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a mouse, a wig and a hand…

It’s been a slightly odd day.  At 5am I was trying to work out why I’d left a note for myself saying ‘power mouse’.  ‘What the hell…?’  Your brain (or at least mine) is more than a little foggy at … Continue reading

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Fairy tale facts…

I was worried on Saturday night that I had to get a taxi on my own.  I wasn’t worried about the actual taxi…more the fact that I was wearing a wig, wings a tutu and a 3 foot tail.  I … Continue reading

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An alarm clock incident

I had a slight incident this morning.  On the days I am in the office (as I was today), I set my alarm for 4.30am.  (I get in early).  I can comfortably doze until 1/4 to and still be out … Continue reading

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Fixer Pog

I can sew.  I can cook (only cookies and banana loaf, but that still counts, right?).  I can’t, however, do DIY.  I try.  And 90% of the time Dad or a fixer-man has to spend twice as long fixing my … Continue reading

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Sleepy issues…

Last night I couldn’t sleep.  It became one of those nights that I became so frustrated that I couldn’t sleep that there was no way I was going to.  So instead I lay there and tried to work out what … Continue reading

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Popping my market trader cherry!

For years my mum has called me a toad (except last week when she ‘accidently’ called me a fat toad.  I’ll gloss over that for now though…).  The reason for this comparison?  She thinks I was born cold blooded.  I … Continue reading

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A weirdy old week…

Wow, it’s been a weirdy old week. Snow in Bumpkinsville meant that Sister 1 had to extract me in her 4×4 on Sunday so I could get to the station and to Milton Keynes for a training course.  Of course, the trains … Continue reading

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A little smile

Just a short one tonight – I thought you’d like to see this gorgeous view at the end of my road first thing this morning. Even when it’s cold and a bit bleugh there is usually something to smile about. … Continue reading

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Scary Queenie…

I know it is the year of the queen’s jubilee, but it’s not for a while yet is it?  I’m worried that by the time we get there, the country will be overrun with slightly scary, very bad images of … Continue reading

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The letter for the day was…

… ‘G’. That’s because, despite being a Sunday in January when I don’t think the temperature got above 4 degrees, I learned to put up my new gazebo in mum and dads back garden.    Then I made a small herd … Continue reading

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