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Conjuring Audrey Hepburn

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I’m sitting in the study (read: the junk room). Rain is gently falling outside, and I have jazz playing in the background once again. Through the wonders of ...

Coffee And Jazz

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It’s late on Thursday evening, and I’m listening to jazz on the internet while sipping coffee. I’m going to blame Claudette. She tipped me off about a YouTub...

Ignoring The Tomorrowness

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May the fifth be with you. Doesn’t sound quite as good, does it. At the time of writing it’s eight minutes past midnight, so I suppose it’s already tomorrow....

Star Wars Day

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May the fourth be with you. Apparently today is “Star Wars Day”. It’s all a bit thtupid really, ithn’t it. Thee what I did there?

Bank Holiday Monday

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It’s heading towards 10am, and I’m still the only person up and about at home. It’s a bank holiday in the UK today - many people have the day off work. Of co...

A Day Of Two Halves

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The first half of the day was spent chaperoning my youngest daughter to a nearby town in pursuit of a meetup with several of her friends. This included waiti...

Bullet Journals And Video Games

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For the last three years I have used a bullet journal to both plan, and record each day. It has sat on the corner of my desk, and served as a duplicate of so...

Remembering The Rubbish

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Tomorrow doesn’t start until I wake up in the morning. The clock might have ticked past midnight a few minutes ago, but I’m going to claim it’s still “tonigh...

Rediscovering The Tribe

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The last few days have served as a reminder of how wonderful the blogging tribe has become. I’m not talking about the niche food, fashion, or lifestyle blogg...

Introducing An Old Friend

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Over the last few days I have been arm twisting a wonderful blogging friend that has remained largely undiscovered in the wilds of LiveJournal.