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The benefits of a bump on the head

On Saturday I shut my head in my car door.  I don’t mean that the door closed on it gently, – I mean I somehow managed to confuse ‘being in the car’ with ‘getting in the car’ and slammed it … Continue reading

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Photos of different shapes sizes and topics :o)

I’ve done that thing again where I’ve taken photos with the intention of writing a blog post and never actually got round to the writing.  So they don’t go completely to waste, here we have: A terrifying insight into the … Continue reading

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A furball shaped issue

I think I might have a bit of a problem. It comes in the shape of Norman Cat. You might remember he went through a rather long stage of bringing me home a neighbour’s dinner – pork chops, sausages, salmon, an entire … Continue reading

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The rules of commuting

I always said I’d never get a job where I had to commute. For the last 16 years I’ve been commuting up to two hours each way, so clearly that didn’t go quite to plan. With that many years under … Continue reading

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A first date

You know I told you that having signed up to a dating site I was talking to a lovely man?  Well last night we went on a First Date. I have no idea how it got that far. The problem … Continue reading

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A Little Pea, Sister 1, Sister 2, and me day at the beach

My family spend quite a lot of time together, but I think Saturday was the first time both my Sisters and I have taken Little Pea out together for a whole day.  I’m not sure if it was the excitement … Continue reading

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A technology explosion

There has been a bit of a technology explosion around deepest, darkest Bumpkinsville. First, I decided it was high time I got some sort of device to use for the internet and the blog and various things, that wasn’t owned … Continue reading

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What could go wrong?

I wouldn’t say I do things for this blog.  But I often have a thought in my head that says ‘Well, if it doesn’t work out, at least I might entertain a couple of people with the stories.’ (Think Scuba … Continue reading

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A visit to The Lovely Nut and a bit of history gathering

Every summer I spend a weekend with my friend, The Lovely Nut.  At 78, she can get away with saying pretty much what she thinks. Like when I showed her my most recent Facebook profile picture (I was proud as … Continue reading

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Hospital entertainment and a really big bag

My family and I try to find smiles where we can (hopefully you’ll have worked that out from this blog by now).  For some reason, it still surprised me (and made me laugh a lot) when I arrived at the … Continue reading

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