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Call me Maam

Saturday, April 18, 2009

I have decided. I am almost definitely royalty. I’ve been considering the possibility for a while, but recent occurrences, along with your comments yesterday, have persuaded me. So, from this day forward I wish to be addressed as Queen Jo Beaufoix, High Empress and Madame Monarch of the Molluscs, Sovereign of the Slime, Guarder of the Gastropods, [...]

Artistic differences?

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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Sometimes kids just don’t appreciate fine art. It may have something to do with a certain aesthetic maturity, a sensitivity of mind that a child as young as three is just not yet experienced enough to attain. Their minds are still white and clear, a book not yet written so they cannot see the back story to [...]

Just a moment

Sunday, August 17, 2008

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Mr B and I don’t often get time alone together. He works all day and after we’ve had dinner and put the two little monkeys to bed there are just a few hours of awake time left, many of which I spend on the pc in our kitchen, blogging and writing and reading, [...]

Self help, help yourself

Saturday, August 9, 2008

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So you know sometimes people give you weird gifts that you’re not sure how to respond to? Like diet books? Shudder. Well last week I got this. This could be seen as a dig at the fact I am stalked by slugs, or, a warm and loving meant gift to help me overcome my fear of their squishy ooziness. I mean, it’s probably [...]

Stream of nearly unconsciousness?

Friday, July 18, 2008

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I think my brain has been infested by slug. Or it could be the 3 hours spent at Playland with Miss M’s friends after Nursery or the hour and a half at MacDonalds with Miss E’s friends after school because they broke up for the summer today…but it’s probably the slug. Maybe I have caught [...]

When plug holes attack

Thursday, July 17, 2008

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It’s funny how you can be down one day and then up the next. Not funny like a monkey doing a little dance then running off with some rich blokes sandwiches is funny… And not funny like Vic Reeves or Tommy Cooper or Stephen Fry or Eddie Izzard is/are funny… And not funny like a small badger playing [...]

Rainy Days and Mondays

Monday, April 28, 2008

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Lovely AOJ over at the Lurchers wants us to describe in words and/or pictures our favourite walk. So we had a lovely day planned today. We would visit Mr B’s mum, aka Grandma, and go on the lovely walk over the field to the park, then back home by the river. But then the rain and [...]

Nekked Lizards Fun Monday

Monday, April 14, 2008

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The fabulous Nekked Lizards are hosting this weeks Fun Monday and their challenge is: FIVE PICTURES – FIVE WORDS PER PICTURE. Any 5 (FIVE) pictures, any subject, and any 5 (FIVE) words to describe and/or explain each picture. Here we go… My kids feet. Just perfect. Hail storms in April? Weird. A gift from a friend. I bet they play [...]

My alter-ego

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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The talented and gorgeous San at A Life with a View invited any one who fancied it to partake in one of the many memes she featured in one spectacular post last week, and there was one that I hadn’t seen before but thought might be fun. “Determine what superhero you are, a little research [...]

Hugs still needed.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

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It’s been a tough day today. And the happy thoughts and prayers would still come in very handy. I can’t tell you much at the moment except that part of my close family is struggling. They are struggling, and battling, and awaiting information/advice/diagnosis, and there’s nothing much any of us can do except be [...]