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Harry Potter & The Cursed Child
Blimey – seeing this is a bit of an epic but definitely worth it. There are two parts to the play, so you have to go for the first show from 2-4pm and then 7.30-10pm to see the second bit. Handily we managed to slide in a very nice Thai tapas meal at Kiln in…
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Rocky Horror
It must be 20-25 years since I last went to a Singlonga night at the Prince Charles Cinema off Leicester Square. But somehow (my fault – a Xmas present idea!) Liz T and I found ourselves back there last night, surrounded by an eclectic mix of pissed up students in full drag as well as…
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Scrumpy Meerdog
Poor Scrumpy – she never likes being washed and yesterday she had to succumb to her first visit to the mobile dog groomer. Definitely one not very impressed dog, giving me the eye in the canine sink. But…
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Scott Family Day
Well, we winkled out pretty much everyone we could for the Family Day yesterday – been in the diaries for about 8 months to make sure the northern ones could get down here and the Kent ones come across, but it finally happened. Sorry to Mum and 97 year old Auntie Ellen, and Grace's fiancé…
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Dinner with Paul & Sarah T
Had a very nice eve last night – the lovely Taylors popped round for Friday supper, replete with amazingly generous gifties for me and the hubby. Stuffed ourselves with coq au vin, and had a jolly good catch up. It's lovely having lots of people round too but sometimes just being able to focus on…
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My 1,000th post
Yes – you did read that right. Not my 100th post on here – but, somehow, by a bloody miracle – my 1,000th post, according to Typepad's memory. Who would ever have thought that I would: a) get round to writing one thousand posts when I was never a must-be blogger b) still be alive…
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Our Evening Guest
Is rather lovely but needs to learn a few manners! Pam and Jude’s new rescue dog, Finn, popped in for the evening while they were at training. He walked through the door and promptly pretty much had me in tears as he lumbered into my knee, almost popping it backwards. Ow! Finn then met Scrumpy…
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Hallo Harro-gate
Just on the train (when writing this) heading back ‘daaaan Saaarf’ having had a v good weekend with our ‘Northern spaniel chums’, David & Mandy. Had a rather hefty night on Friday, making the most of the all-evening happy hour at our usual dog-friendly restaurant, keeping the bartender busy with some quick fire rounds…
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Chippo Night
Popped to Pam and Jude’s night for the annual chipolata party. All slightly confuzzled as it’s always been held on the last Monday before Xmas, so the lack of Xmas jumpers and Santa hats felt slightly wrong even though it’s obviously January.. But great to finally see their spanking new kitchen extension – it’s tranformed…
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Midhurst Magic
Just back from fab weekend with the lovely Barnes Boys, James and Dominic, at their country cottage in very cute Midhurst. Very glad we made it this time, having had to cancel at zero notice on the evening H got his unexpected diagnosis on 30 Nov. The boys had just paid at the supermarket,…