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Betwixt

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Hiya, I was going to lead in with an apology for not having a pun about a certain chocolate and caramel biscuit snack. Well, two fingers to that idea 😉 International Women’s Day Firstly, happy IWD and I hope you saw some positive news stories or events wherever you are. This year’s theme is Inspire Inclusion and PinkNews have a list of amazing queer women who are inspiring and leading change. I was deeply moved by Jess Philips and her speech around the lack of progress for women’s safety. The ineptitude and shrugging off around the need for us to improve legally is, well, shocking… and yet unsurprising given our current bumbling administration. They truly seem asleep at the wheel. […]

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Curious echoes

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Hi, Leap year? Loafing about more like 😉 Yeah, I had Feb 29th off but more by accident than design. I had some holiday leave carried over from last year, and Thursday was booked so I didn’t lose it. Now, I’ve been both enjoying and benefitting from a shorter working week for a while now. Okay, it’s every other Friday off, but that still helps. It’s not just the psychological and physiological boost I get, but having the time to do things, means I can run errands and try my hand at the housework. With apologies to Ms Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a man who tidies, must point it out. 🙂 But, hey, it gets done […]

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Dress Size Roulette

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Hi, How’s things? Hopefully good for you. I’m going to apologise in advance if today’s post jumps all over the place. My thoughts feel like a swarm of butterflies and words focus hard. 🙂 Deep breaths, Lynn…. To be unhurried Due to carrying over some holiday leave and a need to use it up before the deadline, I found myself with an extra day off. This both shortens the week, extends the weekend, and gives me that feeling of a No Rush Weekday. I’m not going to complain about the morning routine because I’ve no issues with it. I guess it’s like the difference between making yourself breakfast and having someone else do it for you. The former’s not a […]

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Pots of gold

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Hi, Yay for Fridays! The magic of what might be as the weekend stretches out before us. Mind you, the above is no less, even if you’ve been a work dodger, like me, and had most of the week off. 😉 But, it’s half-term and I think I can safely say, everyone at Jones Towers was in bed of a break. Certainly Child 2.0 (exams + school), the Ever Lovely Mrs J (difficult to be that awesome day in, day out), and Muggins here…. who just needed a break to recharge. Past Behaviours As it was half-term, Mrs J and I have been balancing child care, looking after the hounds, and Life Stuff – so far, so typically working parents. […]

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To better days

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Hi, How’s things? Hopefully good and if not, fingers crossed they improve for you. It’s been a rather busy week at Chez Jones: another round of mock exams for Child 2.0, bless him. Plus a training course for Muggins here. Both of us are glad to see the weekend, as our collective brains are in need of a rest. Chams It was Chams this week and yet nearly wasn’t. I’d made a mistake with the web site and that was showing the wrong information. Luckily, I’d logged on to check the forum, and a few of our more alert attendees had already spotted the error. Oh dear, Lynn, do you need a sit down and 40 winks, my love? 😁 […]

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Slow Time

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Hi, There are times, I think, when it’s better to be in the slow lane. This afternoon’s dog walk was unhurried. Letting me feel the cool but not cold wind and giving the Hounds of the Basketcases sniff and -ahem- decorate the woods. Likewise, some garden tidying and taking things to the recycling yard. No looking at the clock and worrying with the next appointment is. Getting those “To Do” items out of my head felt good as well. While I’m certainly feeling the dip in monies, I think I’m finding the time back more useful. Talking of time, I’ve booked myself in for some self care / beauty treatment next week. Luckily I fell on a gap in the […]

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