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There’s No Time Like Snow Time!
How thoughtful it was of the weather to deliver its dump of snow at the weekend when people could most enjoy it, and just as I was setting off to meet Janine for our tea-in-flasks-dog-walk. Snow always manages to lift your spirits a bit, and I've not felt that lovely crunch of the magic white…
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Cooking in Lockdown
So – you know that I tend to be a bit organised, right? So for the last 10 months – on it goes – I have created a weekly list of meals, lunch and dinner, 14 slots a week. And tallied those to a weekly Waitrose shopping list, so we can pick up the goodies…
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‘It’s Paddington Day!’
Yes, these were the words that I was woken up by my husband with yesterday. With huge excitement as – looking at the rainy forecast – Wednesday had been chosen as the day we would together (joy!) make marmelade for the first time chez nous. I started badly, having made the rookie error of buying…
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The Night Stalker
Every night, the same thing. We head to bed and hear the padding of 4 small feline feet up the stairs. Into the bathroom for a final slurp of the upstairs water bowl – and then – the stalking of Scotty commences. (For those of a nervous disposition, do not read on. Yes, I am…
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4 Years since SCT2
Can you believe it – I hardly can – that this week is the 4 year anniversary of my second Stem Cell transplant. 4 years!!! How on earth is that even possible? Mostly because, like for everyone, the past year has been a total washout. Extra frustrating for us as for the first time in…
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Vaccine – Result!
So last night we were – unsurprisingly – on the sofa, watching some fairly average film, when the phone rang. A chum of ours is volunteering at the local hospital, to help deliver the COVID vaccines to the priority groups. And was calling to say that there were a handful of doses of the Pfizer…
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A Very Dora Christmas
It is SO nice having lovely neighbours here! They have certainly managed to make this weird Xmas feel like a much better one. The neighbourhood WhatsApp group organised a carol sing along, on Xmas Eve – pinged round a carol sheet with 3 songs and of course – everyone was home to take part! So…
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Hawkes, The Younger
Managed to get in a swift visit to Hawksey's brother Tim, and his wife Mel, arriving just as Boris was announcing Tier 4 – so in a state of WTF we skipped the afternoon cup of tea snd went straight in for a large gin. …
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Zoe Christmas
What a day – still only the second time I've met Zoe in so many years, but somehow it felt really…normal. Zoe & the boyfriend Alex came for lunch and dinner, interspersed with dog walking and lots of food making. This is definitely the way to go – kept them busy, made the day flow…
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Pre Xmas Get Together
Popped out last night for a spot of Secret Santa & supper, to the Castle pub in Tooting. Luckily they have a decent sized covered patio as well as a line of high ceiling outdoor 'huts' – very spacious for the max of 6 that is now the rule. Mr H and I got there…