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Christmas Lights Switch On, Nairn, Scotland (yes with bagpipes!)
Its amazing how quickly things come around. Only 5 minutes ago I was posting a video on YT about the Christmas lights switch on – which didn’t go on. And yet, at the weekend, the town turned out to see the lights get switched on for Christmas 2023! The main roads were closed to traffic…
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Black Friday deals? Don’t make me laugh
I don’t know if this is straying into the realms of controversial, but am I the only one who sees no ‘great deals’ on Black Friday? Don’t get me wrong, every website I click on is promising me something spectacular and my inbox is choc full of the latest and greatest ‘offers’ every company on…
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Baking our own goodies!
Our holiday week continues and we decided we would take some time to bake a little something. After a brief discussion with Dearest Son, who is the main baking taster in the house, we decided to make the sourdough snickerdoodles which I’ve done a couple of times in the past. I use the recipe from…
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A reward for hard work
I feel I have been working very hard this week so I decided to treat myself at the weekend with a glass of wine….just the one:
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Playing with words
Creation is the reason all the writers keep on breathing. Painting pictures with their words from dramatic to absurd * * * * * * * * * * * S sad C can’t L lovely L life M mouth R really A and O offers I is Y yawn U utterly V vast L…
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What do ‘normal’ people do?
This question popped into my head today as I was standing in my kitchen, blitzing cooked, home-grown pumpkin to a puree. It crossed my mind that the average person in this town doesn’t grow their own pumpkin, and doesn’t therefore, cook the flesh and make puree with it. They certainly don’t do through the process…
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The trials of buying ladies’ undergarments – and a surprise source of good advice
On a recent shopping trip to our local ‘supermarket’, (note there’s no plural there), I noticed the “womens’ clothing” section had a sale on. I rummaged through a few rails of multi-coloured crap I wouldn’t clean my floor with, and found some reasonable looking and priced undies. I was aware my stock was needing replenished…
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An Autumn Walk
I recently took our son for a lovely Autumnal walk around the river, not too far away from where we live. The sun was shining and it wasn’t too cold so I can honestly say I enjoyed every second. There are a few paths you can take beside the river so we did part of…
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Writing
If I could write every day, what on Earth would I say, that would make all the readers come and look my way? Would they want to know my thoughts on the questions they’ve all got? Or would they stick with the authors they’ve already bought? Don’t they wish for new perspective to challenge old…
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Happy #nodigday
In case you forgot or hadn’t seen my previous post – today is No Dig Day!! (see my previous post for more detail about no dig if you don’t already know what it is.).
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I’m not always the brightest!
I’ve never counted myself as some sort of genius, but likewise, I also don’t count myself as the dumbest of the bunch. However, at times, my own stupidity astounds me. Here’s a recent example: I had picked the last of the red tomatoes and they’d been sitting a while. The problem I have is I…
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Love On The Road – a poem for Halloween
Shadows danced through the trees, like unseen nightmares, as the car passed with it’s unknowing guests. The young couple inside with their new bands of gold. Unaware of the dread that awaits them. He watches them. He’s always watched them. He waits. Exchanging stories and romantic glances, the car is scarcely large enough to contain their…
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