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A wood and two roads

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Hi, Where to start this one? Shall we being with saying I’ve nothing to grumble about? I think that might be a good start 😉 Mostly on my Tod July is nearly over and we’re into the merry month of August. I am hoping the latter brings cooler days. It is also exam results soon and fingers crossed Child 2.0 gets what he needs for the uni he wants to go to. He really worked his socks off, bless him. As distraction and also to use up some holiday, the Ever Lovely Mrs J took him out for a midweek roadtrip. Lots of castles and historic places, which is exactly Child 2.0’s bag. With the temperature climbing again into the […]

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Under bricks

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Hi, Hello Friday, you welcome guest, you. Ah, the joys of a slow walk in the cool summer air, and the gift of not having to rush anywhere. Instead, I can take it steady, enjoy an iced coffee, and think about what waffle to put in here. Hmmm. Waffles. 🧇🐷 Returns and keepers Now, anyone who’s donned shapewear will know that there’s a bit of an issue around answering the call of nature. Generally this isn’t an issue for me at Chams, because the evening isn’t that long. But, with the hopes of going out & about, I find it’s a good thing to plan ahead. You know, just in case your body wants to surprise you. Hey! Yeah you. […]

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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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Dumb ideas for the history book

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Hi, The other day I happened to fall on an article about the positives of journaling. Now, I think we can say that blogging isn’t quite the same as the former, but it may not be sat too far away on the bench. Yes, there’s stuff I do not write about on YATGB. There are family matters, stories that aren’t mine to tell, and – honestly – things that I think are fab, but would bore the socks off you. Stop that snoring at the back! 😉 Differences aside, I think there’s still something magical about the old blogging lark. Firstly, there is the ability to write about the Good Stuff, whatever that is. For me, that – despite the […]

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TDOV 2026

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Hi, Ah, the occasional and somewhat rare midweek post 🙂 Every year on 31st March, we celebrate a Trans Day of Visibility across the world. I will not go into the nonsense and hate we’re currently experiencing as a community – frankly, there’s not the time, and secondly we see enough of the Useful Idiots being platformed on and by the media. Ragefarming, anyone? 🙄 For those of out & about today, congratulations and thank you. For those of you not up to much today, may I say that’s okay too? It’s not always easy to do so – home, family, health, and/or work commitments, etc. It may be that you, like me, don’t have the opportunity to do so. […]

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