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  • New nieceyplops

    And finally – brilliant to announce that my fifth (and probably final) niece has just arrived into the world this morning. Full Time Score: 3 girls for Richard and 2 for Cathy – a whole lot of Scott family oestrogen all round. Cathy & Emmanuel are as of 10.30am today now the proud Clog Parents…

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  • All coming thick and fast

    Blimey – it must be the Spring factor – suddenly the last 3 turgid months of ploughing through the arse end of winter have been replaced by a plethora of nice stuff, and its all coming through suddenly at a rate of knots. Imagine a boxing ring with a giant daffodil on acid taking on…

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  • La Belle France

    OK, so its only Wednesday, but I've just emerged from a 2 day Weetabix workshop (ah the thrills of cereal ideation, who said this marketing life ain't glamour glamour glamour all the way) and thoughts are turning already to le weekend. Which heralds the 46th birthday of Le Fiance, on Saturday. Quite odd to think…

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  • Busy old weekend

    Blimey – how the hell can it be Monday morning already???!!! And yes, I am writing this as my first cup of AV's tea goes down and I prise my eyelids ever northwards…. Busy but very good weekend made up of multiple consistuent parts to share with you… Friday - Started with an early morning 'beasting' by…

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  • Urrrggggggghhhhhhhhhh

    Urrrggggggghhhhhhhhhh  So – came downstairs this morning and sat at the dining room table, faffing on the laptop.  Kind of noticed that Mojo wasn't being her usual attentive self, desperately trying to climb onto the keyboard as she normally does – well, not being attentive in my direction anyway. For some reason her little green eyes were…

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  • The spirit of Conker lives on

    So then, since Conker left us last November, Mojo has evolved into… well, a black & cookies coloured version of her.  First of all she learned how to miaow – she'd never made more than a pathetic squeak as Conker was 'Queen Cat' and had the loud indignant squalling miaow, mostly in direct reference to her…

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  • Off to Turkey

    Feeling a bit guilty as my travel insurance has expired and I'm off to Turkey this afternoon.  It would be oh so ironic if something went wrong when I'm not covered. Yes, I know, I should get onto it but I just don't want to engage with it, mostly as it will require a conversation with the…

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  • Travel plans

    So then, the winter misery is almost over (she says hopefully) and the advent of lovely travel and fun is almost upon us.  Can hardly believe I've not seen the sun since Mauritius in October – very unlike me (and yes I do know how pampered princess that sounds!) But winter is a bit of a shit…

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  • One step nearer…

    .. to the Middlesex Ladies Hockey Premier Division! My marvellous hockey team (called Aces, made up of pretty much only over-40s) triumphed yesterday against Chiswick (ooooooooooonluckeeeeee!) with a corking 4-2 victory, taking us out of anyone's reach to second place in our League table. So now no other team can catch us, or the top…

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