Another Dog?
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It's less than two months since a certain Tibetan Terrierist dropped out of
our lives and things have changed in a few ways.
Lily has been a little discon...
Panda Pride! OxFringe 2012
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It all started with a throwaway comment in a cafe about how Edinburgh Zoo
must be bankrupting itself renting two giant pandas for £300k each per
panda per ...
Gawd Bless her
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Going Gently needed a bit of colour today
it's been far too drab here recently
And so spurred on by local royalist and show gal Jason from Ty Wynne and...
Le Munch Bunch
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[image: Audrey Fleurot]Normally I don’t do French.
Not unless it features Audrey Tautou anyway.
But after forays into Scandinavian TV drama the wife and ...
Leyland Gnu
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The *Gnu* was introduced to the world at the 1937 Commercial Motor Show and
its official designation was the TEC2. Five of these revolutionary coaches
(H...
The Photo Gallery: Sunshine
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You know you see those fabulous competitions where you win something
utterly awesome and you wonder to yourself *'does anyone actually win
those? I mean ...
Even trees wear shades
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This week's Gallery is Sunshine as it has finally arrived in the UK after a
lot of rain.
I went out for a walk after reading the theme to get some photos ...
Return of the Hamburgs & the Mekelburgs
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Solomon & Joseph Mekelburg at Solomon’s stall in Goulston St, around 1940.
For centuries the histories of the Hamburg and Mekelburg families were
intertwin...
All Change
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This week will see something of a landmark for our daughter and her family.
After six years of living in the city, they're moving a little over 10
miles cl...
Top Ten Spaceman & Spacewoman Songs
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We're still up in space... but before we visit any more planets, here's a
few songs about the men and women who might be making the journey alongside
us...
CHURCH OF ENGLAND POT LUCK
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When Mrs MP and myself first started walking out together, we would go to
the flicks a couple of times every week. I really love film. But nowadays,
becaus...
balloon riots
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The first public demonstration of a lighter-than-air machine took place in
1783, in Annonay, France, when Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier, two brothers
who ...
Now you are three
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Happy Birthday Leonidas!
It only seems like a matter of weeks since I wrote to you on your 1st
birthday and again on your 2nd birthday one whole year ago ...
Mama
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A while back I felt compelled to draw a picture of Mum/Moannie.
I have only ever painted one other portrait, in the '80's of my namesake
Sara who was about...
That Awkward Moment.
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You know how it is.
You have to go to a big European pow-wow with a boatload of important grown
ups from a very important supplier to your business.
You s...
Only the Brave go There.
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I seldom decide in advance blog subjects. I frequently question why I blog
at all. Do others have the same thoughts I wonder. And just occasionally
somethi...
The People in My Neighborhood
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Since January I’ve been working in the mental health section of the clinic
and for the most part I like working here. I like it because it’s a lot
closer t...
Tiger Mothering and Me
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I've just finished a book I've been meaning to read for ages, and finally
got round to: *Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother* by Amy Chua. For those of
you ...
Was it like this in the war?
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Summer has arrived in the UK. We're basking in temperatures in the mid to
high twenties which is about as good as it gets in the UK. Fortunately
that's abo...
Hello, Goodbye...
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Well. There it is. My year of AS level drama has drawn to a close.
I'm trying not to think about it too hard.
Because I might cry.
I've really, really enjoye...
Bodies
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It’s hot here in Cambodia. This has several consequences:
- I don’t wear make up during the day – melting mascara isn’t pretty
- My toenail varnish is in mu...
Happy Birthday
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*No, you haven't come to the wrong site. It's still me.... Addy, with a
new look.*
*I thought it high time for a makeover. My Blog is four years old today...
Is my bum too big?
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Mum: "I read recently that when you have high fat foods it can take only 3
hrs for it to turn into fat and go to your bottom"
Only moments before she had ...
Lazy weekend.....
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All of the following have contributed to me having a lovely long work free
two days.
I feel guilty about having such a non-productive time but it has also b...
Tea-Related Injuries
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Curlews in the Goyt has reported that he missed his footing on the stairs
last night and wound up in a heap at the bottom covered in tea (he was, he
said, ...
Was it all just a storm in a teacup?
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It has been sometime since I've penned some words (I'm not so sure if
anyone is still following this blog, so I won't rattle on for too long).
It's been a...
Goalposts for jumpers
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You've got to feel sorry for them… Back in the old days, F.A. Cup day was a
bit of an event. It was the last part of the Spring triptych of sport,
followin...
Ted posted a blog post
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Ted posted a blog post
Deliver your baby on BBC Three
BBC Three continues to look for couples who are expecting their first baby
this summer.We want to give...
More from Global Street Art
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So the Global Street Art project is up and running! The most amazing
unpublished street art archive now has a blog! Please check out and click
like at www....
Isn't it strange
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... how years after your precious baby has learned to sleep through the
night, at weekends you are sometimes still kept awake and pacing the floor
by them?...
Wilkie or won’t he
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Image by Matt Golding- WA Today And he did…sort of. Andrew Wilkie
withdrew his support for the Gillard Labor government because they failed
to honour a w...
Things I Have Said To My Husband Today
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- Oh crikey
- We do this every time
- Every time I give you salmon
- It's fish
- Fish
- You do like fish
- As I've said before,...
The year in pieces
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I'm not re-animating this blog. This is a coda or end-piece, or codpiece if
you will, to explain why I feel that we have come to a close.
The world of Helm...
Jo McGowran - Rest In peace
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Dear bloggers
This is the post I didn't want to write and it is the post you did not want
to be reading.
Jo fell asleep on Thursday 20th October and moved...
Rumours of Things Going Astray
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There is undoubtedly a confusion of where things really are. This blog has
become one of them, so I'm off. Off to find the bright side of life and see
how ...
fayre to middling
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Ok, so it's been a while. I hold up my hands. I find that I am unable to
work 3 days a week + be treasurer of the local toddler club + be mum to 1.5
youn...
Some new views...from a different angle
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Well everything seems to be getting a roof now, which is a good thing given
the weather...this is the veledrome...one from the road underneath, and one
...
I know, I know...
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However I cannot *but* post on the following subject. Mr (yes, dear reader)
Stanley Vann, erstwile organist of Pizzaborough Cathedral, co[image: Italic]mpos...
Insomnia? No, but i am bloody knackered.
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Insomnia, apparently can be caused by an inadequate sex life. Right... Glad
i a) don't have insomnia, and b) don't have a sex life, let alone a c)
inadequa...