0 1276  2 Comments on Friday 9 August 2024: It’s NOT piracy – it’s deliberate 😕
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Friday 9 August 2024: It’s NOT piracy – it’s deliberate 😕

After we got back from our tea the poet had some work to do, so while he did that I started to brainstorm my story for 12 STORIES IN 12…

0 807  3 Comments on Thursday 8 August 2024: Working in Ireland
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Thursday 8 August 2024: Working in Ireland

After our first trip to Durham, where I didn’t really organise myself properly, I think I’ve learnt some lessons because, so far, Ireland has been working quite well. We lost…

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Wednesday 7 August 2024: A week away

On the Friday we broke up for our week away, I ended up stopping work 2 hours earlier than planned because campsite #1 called and asked us to make sure…

0 898  4 Comments on Tuesday 6 August 2024: The month ahead
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Tuesday 6 August 2024: The month ahead

I had a very, very busy day yesterday planning out a short story writing schedule and making sure everything was on my power spreadsheet. I also had to update my…

0 708  2 Comments on Monday 5 August 2024: July wrap-up
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Monday 5 August 2024: July wrap-up

I was so busy before we went away I didn’t have time to schedule the July wrap-up or the Hello August posts, so here’s the first of those. July was…

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Friday 26 July 2024: Another early start

We had another early start because the campervan was due in for its MOT first thing, and it was due in a whole hour before my car had been booked…

0 750  2 Comments on Thursday 25 July 2024: Editing all day
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Thursday 25 July 2024: Editing all day

We had an early start yesterday. My car was due in for its MOT first thing and the poet was following me. I put a load of washing through while…

0 983  4 Comments on Wednesday 24 July 2024: Feeling old
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Wednesday 24 July 2024: Feeling old

First I noticed that my thigh muscles are not as strong as they were. Then I realised that my core isn’t very strong either. I’ve never been one for loads…

0 939  2 Comments on Tuesday 23 July 2024: Two jobs a day
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Tuesday 23 July 2024: Two jobs a day

The weather forecast for Saturday was way too hot for us to take the dog for a walk, so the day out we’d originally planned for Saturday was moved to…

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Monday 22 July 2024: Busy week ahead

I was struggling a bit to get up a whole hour earlier, but while I had the dog with me, I had to get up earlier. So I compromised and…

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Friday 19 July 2024: Free image Friday

Today’s free image was so cheerful and energetic, I just had to use it. I love yellow. The poet was up bright and early to head back to the midlands….

0 692  4 Comments on Thursday 18 July 2024: Announcement!
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Thursday 18 July 2024: Announcement!

I had a bit of a slow, lazy start to the day yesterday. The temperature finally reached something close to ‘normal’ for summer and I thought it was too hot…

0 673  2 Comments on Wednesday 17 July 2024: Soapbox alert
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Wednesday 17 July 2024: Soapbox alert

We had a good evening, the dog and I. We didn’t go for another walk as we played ball instead in the garden. For hours. He got lots of sticky…

0 789  2 Comments on Tuesday 16 July 2024: The garden needs attention
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Tuesday 16 July 2024: The garden needs attention

We were up early because the poet was off to the midlands for a week-long business trip. The dog had a mad run around the garden, but then went back…

0 734  4 Comments on Monday 15 July 2024: A dog for the week
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Monday 15 July 2024: A dog for the week

We were up very early on Friday because I had a very early (to us!) review appointment at the hospital. We got there on time and by the time the…

0 799  2 Comments on Friday 11 July 2024: I’m writing words!
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Friday 11 July 2024: I’m writing words!

We were up with the lark, or our lark at least, and off to the garage with the poet’s car. It was going in for its first MOT, a health…

0 674  4 Comments on Thursday 11 July 2024: Early mornings ahead
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Thursday 11 July 2024: Early mornings ahead

From today, we have a week-and-a-half of early starts. Today one of the cars has to go in for MOT and service. Tomorrow, we’re at the hospital. We have a…

0 692  3 Comments on Wednesday 10 July 2024: Spoke too soon?
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Wednesday 10 July 2024: Spoke too soon?

I’m pleased to say that updated accounts *did* in fact arrive at the end of the day on Monday from our new Probate case handler. Unfortunately, we have now completely…

1 859  2 Comments on Tuesday 9 July 2024: All’s well in the world…
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Tuesday 9 July 2024: All’s well in the world…

(Well, almost) (I mean, aside from wars and famine) (and poverty…) (edited to add: and also possibly Probate…but don’t hold your breath) The past few days I’ve woken up in…

0 975  4 Comments on Monday 8 July 2024: Good result
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Monday 8 July 2024: Good result

After a late night on Thursday watching the election results as they started to unfold, we had a relatively early start on Friday morning. We woke to find that the…

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Friday 5 July 2024: Distracted

I was very late to my desk yesterday. Two hours late. Not good enough. I’d had another rough night, but still. Perhaps if I get up at the right time…

0 763  4 Comments on Thursday 4 July 2024: General Election
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Thursday 4 July 2024: General Election

We had a naked prawn linguine for tea on Tuesday, which was delicious, followed by meringue nests with fruit and yoghurt (for me) and ice cream (for him). While he…

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Wednesday 3 July 2024: Productive day

After a bit of a rough night, we were up relatively early to take the poet to the dentist. He was full of cold (hence the rough night) and secretly…

0 789  2 Comments on Tuesday 2 July 2024: The month ahead
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Tuesday 2 July 2024: The month ahead

We had a lovely Friday/Saturday with grand-doggy #1. We took him for a stroll on Friday night and returned him to his humans at around 11:30 the following morning. We…