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A Car If Not THE Car
Sometimes you have to take what’s available Those of you who have been here for a while will be aware of the ongoing car saga I’ve been dealing with. In fact the last time I wrote about it was when I’d gone to a car dealer lot to have a look around when it was…
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Inverness Police say THIS is ‘Abnormal Behaviour’!
You’ll never guess what it is… As many of you will know, I’ve been looking for a ‘new’ car for us for some time. And as we are now in our Summer holiday break from home schooling, I decided Dearest Son and I would take a very quick run through to the big town that…
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Decent Car From Decent Person: Too Much To Ask?
All I want is a decent second-hand car I swear it shouldn’t be this hard. I need to find a reliable car and I need it soon. We have radiotherapy appointments looming over us and our current transport just won’t make it. So I headed online as that’s the easiest, cheapest and most convenient for…
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The rollercoaster that is life
Ups and downs continue on a daily basis I have half a mind to just do bullet points to describe this week. It would look something like this: And on and on it would go. Just one long list of moans and complaints. However, all of these things have been taken on and dealt with…
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We have a stupid seagull!
They are normally a lot smarter than this. We often see this particular bird doing what I’m about to show you. It’s a shame really, I can only assume he fell out the nest early and landed on his head. To give you some context, I made a bird feeder which is clear on all…
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This is how you are threatened for not having a tv licence in the UK
We don’t have a tv licence. We don’t need a tv licence – we’ve checked and double checked. We don’t have a tv and we don’t watch any live tv, nor do we watch any BBC channels. What we do have is a constant stream of threatening and harassing letters from the tv licence people.…
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Beware the Gumtree Weirdos!
I like Gumtree but…. It’ true, I do like Gumtree, I use it and Freecycle – I don’t bother with the book of faces. Gumtree, I find, is a great way to find local bargains or give stuff away for free. I admit, I don’t find it so great for selling! I had an interesting…
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Beware the water flosser
Dearest Son now has braces, which as you can imagine, is a monumental occasion for him. It does bring it’s own challenges and some dietary planning of course, but he is managing all of that very well. The issue is the flossing. As luck would have it, our local Home Bargains store started stocking water…
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Catching up in pictures
My blogging habit has slipped of late which is something I’m trying to fix, again. So in an effort to catch us up with what’s been happening on my side, I found a whole lot of pictures I haven’t shown you yet. I am acutely aware my storage limit is drawing near so I’ll need…
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Waving Goodbye to 2025!
Yes it does come round quicker and quicker, it’s not your imagination. I won’t lie, 2025 has not been an easy year: The first 6 months were spent taking Dearest Son to hospital/dental appointments and they were some big deals for a boy terrified of such things. The last 6 months have been spent finding…
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Perimenopause stopped me from sleeping – until I did this!
I have made no secret of the fact that my sleep has been severely knocked by perimenopause. Actually, a lot of things were. When sitting down to write this, I was going to say something about how well informed we are now about this stage of life compared to earlier generations. Then I remembered the…
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Shopping used to be fun: Lidl ruined it today
I admit, I got angry. Very, very angry. I was really looking forward to today. We had planned a trip out to a nearby town for a bit of shopping. There is a second-hand place there (where I scored a major win which I’ll come to at a later date), there is also a Lidl…
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