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Random bits and makingness

I was going to tell you my observations on men on the early morning train and the toilet, but 1) I thought better of it 2) I have had the loooongest week and just want to log off and do … Continue reading

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Hippie Pog?

I don’t know quite when it happened, or why it happened, but according to someone at work*, I have turned into a hippie.  The way she says it, it’s interchangeable with ‘laughing stock’, but I’m kind of ok with it, … Continue reading

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It’s all about the dinosaurs…

…at least, it is when it is your third birthday and you are a Little Pea. The animals may be great, especially when you catch a feeding time at the zoo (literally): But there is nothing like a dinosaur: Or … Continue reading

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A different sort of sock mystery

We all have those sock mysteries: the ones where you put complete pairs in the washing machine, but by the time you fold them up to go back in your drawer, there are odd ones.  usually at least two (and … Continue reading

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a healthy moment in a chocolate fuelled weekend…

I may have overdone the chocolate this weekend. How could I not when my parents gave me a huge egg, and my Sisters turned into feeders by giving me these?! But I imagine I’m not the only one and I … Continue reading

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A bit of overthinking

You know how sometimes we all overthink things?  I think I hit a new high (low?) this week at yoga. We had a different teacher to our usual one and this lady did a thingy at the end where she … Continue reading

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A little Minion army

Last month I posted a picture on Facebook of Little Pea wearing a Minion hat I had crocheted for him: It was less than an hour before someone asked if I could make one for their son and daughter.  It … Continue reading

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Just when you thought….

….the 40th celebrations were all over, it turns out you can be instructed to appear at your parents house, having made ‘a bit of an effort’, be met on the main road by a shepherd/ Jesus / who knows (Dad … Continue reading

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A grown up Pog?

Last week a colleague told me that reaching your 40s means you no longer have an excuse not to be a grown up, that everything starts to become more settled and sensible. I can’t think of anything worse, so even though … Continue reading

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A long weekend away!

I think that when I told people who don’t know me very well that I was going to Barcelona for a long weekend with my Mum and Sisters, that they may have imagined a few days of culture and learning. … Continue reading

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