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January 2017

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The need to write; the need to read

Sunday. With no work to get up for (myself), or as yesterday (for Emma), I actually got to sleep through to whenever nature decided was my time to wake. Thinking about it, despite the three weeks off I had, this…

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#1HappyYear Day 347

#1HappyYear Day 347: Blini is our shyest cat. Between floor fitters and visiting dogs we didn’t see much over Christmas but since the decorations came down she’s taken to this basket in the lounge… 🙂 #100HappyDays

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On Death’s Row

Alice is a poorly bird. And there’s often not you can do with a poorly chicken, so today Emma took her off to the vets sure that she would be coming home with an empty basket. We don’t don’t really…

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Christmas Traditions

Christmas is a time for the confort and traditions. Some of these traditions are whole family traditions, and some are more personal and come and go. I was thinking about this today, because I’m making huge progress through Alan Bennett’s…

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The Miscellany of Life

First day back at work today for something nearing a month. I feel a bit bad for saying that three week’s holiday was not long enough, but it’s true, so there it is. I surprised myself by actually getting up…

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Mucking Out

Caught the tail end of the weather forecast for today last night. The present was warning us about colder weather to come. It is winter, I can deal with colder weather. What I find it harder to deal with is…

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On not doing with faff

Emma is on the Slimming World diet, and I am too, in so far as I observe many of the same principals and that I am the one who do all of the cooking, even if I don’t actually pay…

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A record of life

It’s New Year’s Day, and I have to say, weather-wise, it is a dismal start to 2017. I ventured out this morning to feed the bunnies and chickens and it was very, yucky is probably the best way of putting…

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