Flat
I am having a day of flatness, interspersed with moments of ‘bloody well get on with it’. I’ve done the laundry, put in an online grocery order, taken the bike out, changed the sheets, fussed the dog, sat in the …
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Hodgepigs
I’ve had two encounters of the spiky kind in the last year. The most recent, smiling away in the photo, came to me from the lovely Nicky over at Colour it Green, who ran a give-away comp on her blog. …
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You gotta love the wibbly web!
My theme re-design is slowly plodding forwards: there’s a long way to go, especially on the colour scheme side of things, but it’s starting to think about getting there. Wherever “there” is. Each change is preceded by lots of swearing …
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It’s been…
I can’t get that song out of my head so here are some of my it’s-beens: 11 years since I deferred my M.Phil Two months since I bought any chocolate, crisps, biscuits or sweets (from a shop) A week since …
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It’s all about style
I have no style. As in, the blog has none. Well, very little. I borked the last theme beyond repair so I’m having another go at it, this time on a so-called ‘sandbox’ theme in an attempt to inspire myself …
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Fifty one point one seven
I hit a cycling milestone yesterday: my first fifty miler. And by the end, I felt every yard. There’s no way I would have gone that distance on my own, so I’ve got the cycling club to thank / blame …
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Bloody rain
12pm: Realise it’s not raining, grab dog, cycle to village to buy milk and then around the lanes til the clouds get a little bit too grey. 1.30pm: Home. Lunch. Raining. Dog snoring. 4pm: Dog wakes up. Demands to be …
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Brain dump
The wild birds are eating me out of house and home. The squirrels are helping, little bastards. The landlords say they’ve never seen so many birds around the place. Everyone is enamoured by the three different woodpecker families. The bullfinch …
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A wet Sunday in June
It’s been raining all day. Dog and I have just been for a walk round the orchards. It’s very wet out there. I felt like a fool, wearing shorts and my waterproof jacket with the hood up and wellies without …
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Plodding on
I am, as they say, plodding on, putting one foot in front of t’other and generally Getting On With Things. One such Thing is joining a cycling club. Well, I will join if this Saturday’s ride goes well. Um, what …
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