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Monday Miscellany

Morning All! I feel that I didn’t stop this weekend, of course I did but it just feels like I was doing something, planning to do something or stopping doing something so I could go to bed. But on Saturday … Continue reading

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Friday Links

Happy Friday!   Russia Is Just One Tournament Cancellation Away From Being Crowned World Cup Champions Russia enjoyed an emphatic curtain-raising at the 2018 World Cup, beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 in Moscow. The home squad faced little resistance from their … Continue reading

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Early mornings

The new job requires early mornings. We hotdesk and the commute is a bit longer than the last one. So at the absolute outside ie to be in the office at 9am, I need to be out of the house … Continue reading

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Allotment Adventures: Hard work

Sometimes when you have an allotment, it seems like you work stupidly hard but don’t materially change anything. This week was one of those weeks.We started, Ma at the top of the plot and me at the bottom. Ma weeded, … Continue reading

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Monday Miscellany

Happy Monday! Welcome to the week… Today is the anniversary of Waterloo, which means that Ma and I will be whatsapping the key moments of the battle…it’s our thing… Last week, I learnt that the Isle of Man has two … Continue reading

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Sunday Music: The World Cup Song

The World Cup started on Thursday. So this is topical and funny (full disclosure I know Harry’s mum and dad!)  

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Friday Links

Happy Friday! I am so pleased to get to Friday There was a lot happening this week….let’s start with the orange nightmare The G7 photo, broken down…Trump, Merkel, Macron: the G7 photos worth a thousand words Then North Korea. Trump … Continue reading

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Allotment Adventures: Visitors and Hard Work

After our gin fuelled adventures on Saturday, Ma and I were up early and on the plot by 10am. There was lots to do. Ma started by picking broad beans and I started weeding at the top of the plot.That … Continue reading

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Monday Miscellany

Monday has come around far too soon but it’s here and whining about it is going to help no-one, I have a feeling that this week is going to need a whole lot of coffee. Visitors to the UK who … Continue reading

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Sunday Music: I’ve Drunk Every Gin

This seemed appropriate for a weekend that contained the Queen’s official birthday and World Gin day.    

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