Obligatory steam train photo to illustrate the "all change" post title. Or was the title simply an excuse to use this photo? (30 September 2011)

All change

I went to see my GP on Friday and had a bit of a shock when I discovered that the locum standing in for her is younger than me! Yes, I have reached That Age where the world is being …
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Chocolate brownies to die for... And to kill. (21 January 2012)

Two centuries in one week!

I’ve entered into a light-hearted, banter-based competition with a couple of guys on a cycling forum about how many miles we cycle, which is wonderfully childish and, since I’m currently in the lead, wholly satisfying in a smug sort of …
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A different way of looking at things? (23 July 2011)

Same difference?

Over the weekend, with all the confidence of a young bird convinced that, despite its parents squawking to the contrary, it is far too early to begin flapping one’s wings and leaving the safety of the nest, I came out …
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Me and Snipe (13 August 2009)

I nose something’s wrong

Snipe, horrible dog that she is, rolled in something this morning. Luckily for her, I’ve spent the past few days in a manflu fug and am therefore unable to tell if she’s a stinky Snipe or not. Even more good …
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Storm clouds over the Quantocks (2 January 2012)

If you go down to the woods…

Yesterday, I joined a friend and an assorted and highly entertaining mixture of her family and friends for a walk up in the Quantock Hills followed by a BBQ, which I admit sounds a bit bonkers when you ponder the …
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