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  • Ski Weekend Pix

    oiiiiiiiiiiiilik As promised, 3 photos from the ski weekend aved la famille Macintosh et les Capons. Hawksey's suggestion was that I also put on the photo of me doing the 'walk of shame' down the hideously sleep & icy red slope that I had a major sense of humour failure on, took my skis off…

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  • And Even Better…

    … Got back from lovely weekend skiing with Stewart & Helen, Janine & Ross (well skiing and sliding down sheet ice on my arse with the first two, eating and drinking copious with Les Capons!) .. to find a very welcome email from Prof's assistant Linda:   'Dear Scotty,   Your Paraprotein results are back…

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  • All Good on the Prof front

    Just back from Parkside, and nice to report that all good with himself the elf. Usual half hour spent, this time, discussing the wonders of text messaging and 'modern' communications (guess his pigeon's been put out to grass, no more post deliveries by air).. and a bit on assessing the quality of hospital wards… and…

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  • Weekend Entertainment

    So then a weekend of semi culture, interspersed with trying to understand what the Bristol rugby refs who H introduced me to were actually saying, in between rounds of pub skittles and cans of Natch super strong ooo-arr cider. I now know where all the UK moustaches are – alive and twitching on every refs…

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  • Snore of a Week

    I am just SO crap with my own company! Have had a very dull week as H has been away – yet again – in bloody Belfast for the entire week with his 2 Irish clients and as this week's trip to Turkey (yes, that elusive beast that keeps moving when I least expect it)…

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  • Why Do…..

    Cats choose to vomit under the bed???? It's so bloody hard to get at it and when you're under there with the damn sludge of beige barf 2 inches under your nose, you can't help but heave….. Why does the sight or sound of sick make you want to throw up yourself, even when you're…

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  • Happy Valentines One and All

    Wishing you all a Happy Valentines Day, you wonderful people No matter how fat, old, slow, wrinkly, cranky, slipper-wearing, with badly dyed hair or just plain past it you may be (and all of these apply to my good self, I take them all as a sign of a life well lead and much fun well…

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  • Oh My God!!

    Is it possible?   No….. surely not   I can't believe it…. I think I am actually having a GOOD HAIR DAY!!!!!! So rare, I had to share it… Sx

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  • Cambodia & Laos: Booked!

    Hurrah! We've finally booked our 2 weeks in 'Bodia and Laos. Seven flights, lots of hotels, Hawksey's birthday slap bang in the middle and all the spring rolls we can eat. When did I get old enough to be with a nearly 45 year old man? Good job he's gorgeous and kind enough to come along for…

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  • Making Choices

    Maaaaaaaan, this 'getting off the pot' thing is hard. Am trying to work out best options to take and its one of those swirly-whirly, snakes and ladder style type things where every one good idea forwards has a direct 'down the snake' corollary backwards. Ooh, corollary, now there's a good word. Bit like a coronary..…

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