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The internet is my ‘bitch’

I am taking great heart in the fact that I am woken most morning by a postman with parcels for me. Whilst greeting hairy strangers in my pyjamas (I’m in the pj’s – not them) is a bit irritating…

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Don’t worry TV, I still love you!

The novelty of no TV is now wearing very thin. I’ve had to resort to doing practical things like getting up off the sofa and cleaning out cupboards etc. And get this; having conversations with REAL PEOPLE! The sooner…

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Beige-oholic

You wouldn’t believe how many shades of beige exist in the worlld of paint manufacturers. I used to be sure about what beige was – expecting maybe a subtle shift of hue to enable a liht, medium and dark…

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Just call me Ebeneezer

You know it must be November because a trip to the big out-of-town DIY store is like taking a trip to f***ing NARNIA! You can purchase all manner of snow-encrusted, twinkling christmas paraphenalia, but have a go at finding…

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Pumpkintastic

Meet “Pumpy” and “Lumpy”, two HOME-GROWN squashes who enticed the neighbourhood children to our home last night to steal all our sweets and chocolate! I thought we might be in for an egging when we ran out of and…

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Bird flu

I should really go to lunch armed with suitable topics of conversation… after lunch with (lovely) N, I now know much more than necessary about bird flu. Whilst I was reasonably worried in an ‘end-of-the-world-and-everyone-will-die’ sort of way, I…