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Diary note
Today we went to Tesco and bought nothing.
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Late late late
..and again it’s been another interesting, if frantic, day. As ever, it was a relief to head off to the Pilates class and hear people talking about such strange stuff: running marathons; competing in the Iron Man challenge; focusing on exercise timetables – not a group which worries about missing the latest Coen Brothers release,…
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I’m so tired
I haven’t slept a wink, etc. pace John Lennon. All of a sudden everything is kicking off at work. But the Mincers had a really good rehearsal last night, I had a testing session at Pilates tonight which helped to stretch my back muscles, courtesy of the wonderful Caroline, and I spent no Earth pounds…
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Groovin’…
…on a Sunday afternoon. Went to the beach today – what else would one do on a snowy Sunday in January? We watched the sun set beyond the bridges, a wonderful honey gold over ice blue. I paddled in the sea – courtesy of my George @ASDA wellies – and spotted a team of the…
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Star
Here is the star on our car aerial this morning. The members of DB Astro are very impressed with Paul’s dedication to all things stellar, to the extent that he has this on the car. Little do they know that I only picked this up in Tesco when we realised just how difficult it was…
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Money for nothing
It is if you work for the Royal Mint. Chums will know that I take childish delight in collecting the new commemorative coins issued each year, or at least I did when there was still a chance of spotting them in one’s change. Lately the newer ones have been mysteriously absent, but they could still…
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A Guid New Year
..to ane and aw, and mony may ye see. Paul & I are quietly raising a glass to all our chums; in Scotland, the UK, Europe, America, Africa, Australasia and Asia. We don’t know of anyone in Antarctica yet, but please get in touch! It’s been another busy year, with weddings, births, and the sad…
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Heir of the dog
Just as a change from moaning about the weather, I’m going to moan about something else. It has taken me about 40 years to find a decent shampoo and now it has been discontinued. I know perfectly well that this is done in order that I will hopefully spend a small fortune and all my…
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Scunnered
…yes, just like everyone else. That’s scunnered with the snow, in case anyone should be in any doubt. Now we have the sunset, hidden behind dense drifts of rolling, freezing fog. Snow fell steadily from at least 6:30 a.m. until after noon today, all the carefully cleared driveways have been filled in again. So, hooray,…
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JC(& HM)B
Wee joke there, which would take too long to unravel if you are not Scottish or a fan of Oor Wullie. JCB and driver fae up oor close, alang oor street cleared a huge roadway here yesterday, from 1 pm to 8pm. Paul & I went out to wave to him as he was working…