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Christmasness
For about five years I have tried making Brie and cranberry canapés for Christmas. Every year they have been a complete disaster. I think I might have finally cracked it though! (You just have to ignore the fact that they … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, exercise, family, fitness, food, Good for you, Pog Life, running
Tagged canapés, Circus, fitball, Little Pea, Rudolf, running
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My own little Christmas fairy
I seem to be starting the Christmassy thing, Pog style. Yesterday I channeled my inner Father Christmas when I got stuck in my loft hatch. I was trying to get a set of drawers down and to the charity shop … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged Christmas fairy, fat Pog, Father Christmas, fixer-man, leaky thing, plumber
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Pointless conversations
I seem to be collecting pointless conversations at the moment. Here’s a couple, just so you can share in their pointlessness (well, it is the season of sharing): The house selling saga continues (the buying part has taken on a … Continue reading
Posted in animals, cats, Pog Life
Tagged Catterpillars, house selling, Norman, Norman cat, stupid people
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Discombobulation
I’m feeling a bit discombobulated. It doesn’t feel Christmassy right down to the weather (- I saw a butterfly and two primroses in the garden today) yet tomorrow is my last working day of the year. I keep starting to tell people I am … Continue reading
Posted in family, holiday, Pog Life, work
Tagged breaking up, butterfly in december, chistmas holiday, Christmas, lack of concentration
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New desk, new colleagues, complete lack of patience
Last week I moved desks at work. Again. This time it was only two floors, but it was the biggest sh*t show yet. I’d packed a crate the previous week and been promised that my new desk may have no natural … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life, work
Tagged argh, colleagues, desk move, don't mess with the pog, horrible pog, humph, shit show, sniffy, work
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A bit of wondering
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
Blue skies and smiles
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
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Not quite the plan, but…
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
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A stupid idea
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
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