February 5, 2012

magic...

Marmalade. Its the queen of all jams. The supremo of all preserves. Crumpets are naked without it. Sweet, yet a little bitter, that silky golden goodness with [...]

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January 8, 2012

i think my spirit animal got run over by a car*...

Dearest bloggy readers, I ♥ you. Thanks for taking the time to comment or tweet or email or facebook and say ‘me too’. It seems the last [...]

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November 24, 2011

thankful...

For being at this end of four billion years of evolutionary success; for the bittersweet gift of witnessing the sunset of a good, long life; for [...]

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October 14, 2011

my arse is a delicate flower...

the harbingers of doom So it seems the universe is ALWAYS BLOODY LISTENING and I have lost 3 kilos in 5 days. Unfortunately this has occurred [...]

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October 11, 2011

sweet christ...

I started noticing it the week before we went to Bruges: the creeping death of the scales. On recent medical advice I had to stop any [...]

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September 18, 2011

mr p’s birthday weekend was all about the ...

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April 27, 2011

my inner forrest gump...

So I got my run back on (woo hoo!). After a month of new job related time and energy suckage, on Saturday I went for a [...]

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February 18, 2011

things what’s been occuring...

In the last couple of hundred hours: Discovered Badger frotting the laundry basket and howling her sexiness at neighbourhood boy cats. She is now fixed and [...]

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February 6, 2011

lessons and theories from halfway...

This week I think I have reached half-way to the arbitrary number on the scale, that represents my goal weight*. Six months ago I decided to [...]

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December 29, 2010

how to have a fun day out at english seaside des...

Get up nice and early. This may necessitate having breakfast on the train. Do not dawdle (or allow companion to to be distracted by the WIDE [...]

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December 25, 2010

remember: christmas isn’t about you, its a...

It is on the only street in the United Kingdom where vehicles are required to drive on the right; peach melba was first made in the [...]

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November 29, 2010

weekend round-up: an enigma, wrapped in awesome,...

On Saturday afternoon I listened to the afternoon play on Radio 4 and baked The Best Carrot Cake In The Known Universe and promptly transmorgifurated into [...]

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