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A recipe for a pretty perfect Sunday
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
Posted in Bumpkinsville, family, Good for you, Pog Pictures
Tagged country walk, countryside, friends, happy, walking
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Stay away from the Ribena
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
Posted in Pog Life, work
Tagged idiot, laptop incident, norman incident, oops, ribena incident
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Kinky…stilettos
Yesterday was boot shopping day. It became a group effort with Sister 1, Sister 2 and Little Peas all in attendance. It went quite smoothly. We found a pair we all liked that fitted, but they were rather expensive. So … Continue reading
Posted in family
Tagged Auntie Pog, bad auntie, Boots, Little Pea, shopping, Sister 1, Sister 2, Stilettos
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Pog’s personal shopper
I’ve never really been into fashion. The only time I’m ever ‘on trend’ is purely an accident. Today, for example, I’m wearing a hoody (hood up – it’s been cold in my conservatory today), a HUGE pair of velour tracksuit bottoms … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged Boots, complete lack of style, fashion, frump, personal shopper, shopping, Sister 1, style, velour, winter boots
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The three legged donkey
Oh lordy. I’ve seen a video of myself running. This is not good. I started running 5 months ago. I was warned by my sisters over the years never to do so in public, and I didn’t. But I was … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, exercise, fitness, Pog Life, running
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When things don’t go to plan
Yesterday didn’t quite go to plan. The plan was to do a lovely autumn morning run with my group, finishing with everyone in pink running through Bumpkinstown high street for Breast Cancer Care, and in the afternoon to take Litte … Continue reading
Posted in cats, family, Pog Life, running
Tagged breast cancer care, chaos, Little Pea, makingness, Norman, running, Sister 1, Sister 2
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Confusion and happy pants (again)
I got a weird phone call today. It went like this: Him: Hi, is that Ken Jones, the electrician? Me: Sorry? (Because, you know, I might have completely misheard that entire, very clear line he had spoken) Him: Are you Ken Jones, … Continue reading
How to make friends and influence people – two examples
1. There is an unwritten rule in our office that you don’t talk in the lifts. Even if you know someone in there, you must talk in hushed tones. It’s like an extension of the commute, I suppose. Anyway, some … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life, work
Tagged flower, laugh, lift etiquette, scaring people, singing, superglue
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Autumn and scarecrows
Autumn has officially started, so I took a few pictures on some of my escapades over the last couple of days. Fridays’s bike ride: Saturday’s run: And this morning it was all a bit bleak: But I did find conkers: … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, Cycling, running
Tagged Autumn, bike rides, bumpkinsville, running, scarecrows, trees
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