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Mini Fruitcakes
Had a very entertaining visit from Helen 'Fruitcake' Vickery, hubby Yats and the two little Fruitcakes – Merle and Mei, yesterday. Much awaited anticipation of outfits following Mei's appearance last year in a teeny tiny Santa suit, and Merle as Cinderella. Only one outfit to be had this year but it was a cracker (in…
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Christmas for the Oldies
So, yesterday Mr H and I did our good little Christmas fairies act and hosted a slap up lunch for Mum and 6 of her friends. Ranging from Ken the Vicar and his wife, through to the wonderful Helga and Sidney who pick Mum up for church most weeks, to her old friend lovely Mollie…
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Theatricality
So – went to see two shows in the West End this week – and they couldn't have been much more different. Firstly, headed off to see Charlie & The Chocloate Factory with Sophie, Nicky & Vicki – a v nice idea for a birthday prezzie. Preceeded by a bloody good scoff at The Opera…
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The Christmas Old and New
And with just the offical 12 Days of Christmas left to go till the big day itself, here's a little snapshot into my Christmassy day. Let's start with the delights of Christmas 'new' – with Mr Hawkes for once being awfully on trend (just watched a BBC News report about how this very item is…
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4 nights on the trot
Blimey, it's offical – I am definitely getting old. Just done that oh so sensible (nooooot) thing where you suddenly go from having the Gobi Desert in your diary to a sudden flurry of back to back social whirldom. So this week saw: 1. Wednesday: A gently boozy warmer-upper, with the lovely Jane Beaton's leaving drinks. The…
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Scrumpy is now a Ladydog
Finally! After 18 months of wating and wondering, we now have the answers to two vital questions: 1. When on earth is Scrumpy going to have her first 'season' And more importantly: 2. How disgustingly gross is it going to be? Having never had a dog I had no idea what lay in store (ah…
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Bloody hamstring
So – I dutifully waited 2 weeks before returning to hockey yesterday to test out my dodgy hamstring. And for once I'd done all the things you are meant to do. Not my usual approach to mending some bodily up (stick head in sand, moan about it a bit, hobble for sympathy and eat crisps),…
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We are booked!
Finally, after about 2 months of grande faffage – we are booked for our next trip. I know you all worry so much when I haven't got one to irritate you with, so rest assured – it's all sorted, dans le sac, zut alors. OK, at first view this next hols does look a bit like the…
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Birthday bonanza
My, how I do love milking a birthday for all it's worth – still going 4 weeks after the event! Headed off to a spa in West Sussex last Thursday with Janine – only feeling slightly guilty that we'd abandoned porr Ross who was having something nasty cut off his eyelid. No, not a stray…