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  • Home in a flurry

    Back home. What a great break and what a fab evening ahead. Look, two new mags in the post, a Halloween hair clip in the offing (that’s the basket of goodies) and a new purchase. Look!! Christmas charm pack!! From the US!!! Here’s my plan: 3 scatter cushions: And maybe a long bolster cushion. Not…

  • Time management t’internet style

    To Twitter. No, we are not conjugating the verb – I have dipped my toe in at last and thanks to the @mnblogger group it’s so far been an ace experience. But I can see already its an addictive vice and I’m already a risk due to Ropinerole (remind me to tell you about how…

  • Slam!

    To Cheltenham and the ever-growing Literature Festival. Other Half and I went to the All Stars Poetry Slam with friends. Conclusions from the evening were: Poetry rocks Worthy poetry less so My friend had a groovy Classics teacher (the organiser, Marcus Moore) Slams would be even better if drinks were allowed You can get a…

  • Scary!

    All this talk of Halloween (partyspanner’s fab blog in particular) made me reminisce about Elders party when he was 3. I found some pics on my phone – here are some of them. I made ‘mummy dogs’ from frankfurters and pastry strips with mustard dots for eyes. And a jelly cat sitting in wormy green…

  • There’s a hole…

    Inspired by Cheria’s blog and My Mumsnet companions, here’s my bucket list dear Liza, dear Liza…. Go to Iceland – I’ve been in love with the place since Echo and the Bunnymen went there in their ‘Porcupine’ days Go to Japan – eat sushi and drink tea and visit hello kitty world, plus Japanese quilts…