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A Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover and the lessons of spicy toothpaste
It was a Little Pea and Little Wisp sleepover the other week. With so few weekends to choose from, it ended up being one where Himself was away on an expedition that involved making fire and building camps (it’s probably … Continue reading
Posted in Beachville, dogs, family, Pog Life
Tagged Little Pea, little pea and me day, Little Wisp, Little wisp and me day, nephew, niece, Percy, sleepover
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That back to school time of year
There’s a week or so in September that can be slightly tricky if – for whatever reason – you don’t have children. You might have guessed it; it’s the week schools go back and social media gets flooded with images … Continue reading
Posted in cats, dogs, family, Pog Life
Tagged back to school, celebration, first day back photos, gratitude, photos
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Houdini Norman
We’ve lived in this house – Our Towers (rather than Pog Towers, where I used to live on my own) – for almost 5 years. One of the ‘things’ a lot of houses in this area have is glass doors … Continue reading
Dog poo gate
Do you ever have those moments when you get so grumpy you almost step outside yourself and become someone else? Last week I was walking Percy and noticed seven, yes SEVEN bags of dog poo in a pile at the … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beachbumpkinsville, dogs, Pog Life
Tagged dog poo, facebook post, keyboard warrior
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#stepmumwins
I’ve done some scary things in my time. My volunteer work in the Philippines was pretty scary. Learning to scuba dive (and throw up underwater as a result of the panic attacks it induced) was rather hairy and almost every … Continue reading
Posted in cats, family, Pog Life, Realtionships, step mum
Tagged #stepmumwins, bigger boy, family, Himself, Norman, smaller boy, step mum, stepparent
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Birthday boy!
It is Star Wars day today. It is very nearly the start of a long weekend in the UK. But FAR more importantly, it is Norman’s birthday. Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Normy, Happy … Continue reading
Posted in animals, cats
Tagged birthday, happy birthday, Norman, Norman cat, normous norman
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a different view
There is much muchness going on and I’m behind with all the blog based thoughts in my head as well as heaps of other things. But this morning before work it was cold, but not torrential rain for a change, … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, cats, exercise, gardening, Good for you, Pog Pictures, step mum
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Himself, Norman cat, perspective, run, smiles, step mum, the boys, thoughts, vegetables, view
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The losing of the plot
I don’t know if it’s too much work, too much running, too much house-wife-ing (because not only am I now cooking proper food that doesn’t include toast, but last week I took the hem up on a pair of curtains. … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beachbumpkinsville, cats, Pog Life
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, Himself, madness, Norman, Norman cat, snow, talking cat
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Mostly about breaking stuff
Himself has been away for work this week. Presumably I am now quite rubbish being left on my own now and have taken to breaking things. This was last nights text messaging between us: The snow reference is because it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, cats, Pog Life
Tagged breaking stuff, oops, Our Towers, sorry Norman
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Side effects of working from home
I’m starting to worry about me. I’m really lucky – I get to work from home four days a week so I get to wear slippers at my desk, have Norman help with my work and eat all the food … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beachbumpkinsville, Pog Life, work
Tagged dog walkers, Himself, lack of sanity, Our Towers, sanity, stupid, tally, working from home
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