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She gets what exercise she can…
I can never think of ottomans without the quote from AA Milne “He gets what exercise he can, by falling of the ottoman”. Anyway, R bought an ottoman today, partially because he is…
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Nice visit
We had a lovely visit today from another lady who used to live in the house in 1970s and her husband. She brought some lovely flowers and chocolates and we had a long…
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Camellia coming into flower
There is a lovely Camellia coming into flower right by our drawing room window. At first I thought it was an Azalea but I stand corrected – they will not be out for…
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Some cat fun
R encountered a feline road block on the way downstairs this morning. While in a different part of the house, Amber flatly refused to come on my knee. I don’t know what it…
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Winter drying method
Following on from my revelation last summer that drying clothes on the outside line was better than using a dryer, I have come to a further epiphany (this time courtesy of J). Our…
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Ash Wednesday
I went to church to be “ashed” this morning. I explained to R what it entailed and what it symbolizes and he looked at me incredulously. When I got back he wanted to…
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Pancake Day
I made pancakes today. Having bought lemons for the “crepe” version, it turned out that both R and J preferred Scotch pancakes (aka drop scones). So I made those instead which leaves some…
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Some Wildlife
R and I took the car to be serviced and walked back, first along the side of the A91, and then by the Eden. We saw this gentleman enjoying a meal by the…
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An interesting combo
Today I made ricotta gnocchi in a tomato and pepper sauce with foccacia Because it was Sunday, I also made dessert which was a chocolate and orange cream whip (forgot to take photo…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
R and I exchanged Valentines in the typical manner of long married couples. This was my card (I will presume it was from R as it was on my chair in the lounge…
