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balaam
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An, well. Wrong again.
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
However, I've just come back from 'setting up', and in another category I got many complimentary remarks from ladies of the village on the size of my entry. It's nice to know that it has already given pleasure to so many.
Here's hoping it doesn't snap in two before tomorrow's out.
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What can I say except oo err and ooooh, matron!
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
... I got many complimentary remarks from ladies of the village on the size of my entry. It's nice to know that it has already given pleasure to so many.
Sorry - can't resist it. Quotes file! ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Having done very little this afternoon apart from making some chicken stock, I really ought to be contemplating the curry I'm going to make for tomorrow's lunch with the remains of the chicken (assuming D. remembers to get the ingredients I asked him for).
In other news, we're multitudinously pissed off at the moment - a stone hit the windscreen of the Pigletmobile and cracked it down the middle, and it's going to cost $700 to repair. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Poor little car. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
[ 04. September 2015, 22:53: Message edited by: Piglet ]
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
Second place in the 'flowers' section - sometimes, size matters. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Would that be for dahlias the size of footballs by any chance?
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Piglet
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Curry now made, and I've even toasted the almonds for the rice, which leaves me tomorrow morning to colour my hair, as I'm getting it cut in the afternoon.
really quite organised piglet ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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Originally posted by Piglet:
...In other news, we're multitudinously pissed off at the moment - a stone hit the windscreen of the Pigletmobile and cracked it down the middle, and it's going to cost $700 to repair.
Poor little car.
My car insurance in UK covered glass with no loss of no claims bonus - worth checking if your policy does the same.
I have myself down for an even lazier day than usual as I am alone most of the day and have a book to finish then a little light shopping - it's tough at the top!
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Chapelhead
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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
Second place in the 'flowers' section - sometimes, size matters.
Would that be for dahlias the size of footballs by any chance?
Unfortunately I haven't managed to grow any really good dahlias - the ones I have grown have been OK, but small-headed and the stems are too short.
My entry for 'three stems in a vase' was three 7+ feet tall sunflowers It's probably just as well the really big (10 feet) ones are 'over' - I'd never have got them in the car, and walking with them from allotment to URC hall would have been a bit of a trek (although amusing for onlookers, no doubt).
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Ariel
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Good stuff. Hope it works for you and that you have a vase that can cope.
I'd thought about going to the Moreton in Marsh Show today, but time, distance, energy, and cost are all factors why I probably won't.
We had a French-food-themed day at the office yesterday where we brought in French food to snack on throughout the day. Pate, quiche, a baguette, Roquefort, croissants, pain chocolat, tarte aux pommes, and a box of Kipling's Fondant Fancies. Well, the word Fondant is French and if you stick an R in Fancies and lose the I and S you have France. It was all good; we didn't need to bring lunch either, just polished off what was left.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
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Originally posted by Piglet:
...In other news, we're multitudinously pissed off at the moment - a stone hit the windscreen of the Pigletmobile and cracked it down the middle, and it's going to cost $700 to repair.
Poor little car.
My car insurance in UK covered glass with no loss of no claims bonus - worth checking if your policy does the same.
I think ours has a standard £50 fee for windows with no loss of no claims bonus - we have needed to use it twice so quite a bargain.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Chapelhead:
Second place in the 'flowers' section - sometimes, size matters.
You had 3 sunflowers about 7' tall and you got second place? I'm just trying to imagine what came first. A fine display of 8' tall giant thistles, or a huge floral display mounted on a plinth and carefully wheeled in?
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Yesterday I went to The Voice and the Echo at the Sam Wannamaker theatre, one of a series of poetry and music readings, with contemporary responses to a poet. This one was based on the poetry of George Herbert, there have been others on John Donne, William Blake and one to come on Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Today I returned to the Globe to see Heresy of Love based on the story of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, writer of The House of Desires, found a photography exhibition of the life of Agatha Christie which I wandered around and saw a new play And Then Come the Nightjars in a pub theatre, which was much smarter than when I used to go there 30 odd years ago. Both plays were amazing, but poignant. The Heresy of Love showed Juana's friendship with Viceroy and Vicerein of Mexico, betrayal by a bishop and treatment by the church, lots of meaty religious views to discuss. The other play starts with the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth and the effects on farming.
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Piglet
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Thanks for the advice re the windscreen. AIUI, the policy allows for one claim before they hike up your premiums (and over here, they don't half hike them up: a friend of ours ended up paying something like $6,000 a year after a single prang). I'll certainly mention it to D., but I think if the policy had covered glass, he'd have known. He reckons it's worth using the one-claim*, and I think he's probably right.
The curry turned out rather nicely, although it was a tad on the salty side. Does anyone else find that kosher salt is "saltier" than ordinary salt? We bought some a while back as I'd offered to make bread for a friend who was on a post-radiation diet that allowed kosher salt, and when our ordinary salt ran out, we thought we'd use the kosher stuff for cooking, but it is different from ordinary salt, and a wee bit difficult to judge the right amount.
Spent the morning colouring my hair and part of the afternoon getting it cut; I always feel better after a haircut.
* especially as the half-year's rates are due; if the ******* council would maintain the roads properly, it probably wouldn't have happened ... ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Hope you can get the car sorted, Piglet, that does all sound rather unfortunate.
First week back at school went well - we had two training days then two actual days with children. I had forgotten (as I do every year!) how tiring it is 'training' a new class. Ten minutes to write date and title and check it's all neat and underlined, just like I told them. I have faith that we will speed up.
We also have a new headteacher this year, and although she's lovely, it's slightly strange getting used to there being someone different at the front of assembly, etc.
