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Must engage brain before hitting ‘send’….

Engaging my brain before I open my mouth is not one of my strong points, but I had thought I had mastered the art of engaging my brain before hitting send when I type an e-mail.  Apparently not. Having spent … Continue reading

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Where is the greenest grass?

In case any of you occasionally, like me, suffer from ‘the grass is greener’ syndrome and yearn for the single life, I thought I would take this opportunity to give you a brief look at my weekend, which may give … Continue reading

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Do you laughsnortle?

I did a laughsnortle today.  You know… one of those unexpected laughs caused by a friend that catches you while you are in the middle of something else.  In my case, in the middle of coughing.  So the laugh only … Continue reading

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Travels of a Pog

 This weekend I went ‘up North’.  Cheshire to be exact (and lovely it was too…thank you Northern Lass friends). 1)     Even if a train ride is only a couple of hours, if it is a different journey from my usual … Continue reading

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A smile, a compliment and erm…

Today was one of those rather stressful ones that makes you feel like a stretched rubber band that is about to go ‘ping’.  To redress this, I jumped on my bike when I got home and cycled my fastest ever … Continue reading

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The intrepid Mr Spider

Usually, my bike rides are just me and usually that is the way I like it. Not today though. Today I had a friend to keep me company. All the way from the shed, for 15 miles around the local … Continue reading

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Achey-ness and a few tips

I’m a bit achey.  It’s a happy sort of ache though.  The sort where you have pushed your body hard and know you don’t have to do it again for a long time… I finished the 80km Cyclo Sportive on … Continue reading

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Child thieves and mad fishwives

Well, I was just sitting here on the lap top gormlessly staring out the window when I saw a boy attempting to steal the indicator thingy off my car.  I opened the door and requested to know what he thought … Continue reading

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Thursday night is Tesco night!

Thursday night, come hell or high water I do my weekly shop.  This has meant occasionally being the only shopper as shelves are filled in the early hours (it’s 24 hours, I don’t break in through desperation or anything). Tonight … Continue reading

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Paint drips and cookie crumbs

Last weekend after the usual bike ride, doing the cleaning and washing I popped along to Homebase for some light bulbs.  While I was there I decided that recent weekends had lacked the required feeling of achievement and the obvious … Continue reading

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