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Diverted
What should have been a simple shopping trip took quite a turn. On Monday, Dearest Son and I thought we’d go to a place nearby and do a little shopping. Ok, I thought we’d do it and he was made to come with. We are on a break this week so I’m trying to get…
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Remembrance Day 2024
We will never forget, now matter how much they want us to. Photo by Elina Sazonova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-poppy-field-1876621/ Thank you
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What are you grateful for?
When a message keeps coming your way, you better start paying attention. I say that because for the last week or so, I’ve been noticing the word ‘Gratitude’ more and more. In fact it’s everywhere: in my emails, newsletters I’ve subscribed to, YouTube videos, search results – everywhere I look in fact. I get it…
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Scotland was first again!
Did you know the first municipal fire service in the world was established in Edinburgh in 1824? In Edinburgh at the time, the wooden buildings were very close to each other which meant if there was a fire, it spread quickly. Some folk tried to be equipped at home by having fire buckets and if…
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How influencing are ‘Influencers’?
Up until recently I was pretty convinced I wasn’t being ‘influenced’ at all but I’ve had a re-think. I was listening to a podcast the other day and they were discussing how influencers are lying to us. One guy had apparently done a video showing how he is one of the ‘5am’ club people –…
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Flowing with the seasons
I realised something the other day. The signs are all around me that Autumn is well and truly here – leaves getting blown off the trees, harvests slowing down, shorter days and colder nights – all are what I expect when I think of Autumn. I also know that the temperature will continue to fall…
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Nice and ordinary
Nothing spectacular happened today and that’s ok. I was thinking about this earlier today, thinking about the kind of day I’ve had. It was ordinary, it was normal, it was not exciting and I’m very glad about all of that. The night before I had gone to bed earlier than usual because I was feeling…
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Did this man do the right thing?
I’m not sure if this link will work but I came across this and wanted to share it with you. There was a man who was waiting for a bus, at a bus stop as you would expect. Apparently the driver went past him without stopping so this is what he did. Some have called…
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Could we just be honest about this please?
In the UK many of us have adopted the term ‘home-maker’ as we didn’t like being referred to as a ‘house-wife’. I didn’t marry a house. However, this new term makes everything sound so lovely. I feel like I should be wearing some sort of flowing, cotton dress which is obviously patterned with perfect strawberries,…
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Looking for colour among lots of grey!
The amount of cloud and rain we’ve had over the last couple of days has been less than inspiring if I’m being honest but I did my best to find some colour in the garden just to prove there actually is some. I have to say it was pouring rain when I took all those…
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Are customers really a ‘hassle’ to stores now?
A recent trip to our local Co-op has led me to believe some of the staff there see us as a ‘hassle’ they have to deal with. The store is not very big but it does have a few checkouts in a row, even though I’ve only ever seen 1 of them in use. Most…
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What motivates you?
This has been on my mind a lot lately and I’m not sure why: Motivation I follow a lot of blogs, listen to a lot of podcasts and watch more on YouTube. In other words, I’m in some sort of contact with a lot of different character types but they all seem to have one…
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