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Staying in, the joys of January

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Although I loathe January as a month, now we are over halfway through, I was reflecting on whether it had any good points and had to admit that it’s always a good time for the flat and appreciating my space.After … Continue reading →

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Ten Years

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

So 10 years ago today, I moved into my flat. In my life I’ve lived in 12 different places, the longest in one place was 17 years in North End Road, so this is the longest I’ve been in one … Continue reading →

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Subtle Changes

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

I find that things for the house seem to happen all at once. I’ll bumble along thinking that I need to sort out x or y and then when I find one thing, it’s like my brain switches mode and … Continue reading →

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The joys of a day off work (or even two days)

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

I’m naturally very lazy, my perfect life would be me in my flat and lounging about reading books.However, life, with work, the flat, the allotment, having friends and a life generally, I don’t get to spend all that much time … Continue reading →

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Nine years

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

Nine years ago, I moved into this flat, it’s nice to live in one place, I’m very lucky that I’ve been able to do it.

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The Joy of Bathing

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

I have taken to a nightly bath. I’ve been trying to do something about my lack of sleep and a bath is relaxing, in part because rinsing the bath is easier than tidying up after a shower! Baths seems inherently … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

Last year, I posted about what I did the week before and it got a bit boring. So this year, instead of sticking to a ‘this is what I did’ post, I’ll just write whatever is on my mind when … Continue reading →

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