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Sofia had her first jabs today and was a star -one indignant yelp then all smiles again. It's making me think of my great-aunt Isobel, who I never met because she died of diphtheria when she was six. Vaccination is fantastic, and it's a privilege to live in a time and a country where it's so readily available. -
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Sofia Isabelle Angus was born at 9.47 this morning weighing 8lb 7oz. Both of us are well and Daddy is delighted. Photos to follow! -
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I'm not convinced that my first attempt at saag paneer is an unqualified success, but I have at least achieved a huge pan of purest green. Which I'll now be eating for days... -
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I freely concede I may be a touch hormonal at the moment, but I'm not ashamed to say I'm watching Toy Story 2 and weeping like a child. -
Merry Christmas!
My favourite Christmas poem - it's a toss up between this and Hardy's 'The Oxen'. Hope you're all having a good one ( Read more... ) -
Best Christmas Present Ever! (for larpers...)
Struggling to find a gift for the larper in your life? Why not get a Skian Mhor advance gift voucher? Sean and Jackie at Skian Mhor are looking for investors for their new workshop, and if you buy their gift voucher option, for whatever sum you want to invest, you can get twice the value of Skian Mhor larp weapons and kit in Summer 2012 - ideal for ( Read more... ) -
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Here dead we lie
Because we did not choose
To live and shame the land
From which we sprung.
Life, to be sure,
Is nothing much to lose,
But young men think it is,
And we were young.
A E Housman
