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Packing Day
I think, with three days to go, it's almost safe to believe that we are actually going to go on holiday on Wednesday. I haven't dared actually pack anything as yet – the closest has been to move my sarong, holiday purse, plug adapters etc that live on the middle floor, to the stairs leading…
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Just the three times, then…
People sometimes say 'if you're not working, how do you keep yourself busy?' Ah the joyful naivety of those who have decent health still…. Now sitting at Parkside for the third time, just today. First visit 10am for bloods and pee test. Did that, trotted the hound on the Common, headed home. Was expecting to…
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What bloody colour?
Anyone got a great paint colour that we should paint our entire house with? We were thinking a light grey but they're either too dark and dingy or cold. Then it was a Farrow & Ball pale green but H is hallucinating mint walks before we even have any. I love our old Biscuit colour,…
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Rome photos – better late than never!
You''ll note that all were carefully taken to make it look like it was sunny the whole time there – tell that to our umbrellas and flipflop blisters… …
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Ten Year Taylors
Only Sarah Taylor can arrive at a very casual midweek catch up supper and come in tow with not only a bottle of nice wine… Not only a Hotel de Chocolate gin kit, complete with orange to be zested for the signature serve….not only some lovely lilies…. But also some home baked shortbread and flapjacks…
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I can’t believe….
… It has taken me 3.5 months of treatment, which equates to approximately 100+ nights of getting very little sleep, to finally try taking a sleeping tablet. On average I have had no more than 4 hours sleep, every night, for 3 months. Some nights I first wake up at 11.30pm or midnight, then there's…
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We’re Goin’ To Miami….
Am still slightly tentative as the magical Virgin plane doesn't take off for another 14 days, but today I did – hurrah hurrah – get Prof's agreement to going on holiday on June 15th. And it's even to the USA which he doesn't like as its further away than Europe and more expensive on the…
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Holy Smoke
Had dinner at Holy Smoke in Wimbers last night with the hockey girls – Vicki, Nicky, Soph, Vicki's other half Tina and Soph's new girlfriend Laura. First time of meeting Laura, an RAF conquest, who managed to cope remarkably well with the fact that Vicki, Tina and I are all easily old enough to be…
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23rd May and crawling forwards..
So here's a pretty typical day: – up and dressed, feeling bit zonked from another pants night sleep – stuff 20mg of Dex steroids down throat before 8am plus rest of tabs to ensure no delays with chemo today – check H has what he needs so he can install himself downstairs on the sofa…
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Grrrrr
Oh come on! Going to sleep at 11.30pm with a bit of Graham Norton on I-Player seems a good way to guarantee at least some shut eye. Especially after a busy day walking the dog, springing Mr H from Parkside, having 2 lots of visitors (cheers Ashley, then Soph & Nicky), doing Waitrose (nice bump…