Category Archives: Dating

A letter to Stepson 1 on dating and adulting

Posted on September 20, 2024 by thepogblog

Stepson 1: Tomorrow Dad, your Mum and Stepson 2 will be driving you to university to properly start grown up life.  I’m a little concerned about this, as there still seem to be issues with knowing how to slice an … Continue reading →

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Another new experience (that I possibly should have avoided)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by thepogblog

If you’ve been around for longer than I deserve to have had you here, you’ll know that a few years ago I decided to learn to scuba dive, despite being scared of going under water.  Rather than finding I could … Continue reading →

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Idyllic Ibiza. Mostly without, you know: people.

Posted on July 10, 2017 by thepogblog

A quiet holiday with no Pog moments is what I desperately wanted this year after the mishaps of the last few.  Especially as I quite liked the idea of Himself thinking I am a grown up, just occasionally, and this … Continue reading →

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People watching

Posted on April 6, 2017 by thepogblog

I do like a spot of people watching. I like imagining the connections between groups or couples and thinking up their back stories. Last weekend I went to the local shop and had two coffees so I could spend more … Continue reading →

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Four days, three beds, one birthday

Posted on March 21, 2017 by thepogblog

Last week was a roller coaster week…..again.  But it ended on a high :o) Thursday was my birthday and I was whisked away by Himself for cocktails: Birthday cake (I’d specifically requested a Marks and Spencer trifle and that was … Continue reading →

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Catch up

Posted on March 1, 2017 by thepogblog

This last week has been busy. Norman has taken a while to settle in at Mum and Dad’s: But we’re pretty much there now, and with a much bigger space to work in, he can supervise more effectively: He’s still … Continue reading →

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Fires, fun and a few incidents

Posted on January 29, 2017 by thepogblog

This weekend has been one of those of two halves – the grown up normal stuff and the Pog stuff. Friday night, Himself and I went to a pub  in the next village along that I’ve been to once in the … Continue reading →

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This week in makingness…

Posted on January 13, 2017 by thepogblog

(Sorry, these things are all rather random and the day has been too long to wind them together in a better way, so in the style of ‘showing’ / ‘show and tell’ at primary school…) This week I’ve made: …Cherry Pie. … Continue reading →

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Enormousness of the calf variety

Posted on January 8, 2017 by thepogblog

My sisters and I all have a bit of a weird affliction. It’s our legs; our calves to be specific. They are big. Really big. Abnormally big. We all do a fair amount of exercise too which moves them from … Continue reading →

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A note to Mary Berry

Posted on January 6, 2017 by thepogblog

Mary Berry, I think I might love you. Me, the Pog who mostly eats toast, actually cooked last night.  I mean, with all different ingredients that I had to buy separately and use more than one pot to combine.  I was … Continue reading →

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