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Category Archives: The parrot has landed.
Third week January.
For lo ’tis the third week of January, the antidote to Black Friday and those nights you lay awake wondering what meaningful socks to get your uncle and whether you should succumb and buy another little something for yourself. Now … Continue reading
Gone with the wind.
The OH received a threat of insulin from the doctor if he didn’t lose some weight. Being himself he went completely overboard. First he went on the wagon (not completely, there has been quite a bit of riding on the … Continue reading
Futurology.
You should not wish your life away, though on average we spend 1000 hours a year online, which we don’t have to do, and, in a lifetime, 13 months sitting on the toilet, which we do have to do, though … Continue reading
Happy New Ear.
Last year was the year of ThingsGoingWrongWithTheBody. It was not much fun. There were a lot of bodies, absolute carnage dear heart, oh yes. Well first there was my mother’s body that conked out completely on January 20th. The surprise … Continue reading
Next room qualified
Now that so-called higher education has turned into a government cash cow, institutions of advanced learning are ramming as many fee-paying students in as possible, whilst simultaneously lowering the entrance requirements. The cynical may consider that this is because they … Continue reading
We are a grandmother.
Laura Alice Laverick born 00.24 October 7th 2015 was looking just lovely 14 hours later. Aaaaah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JaneLaverick.grandmother
It was…….
..the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration but it was certainly an up and down weekend. The worst bits were not nice at all. I got a nasty email. … Continue reading
Art and that.
After the last lot of ghastliness I decided it was time to do something to recover, so I have been perpetrating art. Well, not really, more like craft. I thought I’d have a go at something undemanding but fun. Create … Continue reading
Twice as mice.
Last time you left this was a one mouse house. On Sunday it was a one mouse house, on Monday it was a one mouse house, on Tuesday it became a one mouse house with a humane trap in the … Continue reading
Affairs of mice and women.
I am writing with trepidation and sockless feet, for there is a mouse loose in the house. Yesterday we had a lovely day down at the S&H and his bride’s where the boxes still unpacked have all been moved into … Continue reading