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Raspberry Vinegar – a recipe and a few Pog tips
Last year my aunt made me a bottle of the most amazing raspberry vinegar. I managed to eek it out until a few weeks ago…and then discovered that you can’t buy the stuff – at least not in any of … Continue reading
Four legged frolics
I wrote a long start to this post, but I just deleted it. Instead, my introduction is that I have been feeling the need to be needed more and more lately. I realise that’s pretty much selfish, but there you … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Pog Life
Tagged cat, dog, introducing my cat to a dog, Lola, Norman, Sister 1
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Lucky me!
I officially have the most amazing sisters. This time it is Sister 1. While juggling the four month old Little Pea, 3 dogs and two teeny puppies (so that’s a baby and FIVE dogs, just to be clear), she decided … Continue reading
A remedy for….something
Yesterday I coughed into the ear of a colleague almost consistently for half an hour. To set the scene a little more accurately, the colleague in question was in America and we were on a teleconference, so it wasn’t quite … Continue reading
Secret Baker – Cookie Recipe. And a thing about a chicken.
A friend on Facebook suggested after I posted yesterday that I should share the recipe of the cookies I made in some of my Secret Baker exploits. Now in doing this I am letting you into a secret which somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Pog Life
Tagged cookie recipe, cookies, internet search, search term, secret baker
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The Secret Baker update
When I was at primary school, I was very jealous of Emma. Whenever Emma was poorly, her mum would take a z-bed (that’s what we called posh camp beds in the early 80’s) into their lounge with Emma’s duvet and … Continue reading
Animals, the big, the little and the electronic
We went to the vets today, me and Norman. Just to be clear, unlike the time I had a bike crash and got the vet to check me over, this time Norman was the only patient. It was just for … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Pog Life
Tagged cat on a diet, cats, diet, electronic penguin, frog, geckos, Little Pea, Norman, penguin, puppies, Sister1, vet
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Ithaca holiday – additional bits
I came home in the end rather than hiding out in the big villa I mentioned in my last post. I think I’d rather still be perfecting my snorkeling (who am I kidding? – getting to grips with a leaky … Continue reading
Ithaca post 7 – goodbye
Tomorrow morning we leave :( Well, we should. As you would expect with me, not everything has gone to plan and this evening i discovered,as i attempted a shower that we only had a teeny dribble of water from the … Continue reading
Ithaca post 6 – Greek men
Before I came on holiday someone suggested I find myself a Greek man while I was here. I am happy to report I have found three. Their combined age is around 190. We have Costas who I mentioned the other … Continue reading
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