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Advanced composting
I really enjoy having a nice garden. I am, however, pretty terrible at actual gardening. Both my parents and Mr Rs parents are amazing gardeners and I am often asking for hints, tips and help (and on Tuesdays I am … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, step mum
Tagged compost, Mr R, Stepson 2, village gardening network
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Pumpkin Pog and Bony Tony go on an adventure
Last week I broke the tin opener. It fell into five separate parts while opening a tin of tuna. Then the hoover went bang. Literally. Hetty’s motor joined the big clean up party in the sky. RIP Hetty. At that … Continue reading
Hello again, Ithaca
If you scroll waaaay back on this blog you’ll find posts from holidays in Ithaca. Mum and Dad have been going for 17 years. Sometimes I tagged along, sometimes we all did. We are lucky in some ways that the … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, holiday, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday TV
Tagged family holiday, Ithaca, Ithaca Greece holiday, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mr R, Sister 1, Sister 2
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Same but different
The other night as we were cleaning our teeth, I told Mr R my right nostril hurt. Him: have you stuck something up it? Me: Yes, an orange smartie. Him: Really? Me: No, of course not…………..I did once though. And … Continue reading
A different Tuesday
I work online. Mr R mostly works online. Remote working. We thought it would be interesting to see how remote we could make working in the UK, so last Friday, we drove to Sennen Cove, which I think counts as … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Pog Life, work
Tagged Cornwall, holiday, Mr R, Percy, remote working, walking
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Percivus Maximus II
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
Posted in dogs, family
Tagged birthday, cocker spaniel, history, Mr R, percivus maximus, Percy, story
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Snacking on my eyeballs
I did it! I did the camping! And I am never, ever camping in a tent again… Don’t get me wrong: I loved the outside-ness of it. I loved the chance to explore somewhere new. I loved cooking on a … Continue reading
Posted in camping, dogs, holiday
Tagged camping, Isle of Wight, Mr R, not my cup of tea, Percy, tent
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Bank holiday adventuring
In my ‘committed spinster with a cat and (slightly out of control) crochet habit’ days my weekends consisted of…well, crochet; usually with the company of Norman cat, late night TV or Radio 4, lunch at Mum and Dad’s with my … Continue reading
Posted in camping, holiday
Tagged adventures, Auntie Pog, campervan-ing, camping, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Mr R, newts, Percy
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The worlds most expensive socks?
Sometime at the end of last year I was with a group of people talking about hobbies and I said I like to crochet. Someone else said they did too and they were making a pair of socks and I … Continue reading
Posted in crochet
Tagged crochet, crochet socks, handmade clothes, Mr R, the cost of handmade, very expensive crochet socks
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An uneventful week away…
Last week we went to Cornwall; me, Mr R, the boys (2×2 legs, 1×4 legs) and Nanna and Pops. (Nanna and Pops stayed in the house next door to save their sanity). 20 minutes after arriving Percy hurtled upstairs into … Continue reading
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