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Lesson evidently not learned
Did I really say on 17th May last year that I'd learned my lesson after having hugely peeling shoulders? It seems as though I did, and I've not, because my arms are quite a fetching shade of Barbie pink ( Read more... ) -
A note on death
I know I've got to write about the past couple of months, and once I figure out a way of saying it all, without being boring I will. However, in the meantime, I will direct you to the following piece in the Times ( Read more... ) -
Valentine's day family history
I really have no desire to celebrate Valentine's day in the form it has taken in the twenty first century, but for the sake of family history, I should like it to be remembered that 70 years ago today, my grandfather proposed to my grandmother at a Valentine's day ball. As she proclaims on her facebook status (yes, Granny, at 87, does indeed have a ( Read more... ) -
Long time no ... well anything
Oh good gracious, I've not posted in over a month, and quite frankly I don't seem to have the inclination to do so. There's lots to write about - new jobs and stuff like that, but when I think about it, it just seems to be a sheer waste of time ( Read more... ) -
New years eve
Happy New Years eve everyone!
I'm going out in a cape that makes me look a bit like Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant's Woman. I'm hoping a Jeremy Irons look alike will turn up at Cafe Rouge!
Onwards into 2009 :-) -
Tipping the scales
Well that is odd, I must say .... I got on the scales just before my bath this morning, and discovered I was under 12 stone for the first time in about six months ... yes ok, I'm 11st 13 now, but still ( Read more... ) -
If my friends could see me now ....
There are not words to express how much I love Strictly come dancing. Although I'm damn well going to try ( Read more... ) -
Oooh!
I have an important announcement. So important that I may even climb the scaffolding of the house opposite and proclaim it. Loudly ( Read more... ) -
I'm still here!
Oh my goodness, it's been a while, hasn't it ( Read more... ) -
Planes and boats and trains
Have nothing to do with what I'm going to talk about, but that was the first thing that popped into my head ( Read more... )