Category Archives: holiday

Discombobulation

Posted on December 14, 2016 by thepogblog

I’m feeling a bit discombobulated.  It doesn’t feel Christmassy right down to the weather (- I saw a butterfly and two primroses in the garden today) yet tomorrow is my last working day of the year.  I keep starting to tell people I am … Continue reading →

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This is the way we do holidays

Posted on September 13, 2016 by thepogblog

I am on holiday with my family in Ithaca – a teeny Greek island. It’s beautiful. Despite weather forecasts predicting thunder storms, the weather is beautiful too. For some, this would mean a holiday involving mostly this: This: And this: … Continue reading →

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The cherry on top

Posted on September 9, 2016 by thepogblog

I rather like Cherry Bakewells. I was wondering the other day in what way they are ‘hand finished’ as the box claimed.  I came to the conclusion it was the cherry.  Someone somewhere must have a job title of ‘cherry … Continue reading →

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A slightly more accurate portrayal of my holiday

Posted on June 28, 2016 by thepogblog

So yesterday I told you about my holiday.  Lots of people were kind enough to read my ramblings and quite a few were very lovely and chose to follow my blog as a result.  I had some comments on Facebook too…and then … Continue reading →

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Third time lucky!

Posted on June 27, 2016 by thepogblog

You’re not going to believe this: I am back from a holiday, all by myself, and it went ok! There were no giant cockroach infestations. There were no typhoons. There was absolutely no scuba diving. I have finally managed a … Continue reading →

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One final attempt…

Posted on June 17, 2016 by thepogblog

If you’ve been hanging around with me here for a year or so you might remember my holiday last year to an island in the Philippines.  The holiday of a lifetime.  The one where I was going to lie in the … Continue reading →

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A grown up Pog?

Posted on March 18, 2016 by thepogblog

Last week a colleague told me that reaching your 40s means you no longer have an excuse not to be a grown up, that everything starts to become more settled and sensible. I can’t think of anything worse, so even though … Continue reading →

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A long weekend away!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by thepogblog

I think that when I told people who don’t know me very well that I was going to Barcelona for a long weekend with my Mum and Sisters, that they may have imagined a few days of culture and learning. … Continue reading →

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Bendy to (almost) broken

Posted on January 26, 2016 by thepogblog

On Sunday afternoon, after 11 hours of yoga over the previous 48, I was feeling very stretched, bendy and relaxed.  Today (with an additional fitball class last night), I can barely move.  And I have another 1.5 hours of yoga this … Continue reading →

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Droopy ears?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by thepogblog

In our toilets at work, we have really good mirrors.  I don’t mean those ones that make you look like a 6 foot tall supermodel (that would take a hell of a lot more than a mirror anyway).  I mean … Continue reading →

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