Year: 2023

Curl up and dye

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Hi, With it being half-term – and a lovely two weeks at that – both myself and the Ever Lovely Mrs J, have had a few days off with Child 2.0. Not that they need a lot of entertaining, given they are midway into their teenage years. Just keep the fridge stocked, the WiFi at high capacity, and operate the Parental Taxi Service as required. 🙂 Hopefully they will pick us a nice home in our dotage 😁 Thursday was a bit touch and go, as I fell asleep on the sofa for about three hours. I guess I must have needed it. This did put me a little behind schedule on getting ready, but traffic had cleared from the […]

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Script: The Reading

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Three people in somber clothing sit in front of a dark wooden desk. They’re in the library of an old house. Outside, rain batters the window and thunder rumbles in the night. A typical summer really. Robert Schmidt-Easton: Thank you for attending the reading of the will for the late Professor Emilius Elwood. Derek Foxton: Ah, dear Professor Emily, bless him. Janet Heinz: He passed quickly – beautifully, even. His death wasn’t unexpected either. Derek: He did love to toy with forces beyond mortal ken. Robert: Umm. There’s no mention of a Ken in the will. Are we waiting for another party? Janet: No. It’s all fine. Please carry on. Robert: Ahem. Yes. Where was I? In accordance with the […]

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Punk up your jam

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Hi, If I had to pick a word to describe this week, it would probably be quiet. Well, in as much as it would be a description, rather than an instruction 🙂 Quiet is not always a bad thing in my book. Yeah, a bit of excitement and fun is good. But, I’d rather not have any drama, if that makes sense. Not to be Mistress of the Obvious, but high drama didn’t always equal high reward. It might make for better stories or film, but what did Hitchcock say about drama, cinema, and dull bits? 🙂 Moose Ah, no. Mousse, not the big boggers with the antlers. But while we’re here. Explorer to Moose: Why the long face? Moose: […]

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Better weather

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Hi, The washing machine hums along, revving up to a spin cycle. It’s my day off as I’m a part timing part timer. With Autumn flexing its weather credentials, and The Ever Lovely Mrs J caught up at work, I’m catching up on housework. Still, better on a damp day and then there’s the weekend to relax. I’ll freely admit this cleaning let is not my forte, but let’s hope it’s true that ‘the world loves a trier’ 😁 I’m not sure if it’s my middle aged eyesight, cat-like attention span, or I’m just a bit pants at it. 😉 Let it also be known that it’s an unwritten rule of the universe, that if a chap does something around […]

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Hoping against hate

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Hi, It’s been a busy week here at Chez Jones. A bit of a clear out as the new furniture we ordered is due next week. Like a small repair, a bit of gardening, or I’ll-just-try-this-new-make-uo-technique; it soon spirals into needing to do B through to Z until you can start A. Or maybe I’m very disorganised? Or easily distracted? Or both 😁 Playground Nonsense I wasn’t sure I wanted to write about this, but I think I’ve settled on something that’ll end upbeat. First, we may need to catch the ugly stench of divisive, ignorant statements from the Nasty Party. Yeah, I doubt I’ll be on their Christmas card list…. even if I’ll be on another list, if their […]

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Alignment

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Hi, This week has been a somewhat of a rather joyful alignment of good things. For those of you expecting a rich and thoughtful comment of D&D related gubbins; firstly, sorry to disappoint, and secondly, is it okay to identify as Chaotic Fabulous? 🤓 My, it’s been a very long time since I’ve played any pen & paper RPGs. Still, perhaps there’s time to think about Baulder’s Gate and see what folk have been up to with that world. Health Ah, the joys (!!) of getting older. Still, much better than the alternative 😉 A series of health checks at the GP this week and results from some blood tests. Nothing to worry about, just helping remind me that the […]

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