A couple of months ago, it rained heavily, filling up (among many other things) an old plastic fishtank that was on the back step beside the bin, waiting to be taken to the dump on our next recycling run ( Read more... )

Significant Birthday tomorrow. Not quite sure how that happened; I still haven't really got the hang of how to be a grownup never mind a middle-aged person. DS says I'm not that old yet and he'll save buying me a tartan shopping trolley until I'm 60. Thanks, son ( Read more... )

Don't get me wrong. This year has brought me many Things That Are Good, and I appreciate each and every one of them. It did, however, also bring me plenty of Stuff That Was Pants, which I am looking forward to leaving behind.

So here is a bit of a retrospective ramble for me to look back at in a year's time when 2013 is totally last year...

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It's November very soon and that means only one thing in my book: WriSoMiFu is nearly upon us!

( Loud cheers... )

Nearly a year since I last posted in my journal. Doesn't time fly... whether or not you are having fun?

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Yes folks, it's almost November and that means
( No, not fireworks, better than that... )

Well, the move to the new hut was about as painless as such things ever can be, and although some minor rearrangements are still needed, most of the crucial stuff is in the places where it needs to be.
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How come holidays are always busier than being at work?
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The good news is
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Well, we've had an exciting month with more triops in the tank than we've ever had before.
( (Yes, I know, if that's what makes an exciting month then I should get out more…) )