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Deliverance.

Somewhere in the house are the two volumes necessary to contain all the information of a children’s encyclopaedia.  You’d need a bigger set now because this one is over a hundred years old.  It has a page or two on … Continue reading

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What’s going on underneath, a posting that is well and truly knickers, or, how to feel clever about bra purchasing mistakes.

Underwear is going on underneath, usually, though you never can tell. When I first began making dolls, nearly thirty two years ago, I dressed them with all the clothes I wore.  I was really keen for them to be little … Continue reading

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Twice as nice.

I do not stick to my own rules. Twice does not, apparently mean a repeat of the same thing. Last night as I was just dropping off, the weather being chilly, leading to snow flurries, the OH had no problems … Continue reading

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Two, twice.

As dedicated readers know, it’s all about two. If I put out three flowerpots, it looks wrong. I buy vests in twos, it’s just easier than finding I like it, going back and waiting until they’re back in stock to … Continue reading

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The whole tooth.

I should have known I couldn’t get through the last ghastly six weeks without something going south. Well it nearly went south but I caught it in time.  It was a large chunk, about a quarter, of my wisdom tooth.  … Continue reading

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Everything, everywhere….

How much easier it would be if untoward happenings formed an orderly queue and occurred one at a time with a nice space for recovery in the middle. The lack of postings hasn’t been about me for a change.  The … Continue reading

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Harrumph.

Dickens had elderly characters saying harrumph. There is a possibility that I may be turning into an elderly Dickensian. I don’t say ‘harrumph’ as much as I say ‘huh!’  I say ‘Huh!’ a lot, also ‘Oh Dear!’. I am unable … Continue reading

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Behaving like a bus.

I am.  Nothing for ages, then three at once. After my last post, I went round the corner to the garage, because we were out of chocolate biscuits and sometimes you just need chocolate biscuits.  Ahead of me in the … Continue reading

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Not finished yet.

Apparently I was wrong about the twos. Remember this? It’s the lockdown library on the end of the drive.  Books on the cart, jigsaws in the wheeled box, sweets in the wire basket. Today I was putting the cart out, … Continue reading

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In twos.

It took a long time for me to realise, even though I am quite bright, that stuff in my life happens in twos.  I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop, and relieved when it does.  I put … Continue reading

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