Category Archives: holiday
Top 10 teen holiday observations
We did it! We did a week away in France – including a 600 mile drive there and 600 miles back – and nobody died. (And I didn’t get refused entry in or out with my dodgy passport photo!) So, … Continue reading
Holiday planning
OK, so I might be Mrs R now <eeek!>, but rather than marrying into the sensibleness and grown up-ness I thought I had, it seems I might have just dragged Himself deeper into the world of Pog. Let me tell … Continue reading
Stuck in No Man’s Land
I mentioned the slight Pog shaped incident on the very last leg of an amazing honeymoon in a previous post, but forgot to add the story here. My passport is seven years old and I do look quite different in … Continue reading
ooh la la-ness in ooh la la land
When you go to Paris for a long weekend to meet the family of Himself (all there for a birthday) and take a walk down the Seine, just the two of you, it’s best not to meet the family for … Continue reading
No trainers needed – Ithaca edition
I’m back from a week (mostly) in the sun. Time away from the laptop with family and Himself on the tiny Greek island that I love was fantabulous. Despite having been there quite a few times, I got to … Continue reading
Bring the party food! (A guest post by Norman)
My Pog and himself have just informed me they are leaving me once again for ‘a bit of sun’. I got in the suitcase but they said I wouldn’t like it. I am unimpressed. So I propose instead we have … Continue reading
Not my average bank holiday
This weekend was lovely and sunny. I don’t think I’ve ever said that after a UK bank holiday before; I’m not sure anyone has… Himself and I made the most of it. We went to the pub for good food … Continue reading
Smiley signs
As well as quietness and loveliness, Ibiza does signs that made us smile lots. It seemed wrong not to share these, so here you go: At this beach, only red trunks or teeny tiny bikinis are allowed: And definitely no … Continue reading
Idyllic Ibiza. Mostly without, you know: people.
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
When you…
…have started muttering ‘people are f*cking stupid’ under your breath more than a few times a day (and sometimes a little louder than at muttering level) …have finally got around to filing those 1K plus emails in your inbox and … Continue reading
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