Tag Archives: birthday

The ‘she’s a horse!’ Tuesday

Posted on March 13, 2025 by thepogblog

This Tuesday, other than an initial (and now weekly) disagreement over the number of pants one Mummy W needs to wear at one time, Mum was surprisingly agreeable to everything.  She even agreed to take – and use – her … Continue reading →

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Babs for Babs Tuesday

Posted on March 6, 2025 by thepogblog

The best bit about this Tuesday was giving mum her birthday present.  It’s a Babs the Chicken nightlight (the joke being Mums name is Barbara and she always hated being called ‘Babs’.  I think she’d forgotten that, but it made … Continue reading →

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The many Mummy W’s Tuesday

Posted on February 19, 2025 by thepogblog

Over the next four weeks it is Sister 1 and Sister 2’s birthdays (they’re twins), Mums and mine. This Tuesday Mum and I cooked up a storm.  First last nights dinner (theirs, mine, Mr Rs and Stepson 2’s as I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Daddy W

Posted on September 15, 2024 by thepogblog

Yesterday was Dads 78th birthday 😁 As Dad has all the ‘things’ a 78 year old who only leaves the house occasionally to get new library books could possibly need, so my sisters and I decided to cook and eat … Continue reading →

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Percivus Maximus II

Posted on August 7, 2023 by thepogblog

It’s been a while again. I posted this on Percy’s instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/percy_and_pog/) and my Facebook page this weekend and people seemed to like it.  So I thought you might too… Percy and Mr R share a birthday and this … Continue reading →

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Many birthday purrrs

Posted on May 4, 2023 by thepogblog

Norman is a teenager! Thirteen today. These days, Norman is a grumpy old man; I am the only one he doesn’t swipe at (although sometimes I get that variety of grumpy treatment too) and he spends an awful lot of … Continue reading →

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That flowery time of year

Posted on March 9, 2022 by thepogblog

When I was born, Mum and Dad bought a pink rhododendron. It’s moved house a few times with them and I think it was only when Mum and Dad moved to where they are now that it made it out … Continue reading →

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40 years ago…

Posted on February 24, 2022 by thepogblog

…I was sitting  – age five, nearly six – in a school music lesson when I saw my Dad run up the school drive.  I must have caught his attention somehow and he burst into the lesson to tell me … Continue reading →

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Birthday boy!

Posted on May 4, 2018 by thepogblog

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 →

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Still here!

Posted on April 12, 2018 by thepogblog

Hello.  I’m still here – just slightly overwhelmed with work, study and life and not able to find the time to extract words from my fingers at the moment… But I did want to take a minute to share a … Continue reading →

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