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Naughty Norman strikes again

I’m going away for a couple of nights.  I’m off to see the Lovely Nut (who also happens to be the mum of an ex boyfriend) and stay in her gorgeous house in the middle of a field. Norman cat … Continue reading

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Tweet Tweet!

A few years ago I went on a training course through work.  It wasn’t one of those awful ones that you can’t wait to get out of – it was the sort you’d happily do again the next week. The … Continue reading

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I’ve got a brand new combine harvester…

…and I’ll give you the key!  (It’s a song, just in case that doesn’t translate outside of Bumpkinsville.) OK, it’s not a combine harvester and you won’t be getting any key, but I do have brand new car!  It all … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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