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A Little Pea and Me day out. And a couple of disasters

Posted on December 30, 2015 by thepogblog

Disaster number 1: telling Sister 1 you will be at her house, a good 20 minutes away, by 9.30am and waking up at 9.11am.  Note: just because you’re late and have to put make up on when you get there, … Continue reading →

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Christmas: done

Posted on December 29, 2015 by thepogblog

So Christmas is over and the next focus is the New Year. Before we get to that though, I just wanted to pop a few Christmassy things on here before it is completely and utterly gone. I couldn’t put it … Continue reading →

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Christmas preparations, Pog and Norman style

Posted on December 24, 2015 by thepogblog

Not known for my prowess in the kitchen, all Mum asked me to do in preparation for tomorrow was make some canapés. She even gave me the recipe and some of the ingredients to reduce the likelihood of anything going … Continue reading →

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Unexpected white knuckle rides

Posted on December 22, 2015 by thepogblog

I don’t think I’ve mentioned on here before that I am not very good at getting on the tube. Crowded places tend to scare the pants off me if I am on my own, so I avoid them at all … Continue reading →

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Droopy ears?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by thepogblog

In our toilets at work, we have really good mirrors.  I don’t mean those ones that make you look like a 6 foot tall supermodel (that would take a hell of a lot more than a mirror anyway).  I mean … Continue reading →

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’tis the season for…snot

Posted on December 15, 2015 by thepogblog

I’m not sure if it was the lady who sat next to me on the train every morning last week who blew her nose every few minutes and put the tissues in a plastic bag on her lap, or my … Continue reading →

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Ooops. Big oops.

Posted on December 11, 2015 by thepogblog

Last night was the company Christmas party.  I am quite proud that nothing utterly disastrous happened.  I don’t have that nagging feeling that I should curl up under my duvet and never see any colleagues ever again – I can … Continue reading →

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Chocolate shaped badness

Posted on December 8, 2015 by thepogblog

I am a bad person.  I have done a bad thing. I almost finished the last parts of my Christmas shopping at the weekend, but not before getting my head in a total tangle.  I have quite a few friends … Continue reading →

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The Christmas food got me again…

Posted on December 4, 2015 by thepogblog

…but in a different way to that soup / Ribena experience. If you’ve been with me a while you’ll know my cooking skills stretch to little more than toast for my dinner.  This time of year is great though – … Continue reading →

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The Secret Baker retires

Posted on December 1, 2015 by thepogblog

After a year of baking for the office every month, I’ve now retired as the Secret Baker.  There are a number of reasons for this: My original plan last December was to get people smiling and talking to each other.  I’m sure … Continue reading →

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