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Pog Pictures
I just wrote a whole post, went to press publish and….my laptop died. Taking it as a sign that either it a) was not worth reading or 2) my laptop and I need a break, here are a few photos … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life, Pog Pictures
Tagged friends, OCD, photos, secret baker, sunflowers
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Little Pea and Me
I was well overdue a Little Pea and Me day. So overdue I’d completely forgotten how chaotic it can be. Last time we certainly couldn’t have something vaguely resembling a conversation, which we did on Saturday. We had lots of conversation…. As Little … Continue reading
There’s one over there >>>>
For those of you that don’t know, last year I went to Tacloban to do some relief work in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan. It wasn’t an organised thing. A colleague in the US had family there, we … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Pictures, Tacloban, Volunteering
Tagged HHFT, one year on, Philippines, photographs, photos, relief work, Tacloban, volunteering in the Philippines, Yolanda, Yolanda survivors
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The importance of cake and some alternative makingness
Between breaking and fixing my toilet and having cameras inserted places I’d rather they haven’t been, I’ve got a bit of makingness done too. I’ve finished crocheting two Christmas presents (and am now trying to design a pattern for a … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, gardening, Pog Pictures
Tagged cake, crochet, makingness, oops, photography, secret baker
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Loss of dignity, and the ability to type
I wasn’t going to write this post as I thought I’d lose some dignity. But then I realised after this week I have pretty much no dignity left and I couldn’t explain the couple of giggles I had without telling … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged bedside conversation, colonoscopy, effects of sedative, ouch, total loss of dignity
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(Not a very good) Plumber Pog
Last Monday I got back from my holiday. Despite 30 hours of travelling and sleep snatched in 15minute bursts, totalling about 3 hours, I was wide awake when I arrived home. I didn’t consider sleeping until 2.30am when I got … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged fixer Pog, fixer-man, idiot, oops, Plumbing, sleep deprivation, superglue, toilet
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I DID IT!
Yesterday I actually became SSI certified! I have done 6 official dives (plus one in the pool and one which doesn’t count because it was mainly exercises) and I passed my theory exam. I have seen ghost pipe fish, scorpion … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Pog Life
Tagged diving, dolphin house, holiday, moalboal, scuba diving, ssi, training
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Another new experience
Here are a few facts about me that may add a little more context to this post: 1) I swim like a swan. Not in an elegant sort of way. In a ‘must keep head and entire neck out of … Continue reading
A not entirely relaxing massage
Six days ago I arrived in Tacloban. It was a chaotic but brilliant few days, revisiting some of the people we worked with last year and being at Mama Pat’s 80th birthday. (Mama Pat was woken at midnight for her … Continue reading
It’s raining chaos
I go on holiday on Friday. I’m usually really organised about this sort of thing, but something has gone wrong this year and I’ve left everything right to the very last minute. This is resulting in a lot of ‘oops … Continue reading
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