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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Feeding My Cold
So loyal followers of mine on Twitter, may have been aware that I have had a cold this week. Not a very dreadful cold, but enough to allow me the occasional whinge, as after all this does make me feel better! The … Continue reading
The Naming of Bert is a Curious thing
My current book gave me this gem last night which I had to share. “Albert is all right, but out if date and therefore slightly comic. Bertie is completely U, on account of the late monarch. But Bert remains solidly … Continue reading
Emergency Biscuits
There so often is a moment during either a week, or weekend (usually both!) when suddenly something sweet is needed, right now. Having tidied my food cupboard last weekend, I knew I had an ounce of oats lurking, which were just enough to make … Continue reading
The Archive of Bert – Making
When I first started this blog, one of my first thoughts for easy ‘I have nothing to say, but I should blog something to keep going posts’ was to delight you all with pictures of my previous making and baking … Continue reading
Posted in Making and Baking
Tagged Blessed St Nelda, christmas, ducks, gloves, Hot Water bottle cover, knitting, making, pidgies, ridic, scarves, sewing, teeny tiny things
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Technological TMS
I don’t think I have the gift for blogging about sport, and in particular cricket. I think it is because cricket has such a rich history of writing, I just know I could never match it. I’d be too likely … Continue reading
January Yellows
There is something rather nice about coming home to the cheery sight of your 50p daffodils.
A Caching We Will Go – Or Bert has a Retro Weekend
I’m not sure what previous time stream I invaded this weekend. I think it was a mixture of my own and an idyll I would liked to have known, which probably only existed in books. Both days started with a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged adventuring, football, geocaching, gin, knitting, the river Thames, weekends, yarn
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No eggs here – A Ginger Treacle Sponge
I surely can’t be the only one to need cake, right now, usually at an inappropriate time of the day? I have often rummaged through my cupboards, but come up short on one thing. Eggs. Of all the ingredients, they … Continue reading
In which I finally mention cricket
The lovely Mr Michael Vaughan has just informed me on Twitter that the cricket begins at 6am on Tuedsay morning. 6am! A winter tour starting in the morning! I have definately missed the cricket this winter, so a combination of TMS and … Continue reading
Posted in Watching the sport away
Tagged cricket, Pak v Eng, sleep, TMS, winter tours
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Back to Realilty
So all my good intentions about ‘hello New Year, hello Blog’ seem to have vanished already. Almost a week in and this is my first post. So I went back to work (only 2 weeks now till stocktake, woop) and … Continue reading
