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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Photo tag archives: somerset
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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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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W is for …
Winter Almost everyone I know has a favourite season and they sigh with contentment and happiness when that time of year rolls around again, appreciating the sights, sounds and smells that ring that particular bell for them. The heat of …
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V is for …
Verbosity Using too many words? Moi? Well … yes, ok, you’ve got me, I confess. I blame being a student. How else was I meant to write a two thousand word essay on subjects such as The Modern Novel without …
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Q is for …
Quantock Hills I am spoiled where I live, at the foot of the Quantocks, with the Brendon Hills, Somerset Levels, the Blackdown Hills and Exmoor all within easy reach. I’m best acquainted with the Quantocks, England’s first Area of Outstanding …
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H is for …
History I stopped enjoying history lessons when the lessons stopped being about people. Well, my GCSE and A-Level teacher didn’t help matters either, but a subject that had hitherto fascinated me suddenly became inexplicably boring and I stopped working. It’s …
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A productive morning
Well, kind of. I’m up, dressed, breakfasted, have done the laundry and hung it out to dry, and changed the sheets, which means that whatever I do between now and the end of the day, my final task before bed …
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I want a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang bike
I was feeling a bit restless the other day, so took myself off for a bike ride in the sun. Planning a route beforehand, I discarded several possibilities: too short, too complicated, been there before… Out of the corner of …
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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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