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April 2010

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The Contrast of The Seasons

Walking across the playing fields today to get to work with the trees all bursting with new life, their leaves unfolding fresh greenery, and a warm sun on my face, it seems hard to believe that just a few months…

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Two Lives Intertwined (Inside His Head)

Following on from a successful writing week, I am back to the kind of writing which is more akin to snatching moments. These, most frequently, come at lunch, after the others have left, just finding enough time to get one…

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The time was when

10:24 is playing with anthropological images, and dreaming up story plots whilst listening to #MrTumnal’s playlist… #work # 12:28 has just worked out how Miss Leroy does it; how she controls him, and its not very nice… #MrTumnal #ideas #…

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The time was when

11:38 is whisking egg whites… # 14:57 RT @@DrEvanHarris Avg cost wedding=£20k; even if u qualify 4 Tory married tax-brk, U brk even on 133rd anniv bit.ly/dy4iUv Incentive? # 18:43 has had a very enjoyable afternoon in the garden planting…

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Watching Things Grow

I’ve had a busy, productive, and pleasently tiring weekend working in the garden. And we had our first harvest and feed off the rhubarb tonight, and judging by how it’s growing it won’t be long before we have the next…

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The time was when

20:27 is pleasently tired after an afternoon in the garden cutting down a tree, planting a new one and putting in the ‘Last Rose of Summer’ 🙂 # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter

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The time was when

09:31 would vote for @DrEvanHarris if I could. Is the #LibDem Banbury candidate also good & can they tactically unseat the ineffectual #TonyBaldry # 10:17 : my UK General Election quiz results at whoshouldyouvotefor.com: GRN+34 LIB+18 LAB-8 bit.ly/adPunZ #ge2010 /via…

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The time was when

09:58 woke to the sound of the Dawn Chorus this morning and a glorious day has risen… #ukspring # 11:50 leaves my computer for one moment and discovers that his characters have got on and signed up for their own…

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The time was when

10:14 is back at work again after a very nice 11 days off… # 12:49 is ready for lunch… bit.ly/cnWC5a /via @ratsinabag # 15:01 : I’m not a nutter; I’m just a writer. 😉 bit.ly/blZRGv # 16:24 is looking out…

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Back To The Ghost Town

It being the school holidays, it made the return to work a little easier. After my day in the garden yesterday I was tired and achey this morning and not really that with it, thankfully the traffic was light and…

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The time was when

18:36 has procrastinated out into the garden, sown more grass seed, laid turf for the buns, staked out a raised bed & planted oregano #WritingWeek # 20:35 is very tired; but nice, productively, healthily tired, like when I do conservation…

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Writing Week: Day Nine

To be fair I never actually got round to sitting down to write today. Starting off the day, I headed out on a nice drive through the Oxfordshire countryside, going through Ayhno and Adderbury in search of hard wax oil,…

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The time was when

18:55 found it very nice to arrive home after a w/e to find all cats present and correct, tho’ it did take some time to satisfy 12 hungry mouths # 21:14 has now seen Cambridge do the double. Boatrace on…

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Writing Week: Days 6-8

I’ve had a nice, relaxing weekend with Emma down with my mum and dad in the New Forest, involving activities as relaxed as walking round Exbury Gardens, and as energetic as chasing nine New Forest ponies around and out of…

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The time was when

09:00 would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! 🙂 # 16:15 has had a very nice walk in Exbury gardens with Emma and Barney and Mum and Dad and my camera, in the sunshine. More later… # 17:35…

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The time was when

23:16 has reached another milestone in Mr Tumnal’s story… bit.ly/bvAj3l #WritingWeek #writing #MrTumnal # 18:39 is relaxing in the armchair and quietly toasting in front of the wood burner whilst the gloom descends outside… #hibernation # Bleated on behalf of…

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The time was when

18:37 has had a nice day. Cleaned out the buns & the chicks before the rain, entertained the ILs, planted ‘erbs, & am now close to finishing ch12. # 19:07 has finished chapter 12. Louis has done it. He’s asked…

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Writing Week: Day Five

Being Good Friday, I wasn’t expecting to get any writing done. Whilst it was still fine, I headed outside after breakfast to clean out the bunnies and the chickies whilst Emma hoovered, and then the inlaws arrived for a cup…

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