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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 →

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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 →

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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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Discoveries of the week

Posted on October 28, 2016 by thepogblog

This week I discovered that: You can eat a mint imperial, cough and bits of mint imperial will come out your nose. You can have bits of mint imperial come out your nose, blow your nose and spent 30 minutes … Continue reading →

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A different sort of weekend

Posted on October 25, 2016 by thepogblog

This weekend was my annual visit to stay with the Lovely Nut in her lovely house (pictures here if you’d like to take a look).  It wasn’t quite as relaxing as it usually is, right from the start.  The Lovely … Continue reading →

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Return of the happy pants

Posted on October 19, 2016 by thepogblog

My happy pants went on again today with real intent. Here is a brief background: My house went under offer a few weeks ago I’d already had my offer accepted on what was to be Pog Towers 2 I started … Continue reading →

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A recipe for a pretty perfect Sunday

Posted on October 16, 2016 by thepogblog

Take two friends: One dog: Ignore the weather: And wander for a few hours, appreciating the countryside and chatting like you have never chatted before: Then go to the pub, eat twice as many calories than you have used on … Continue reading →

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Stay away from the Ribena

Posted on October 14, 2016 by thepogblog

This week has been a roller coaster week.  This is just one of the incidents: I’d been working for almost 12 hours non stop but hadn’t made much of a dent on my to do list, so I decided to … Continue reading →

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