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An actual giggle (sound needed) :o)

Yesterday I mentioned some voice mails I left my sisters on the walk home from the NYE BBQ I went to.  By the powers of technical wizardry, here’s one for your listening pleasure:   And yes, the comparison with Mutley … Continue reading

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Happy New Ear (and a couple of apologies)…

Happy New Ear! (as wished to me by Lovely Little Man – aged 2 and a bit.) I thought last night I would manage to bypass the getting home issues of the work Christmas party.  I was right in that … Continue reading

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Resolutions and Revolutions

Oh Lordy, how did we get to the end of 2010 so fast?  Eyes down and focus Pog, this calls for resolutions.  Only I thought about it last night as I was waiting for Charlie to stop trying to kill … Continue reading

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Pog Tiny Towers (and a lack of guests)

I was given some great Christmas presents this year.  I have my first egg cup since childhood which adds a new item in my repertoire of ‘quick-one-pot-dinners.’ And boiled egg and dippy soldiers has to be the ultimate in comfort … Continue reading

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Christmas: tick

Well, that’s Christmas done then… Visiting of friends (once the snow allowed it) Eating of far too much food Watching Sisters 1 and 2 do ‘making things’ on Boxing day (family tradition to keep them quiet.  Unchanged despite the fact … Continue reading

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The night before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.’ Well, I can confirm that is unlikely to be the case here at Pog Towers tonight based on every other night … Continue reading

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Storage issues, ginger cake and a whole lot of lights…

I may have mentioned a couple of times before that I live in the smallest house ever built.  This has caused a few issues this week as I’ve finally bought a new tv (Hooray! – now I don’t have to … Continue reading

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THANK YOU!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  I got my Christmas wish…thanks to the clicking and generosity of you, we’ve gone over the target I set and as a result, 10 more homeless people will be able to attend the Crisis … Continue reading

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Christmas Presents and Christmas Preparation

What’s your best Christmas present ever?  I don’t mean the best one you have received; I mean the best you have given.  The favourite present I have ever given involved snaffling the letters and telegrams my Granddad wrote to Nanny … Continue reading

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Festive-ness and a tiny bit bah-humbug

Despite the fact it was -4.5 degrees this morning, that I had to force the car door open using a combination of a kettle and my finger nails and the fact that I broke the ice scraper trying to clear … Continue reading

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