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The time between

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Hi, I was going to start off by making a wisecrack about being a genderfluid person who’s been struck in one gender for too long. However, it feels a bit meh, given there are many folk who get significantly less freedom than I do. So – and despite me showing said quip, I think it’s better to count my blessings and enjoy what I have. For a start, this week’s been pretty good and the cooler – but still summery – weather has been very pleasant. Child 2.0 continues to sort out the red tape around higher education, and he’s enjoying a very laid back long break. He’s certainly earned it, after all the exams and coursework. Friday Give or […]

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Getting by

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Hello there… from Tattooine’s Dune Sea…. also twinned with Nottingham 😉 Eee, it’s a bit warm. Changing behaviours Given the Met Office’s Extreme Heat warning for the UK, I was not exactly looking forward to it. But, you might as well be cross at the sea! 🙃 It is what it is, and we’ll just to make the best of it. For overseas readers, the Midlands and southern England – gah, I sound like a weather presenter! 😁 – has mostly been mid 30s Celsius… and 35C is about 95F in old money. Colloquially it’s known as “Hot AF” 🫠 That level of heat is unusual for the UK…. although – thanks Climate Change and morons – that is rapidly […]

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Rage inside the machines

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Hi, Ah, the post-holiday-first-week-back situation. Washing to do, email to deal with, and the slow understanding that the afternoon nap are strictly for holiday time! Wake up, Jones! 😁Still, it’s good to be back home and enjoy the good things I have. Inner peace, a work in progress While I’m back to the usual dog walk route, I know the hounds enjoy the familiarity and it’s a chance for me to try to engage some mindfulness. It’s difficult when you have a busy brain; not necessarily smart nor useful, just fizzing with memories and thoughts. But, to focus on the changing hedgerows and trees, see which flowers are out, and maybe watch the clouds go by; all of those things […]

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The all important downtime

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Hi, How’s things? Hopefully good and if not, fingers crossed they’re moving that way soon. A break With Child 2.0 having finished their A Levels and indeed school, the Ever Lovely Mrs J suggested the idea of an early summer holiday. Given our collective needs around travel and those of our lovely doggos, a holiday in the UK was certainly on the cards. TBH, that suits me to a tee, given I don’t like airports or long travel journeys. The search began in North Wales and much was said about various holiday locations and Anglesey was very popular…. so how we fell upon the Peoples’ Republic of Yorkshire, I’m unsure 🤔 but very grateful 💖 We’ve had the pleasure of […]

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Cooler

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Hi, Cooler in mindset, weather, and outlook, that is. I’ll let you decide on the outfit – although I did feel rather pretty in it 🙂 It’s been a busy week. Not one to complain about, indeed the opposite. Things done, IT stuff achieved, and all things moving in the right direction. I guess with using the old noggin a fair bit, you can get that mental tiredness. That and Monday was a long day due to travel. I think that threw me a little. In terms of home stuff, Child 2.0 has completed their last two exams, so that’s all of their A Levels completed and they are officially no longer in school. It feels very much like a […]

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Wharm

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Hi, No, not an oddly named Wham tribute act, but one of those quirks of dialect. See also “it’s a bit code” (cold). I’ve said before that I’m not a hot weather person, so these last few days of the May Heatwave have not been ideal. Thankfully keeping the curtains drawn against the sun, early pre breakfast doggo walks, and avoiding the worst of the afternoon have paid off. Readers from hotter climes – without aircon – may wish to utter “you soft bogger” 😉 Talking of aircon, last year we bought a portable unit for the Ever Lovely Mrs J. Her health conditions and medications mean that she really struggles with the heat. With upstairs taking the brunt of […]

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