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Olympiad 2012
It?s been an emotional day, this Olympic opening day. I haven?t bothered much with any sport over recent years, in fact I have avoided it! My father used to have sporting events blaring out of the television during my childhood, while he snored in his armchair...
Rambling again!!!!
Well it has certainly been a while since I?ve rambled here?.. its been a very busy time?. Firstly my friend came to convalesce at my home for a month. She had donated one of her kidneys to her daughter and needed to recuperate slowly without the housework and cooking...
Natural Wonders
Rainbows absolutely fascinate me ? usually I see them while driving and cannot stand and stare but just the other day there was a rainbow almost over my house, in fact it was a double rainbow and absolutely beautiful. These photos were taken with my mobile phone and...
Alfie and the meerkat
The stuffed meerkat was found abandoned at work ? it was around three feet tall and, knowing Alfie?s love of knocking the stuffing out of this sort of toy, I took it home for him to play with. But Alfie hardly turned a hair at the sight of this animal ?...
Messing about on the river……..
I have a new job!!! I have been working as a temp at Sawley Marina for ten weeks now, and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and now they have given me a permanent contract!!.. I work in the Chandlery there, and sell all sorts of items to some of the nicest...
Dolls Houses For Grown Ups.
There are some little shops at the Marina where I am working and this one is really lovely. As the title suggests it sells hand made dolls houses but not for children ? these are definitely for grown ups!!! Chris, the owner of this business has a workshop where he...