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Post Party Ponderings

You’re going to be proud of me.  For the first time in 10 years I didn’t take the day off work after the Christmas party.  I did a full days work.  I was even in the office before 9am.  It’s … Continue reading

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In the flow…

Apparently when you are doing making type things it’s officially called ‘being in the flow’.  It’s said to be a good relaxing state to be in (although I would argue that when you are Pogimal making like a maniac for … Continue reading

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The first of the Christmas magic

Sister 1 has been desperate for today to arrive since about….March.  Because as it is the first of December she is now ‘allowed’ to decorate for Christmas.  In her honour, I’m doing my first Christmas post. So… A couple of … Continue reading

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Tangles and Turkeys

It’s been a long week.  Other than work and sewing I’ve not done much to tell you though so I will just leave you with three unlinked thoughts and photos: 1)     I was very happy to see Charlie finally in … Continue reading

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Losing plots and gaining Pogimals

I think I may have finally lost the plot. Yesterday I: Melted a squeezey pot of honey (sadly the honey was still solid) having run the container under boiling water for the time it took for my porridge to cook. … Continue reading

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Lovely Winter Grub

I’ve just discovered this little lump of deliciousness and thought it only right to share it with you. You’re supposed to use a ‘Rolet’ or Gem Squash, but I reckon any sort of squash would work – you’d just need … Continue reading

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Lessons of the Week

The last time I posted here I’d had a bad day, but it had finished with a smile.  It turns out that there wasn’t much karma around for me though as my week deteriorated and I struggled to find a … Continue reading

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Humphing and a kiss to make it all better

Today started badly due to an incident at the weekend involving some elderflower cordial and my laptop.  It resulted in roughly 3 out of every 4 of my keys not actually typing, turning e-mails and document writing into a physical … Continue reading

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From Training Traumas to Train Traumas

I’ve decided that being half asleep on public transport, although inevitable if you have a late night and an early start, it probably best avoided if at all possible. I wasn’t going to admit to this, but what the hell…Yesterday … Continue reading

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Training Traumas

For the last two days I have been on a training course.  I am now officially an ‘advanced writer and editor’ (please don’t expect any improvements on the writing here.  This is mainly the stuff that falls out of my … Continue reading

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