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Chilling out & warming up

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Hi, It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a nesh* person in possession of cold feet, must be in want of slippers, and ideally: a heated pad and fuzzy blanket. As the Ever Lovely Mrs J points out, it’s more efficient to heat the person than the whole room. This also means less on the ‘leccy bill and I can avoid getting the open fire going. As much as I love a wood fire, I know the particulates are not good for the planet or people. I will confess to currently being cosy, given the recent purchase of knitted slipper boots, and I’m tucked up under a throw with a heated pad on my back. I’ve just finished a steaming […]

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Complete nonsense

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Hi, In a sci-fi quote from yesteryear, “fear is the mind killer”; or, in my case, tiredness does me creativity in 😉 So you’re going to have to put up with some random guff, because for whatever reason, an insightful post is not going to happen. Regular readers would call this ‘another typical post’ 😉 Reclaiming popular This is going to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, so feel free to skip this if this is not your bag. I happened to spot a few articles about the rise of charismatic populists and their somewhat slippery grasp of both facts and the real world. Due to middle aged brain fog and occasional ditz moments, I do depend on my trusted and informed adviser, […]

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Organising

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Hi, How are you, dear reader? Hopefully doing okay and significantly more cosy and comfortable than my dash through the rainstorm this morning. I am drying out slowly and a good warm cup of spiced tea is ticking all the right boxes. Hopefully, I will have better luck when I do the school run and doggo walk later in the afternoon. Tech changes Depending on your blogging platform of choice, you may have been seen notifications about the upcoming changes to Google’s CAPTCHA service. That’s the system that helps detect and block spam on forms and in comments. I am guessing that Blogger and non-hosted WordPress sites will just keep on trucking, as the platform(s) will just update automatically for […]

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Twenty years later

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Hi, As I write this, I hear the slow turn and slosh of the washing machine. A large coffee cools to my left and I have the morning to myself. Something had nagged at the back of my head as I got up. It wasn’t an appointment, a med collection for the Ever Lovely Mrs J, nor an interview. I checked my phone’s diary – or the Don’t-Forget-This-Important-Thing-O-Matic as I don’t, but probably should call it – no, nothing in there either. Hmm. Nothing’s popping, so I will get on with the usual morning routine of feeding the hounds, taking Child 2.0 to school, a few chores, and remembering to put the bins – Ah. My blogiversary. That was it! […]

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On advice

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Hi, Tis the last week of the fortnight half-term and also of October. To those of you enjoying Halloween, I hope you have a good one, whatever your plans are 🎃 Well provided they are kind and ethical. 🙂 maeUrGh, hALidYs gon wOK3 Agaun! 😁 Typewriter The other day I was looking in a gift shop – they sell items from artists & makers around the area 🩷 – and my gaze fell upon an old mechanical typewriter. A proper sturdy item; one that looked like it would survive heavy ordinance (BTW, happy Fallout Day, gaymer geeks 🤓). For a moment I remembered struggling with one in the mid 80s, wondering if it would improve my school work. TL/DR: it […]

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