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The Older Godson
Well, thanks to Nicky working at Spurs, and being swift off the mark when the annual kit sale hit the staff desks, lucky Jack scored a particularly snazzy birthday gift this year. (And yes, he does support Tottenham!) …
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‘There were 4 in the bed..’
… and the littlest one said – miaow. So why on earth was I awake at 3.50am this morning? Well, because my beloved Miss Mojo, for the first time in her 12 years of furry life, decided that she would indeed like to snuggle under the covers with me, rather than investigating the space and…
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Food Bank
So, having been on the receiving end of multiple not-needed but well intended government food parcels in the first lockdown, it felt like a nice idea to try and get on the other end of the food bank lifecycle. So H and I have joined something called DLAG – a not very natty name for…
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Duolingo go go go
When H said at the beginning of the first lockdown, 'I'm going to use this time to finally learn more French' I thought, 'oh, what am I going to do every day while he's spouting le franglais?' So I also signed up, to improve my Spanish. Needless to say H fell off the Duo wagon…
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Bone Marrow Biopsy
Ah the joys of myeloma continue – I'm currently in Parkside, having had one of my twice-annual BMBs. Its actually 2 months late as there have been no theatre slots, due to the hospital using the space for NHS patients. Which is obvs fine by me – while this is important to do, its not…
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Scenery, Scones & Seaworld
Well, I guess we're trying to make the most of all this, even if it does feel rather like groundhog day, every day. And the irony is that Scrumpy is meant to be only doing a few very short lead walks, so when we venture out to pad the streets or the parks, she can't…
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Hawksey all good
We saw – well, had a phone chat with, still no face to face consultations – H's oncologist Mr Khoo last week. Very luckily, all is still ok with H's 'numbers' – he is even for the first time on the right side of the white cell count line, which has finally picked up to…
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Back into Lockdown
It's got to the point where things like another lockdown oddly don't feel that bad – it's just a sense of resignation now. I wonder if our senses have just been dulled as there is so little going on, that we are now at the point where we kind of don't expect too much and…
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Birthday Bashes
Well, know know me, never going to let a small thing like a global pandemic totally put paid to any birthday celebrations.. And luckily, my day managed to fall on the right side of the next lockdown, so grateful for all small mercies at this point! Also pleased to have the Green Man pub not…
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The Girls Next Door
Bless them – they've been baking again. The parents thought it must have been my birthday last week when we went to Dorset, so they popped round with a little cake they'd made as a belated birthday offering – not realising it is in fact the first birthday cake (hopefully of several!!!) And on a…