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Single Handed Saturday

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I woke this morning a little after 8, and was surprised to find W already up, washed, dressed, and packing a few final things in her bags. She is away this w...

Winter Is Approaching

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En-route to work this morning on the mountain bike, I came stopped, pulled the phone from my pocket, and took the following photo.It looked a lot more impres...

Pulp Fiction

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I’ve always been fascinated by “pulp fiction” books, but have never read any.

Tiredness Frustration And Working Away

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I’ve written the opening sentence of this blog post five times now, and deleted it each time. This is the sixth try. It’s not that I have nothing to writequi...

Truthful Tuesday

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It’s been a while since I’ve participated in the “Truthful Tuesday” meme, and to be honest I can’t remember what I’ve written about in the past. Here goes I ...

Nightmares And One Liners

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I woke in the early hours this morning with something on my mind “ something that caused quite possibly the most entertainingly connected nightmare I have ev...

Half Term And Near Misses

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The alarm went off at 7 this morning and filled the bedroom with something or other from the 1980s, prompting W to make some incoherent mumble about turning ...

A Month With The Ipad

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In the spirit of doing things backwards, I bought myself an iPad last month before I really knew why I might ever need one. I think this is true of most peop...

Lunch Pub Family No Washing Up Fantastic

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We used the excuse of W’s parents and brother visiting to have lunch at the local pub - the first time I have been down there in weeks. Memorable moment of t...

The One Where We Got The Ipad Replaced

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Little Miss Seven and I set out for the Apple Store in nearby Reading this morning to (hopefully) get the iPad replaced, after it was suddenly struck down wi...