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We've had a car disaster. Well, it could have been worse. No one is injured and nothing's broken, no crash and no emergency services have been involved. However, while watching junk TV last night, himself and I heard a weird click. This was followed a couple of minutes later by the alarm on himself's Focus… Continue reading Car disaster
I'm going for the lazy route in today's post. We've had snow this last week in the North West of England. Not particularly unusual, there's often a white few days at this time of year and compared to many places the snow quantity is fairly trivial. However, it's infrequent enough that both the infrastructure and… Continue reading Snowy Scenes
Between the stuff in the new about the "self-proclaimed misogynist" arrest in Romania, comments about autism and criminality, and various other things that have been going on in my real world lately, I've been thinking about the trouble with all the isms. Here's my conclusion. All the isms are based on the precept that different… Continue reading The Trouble with Isms
At the start of 2021, I did a round up of 2020 and included some running stats. In 2022, I wrote a whole post about it because my running had got a bit more serious I suppose. However, 2022 did not go to planning on the exercise front. Total Stats Comparison 20212022Active Days278165Total Time239 hours113… Continue reading Running Review 2022
Towards the end of last year, I shared that I was feeling generally fed up and uninspired about blogging. Lots of lovely people shared their sympathy and suggested a break - which I duly took over the festive season. I've been thinking (and avoiding thinking) about this blog and its future for several months now.… Continue reading New Schedule
The wonderful Alison from Sustainably Simple Life has shared the fifth post in the series being run by the Climate Change Collective. We live in a world that is dominated by capitalism and consumerism–and it is ruining our planet. Not everyone reading this post will live in a capitalist society, but I bet a lot of… Continue reading Climate Change Collective Post 5: How Our Need to Shop is Ruining Our Planet
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas. I'm taking a few days off to enjoy some cuddles, laughs, and lots of food with my family. I might be back on 30th or I might not. I hope everyone has a joyful and peaceful few days. But I know Christmas can be awful for some of us… Continue reading Taking A Festive Break
By large boy (the gonk, not the blog post), entirely his own design made up as he went along. Yesterday's advent activity was "crafts", which drew a disappointed sigh. I'd bought a couple of kits to make a wreath and pompom gonks because I am not crafty myself. But the boys were thoroughly unimpressed. So… Continue reading Making stuff 22: needle felt gonk
A few weeks ago, I had a Friday that was a VERY busy day. I didn't manage to squeeze in even the shortest run. I'm sharing this to illustrate the mental load, and overload, that falls on us sometimes. I fear mums experience this more than dads perhaps. I'm sure that's not true in every… Continue reading A Friday story
Last year I shared large boy's Christmas poem from 2020. This year I've got the one he wrote in 2021, I wonder if he's been writing one at school this year. It seems clear that the teacher tasked them with writing it in the shape of the tree, but I love the alliteration and use… Continue reading Christmas Tree Poem
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 
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