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The night before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.’ Well, I can confirm that is unlikely to be the case here at Pog Towers tonight based on every other night … Continue reading
Christmas Presents and Christmas Preparation
What’s your best Christmas present ever? I don’t mean the best one you have received; I mean the best you have given. The favourite present I have ever given involved snaffling the letters and telegrams my Granddad wrote to Nanny … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, cookies, presents, Second World War, Tescos, The Cookie Fairy
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Festive-ness and a tiny bit bah-humbug
Despite the fact it was -4.5 degrees this morning, that I had to force the car door open using a combination of a kettle and my finger nails and the fact that I broke the ice scraper trying to clear … Continue reading
A big thank you update
Wow! The clicking has gone up a lot and I’ve donated another £36 tonight. Thank you so much. I also have some lovely friends who have donated a very generous amount. Thank you very much – you know who you … Continue reading
Panic, Preparation and a lovely Present
Well, after the Christmas party finishing with a white van and a French bull dog and the resulting horizontal day (hangover – nothing more exciting), I had one more day off and managed long weekend of Christmas panic. For some reason … Continue reading
A Christmas party, a white van and a French bulldog
I am never drinking again. I have had to stay horizontal on the sofa for the vast majority of the day – the annual reminder that there is a very good reason I hardly drink the rest of the year. … Continue reading
Please help in the quest for smiles…
I need your help. I am not asking for your money or for more than a few seconds of your time…please just keep reading the next few paragraphs. You may have realised, I like trying to make people happy. I’d … Continue reading
The 1.5 hour mum
It is -4.5 degrees outside. I have just got in from pretending to be a mum to the three children of my lovely neighbour whilst watching the Christmas lights being turned on in Bumpkinstown (very close to Bumpkinsville). Well, we would … Continue reading
A disturbing thought and a thank you
For the last few days I’ve been languishing on my sickbed (lying on the sofa) as my cats have lovingly sat and purred at my feet (alternately sat on my head and brought in wet leaves that they have ‘killed’ … Continue reading