s not just me, is it? Well, people at least look different in lycra to their usual clothes (cue me doing the obvious in Tesco the other … Continue reading →

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