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Christine Clancy

I went to a funeral this morning. One of my friends had cancer and reached the end of the road last Saturday morning. She was 76 and very faith-filled and I have no doubt that she’s feeling much better this week than she was last week. It was sad, of course, but I loved hearing… Continue reading Christine Clancy

Photo Day

Photo day for G at ‘school’ today. Thinking about the litter of official pictures of these boys I’m building up, I suddenly found myself thinking about the sibling portraits they took at my first school. (That photographer was probably out of business in a few years. Far too focused on what the customer wanted. They… Continue reading Photo Day

Delegation

Been feeling quiet creative recently. Lots of fragments of stuff going in notebooks, awaiting that mythical day when I have too much time and nothing to do. (Although if I have learned anything by reading other writers’ blogs, that’s not how things get done at all). I did, however, manage to compose a silly song… Continue reading Delegation

Humphrey Littleton

I was sorry to hear that Humphrey Littleton is giving up his jazz show on the BBC, as it was always excellent listening. However, I love the fact that, at 86 he is trying to ‘clear a space for some of my other ambitions’.

Fandom Gone Wild

OK, I know I’m a fan of Star Trek, but when my crockery starts chipping Federation logos out of itself, I think things are going too far…

Sweater RSI

OK, so all that 4×2 ribbing left me with a little RSI, so I’ve had to slow down the progress on the Manly Durrow a little. However, I have made it to through the first repeat on the sleeves. (This picture taken a few days ago:) There are some crazy cable instructions on there, but… Continue reading Sweater RSI

Vale Rio On The Move

Gregor and I went food shopping before picking Angus up from school. By some fluke of good-timing, we were actually finished a good 20 minutes before we were due at Angus’s school, which was just around the corner. I was wondering what we should do to kill time when lo! I saw police cars and… Continue reading Vale Rio On The Move

Too Much Dragon Tales

Apparently Jennifer Lopez has been watching too much Dragon Tales while pregnant. She’s naming her children Max and Emme, the names of the two human children in the Spanish-language-friendly show. How cute.

Back On The Wagon

I nipped along to our local Weight Watchers office this morning during their open hours and rejoined. Last autumn I was trucking along, losing weight and eating well and feeling very smug. Then I got derailed. Getting re-railed has proved harder than joining in the first place, but I think I’m finally ready. It helps… Continue reading Back On The Wagon