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This morning I had the results of my blood tests, and all the things they were testing for have come back as ‘Normal.’ This is, of course, good news, however it doesn’t explain the tiredness, breathlessness, and bruising. I can only assume these are

It’s always the same; I make plans for time off, or the weekend, and they go all to pot. Some rumour was going around work, and it looked like my week off would be cancelled. In the event that didn’t happen and I am, at least, off from work. I had planned

No, it’s not a recipe for a French delicacy. This year my pots have been under siege from snails. I’ve planted 2 pots of peas, twice, only to have the snails devour them. They’ve eaten the tops of the potatoes, and even the onion tops. I’ve never known a

The other day we were on an Amber alert for storms with the possibility of flooding. I made sure all the drains were clear the night before and ensured that the umbrellas were to hand. My friend cancelled our Saturday shopping as he didn’t want to be out

Recently I had the audacity to be out of the office for a day on a training course. Wouldn’t you know it, someone needed me, and because I wasn’t available they threw what can only be described as a hissy fit, and not for the first time! So

Locally something ‘big’ is going on soon and our site, and others close by, won’t be available as a place of work. We’re expected to travel to other sites that will be open as usual. We’ll be expected to use public transport due to main road closures by

I have been mostly in a bad mood. Blame the weather, blame lack of sleep, blame the fact that I’m a grumpy old bag lol. An email was sent to all the technicians, except me, regarding working during the ‘big’ event. A colleague kindly showed me the email,

I recently recorded a film; Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts, amongst others. It’s a reworking of Snow White. I’ve only ever seen this actress play ‘nice’ parts and to see her play the ‘evil’ Queen was quite an eye opener; I thought she was really

Near me is a street that I sometimes walk my dog along. There are about 40 houses in this street. Most of the properties have a garage. Every single property has a drive, and around half of them have a drive long enough for 2 vehicles. When I walk the dog