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It was an absolutely glorious day here: not hugely hot (16°) but sunny and comfortable. After church D. and I had a lovely little stroll along the harbour and watched as a fairly large cruise ship came in.
After a day of singing some seriously nice Tudor stuff (Byrd 4-part mass in the morning and Weelkes' Short Service in the evening, eliciting much Decanal Grinning™) we had a bit of a do to say farewell to one of the choral scholars, who's heading away to do some further study.
Tomorrow's a public holiday (Labour Day) but I'm going to put a few hours in the bank for holidays later in the year. As there probably won't be anyone else in, it won't matter what time I arrive, so I think a bit of a lie-in might be in order ... ![[Snore]](graemlins/snore.gif)
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LeRoc
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It is 16°C here in Johannesburg. My parents tell me it's 16°C in the Netherlands ... Has a strange kind of temperature equalisation taken place across the planet?
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Welease Woderwick
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Well, it is cooling off a bit here [only 29.6C at just after midday] so perhaps we'll be down to 16C later - but I hope not! The coldest recorded in these parts was 15.9C and we were all we were all suffering!
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The washing is done and hanging out (a sure sign that the weather is good as I never hang it out unless it's sure to dry) I have cleaned and vacuumed the kitchen, cleaned the windows and the big dogs have had their walks (friend's pooch is here while she is in Madrid soaking up the rays). I'll be taking the puppy on her training walk soon - I think we'll go in town to encounter some buses.
I have w*rk tomorrow for the first time since July and I'm rather looking forward to it. I enjoy the staff room banter and seeing the youngsters working hard always pleases me ![[Biased]](wink.gif) My one-day-a-week of work has moved from Fridays to Tuesdays. Which is good.
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Well, it is cooling off a bit here [only 29.6C at just after midday] so perhaps we'll be down to 16C later - but I hope not! The coldest recorded in these parts was 15.9C and we were all we were all suffering!
For what it's worth that's close to the global 20th century avrage temperature of 15.5 degrees - see link.
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I'm hoping tonight's commute will be less traumatic than Friday. I'd gone to my usual bus stop, between Victoria station and Westminster Cathedral, when I noticed there was paramedic prodding the pavement with newspaper.
As I got closer, I realised they were mopping up blood; it was all over the bus stop, the pavement and on the steps of the number 2 bus. I saw a few tweets asking what had gone on, but there was not one jot on the news.
Have barely been able to stop thinking about it since. I know London can be rough in places, but that was a bit shocking.
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I had a mild fit of goddessishness this evening and made a batch of rolls for tomorrow's lunch. Wednesday lunch is always on the hoof, as I finish w*rk at 12:30 and D. has his organ concert at 1:15, so he usually makes sandwiches and brings them with him. The rolls are still warm - help yourselves.
Back to old clothes and porridge tomorrow, as my dad would say: the schools are back, and we're starting choir practice again. It's also Buy a Priest a Beer Day, so perhaps we'll persuade the Dean and the Curate to come for a pint afterwards ...
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Welease Woderwick
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An annoying start to the day in that the alarm went off, I got up, shaved, did my teeth and was just about to dress for a morning walk when the heavens opened - I like rain but walking in that sort of rain seemed foolish, so I didn't. But I was up so got started on the tasks of the day - then after breakfast went back to bed for 3 hours!
When I woke later I found my latest DVD acquisition has arrived - three complete ballets by Matthew Bourne and Adventures in Motion Pictures - I am looking forward to tackling them soon. I've seen their Swan Lake a couple of times but Nutcracker and The Car Man are new to me.
Exciting!
All that AND fish and chips for lunch!
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Piglet
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What - proper, deep-fried British fish and chips? Who knew that was doable in Woddersville?
I'm probably going to have a faff of a day; D. phoned to say the Pigletmobile's going to be at the windscreen menders until the afternoon, so I'll get a cab to the Cathedral for his recital, but I hope it's ready by the time I have to take my ear back to the doctor - at this rate we'll be keeping the local taxi firm in business.
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Welease Woderwick
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Well, no, not as Britons know it but it is how I describe what is, in reality, marinaded baked fish tikka served with sauteed potatoes with also some gently sauteed onions and tomato.
Fab!
And this morning it was too cold to eat breakfast outside on the verandah - this doesn't happen many days of the year - we tried it but chickened out.
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Today has not been my finest hour - I managed to leave my jacket, complete with all my keys in the pocket, on the bus on my journey home. Fortunately I have a friend who's husband works for that bus company, so he's on the case. Fingers crossed!
I also have an interesting-smelling flat right now, since yesterday I dropped my little bottle of Olbas Oil (methol/ eucalyptus) and it smashed on the bathroom sink and kind of went everywhere. At least my blocked up nose is staying nice and clear.
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Bought a sandwich, packet of crisps and a coffee this morning: £6.15. Don't think I'll be doing that again for a while.
The markup on sandwiches is ridiculous really. You can get an entire loaf of bread for less than a pound. My own fault for not sorting something out from the fridge before I left this morning.
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Arrived in the UK today, completely knackered after two weeks in Brazil and three in Africa. Landed in Heathrow at 6, went straight to the office and got there just before an important meeting at 11 ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) I may not exactly have smelled of roses
I was looking forward to having my first quiet weekend in ages, but my brother called yesterday that he's in England for work, and that he reserved a hotel in London for the two of us this weekend starting tomorrow. Don't know when I'm ever going to sleep
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... keeping the local taxi firm in business ...
I've given them over $30 today (after w*rk, to the doctor's and back). And, of course, D. phoned just as I was getting out of the taxi at home, to say that he was on his way to pick up the Pigletmobile ... ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
At least the insurance covered all but $100 of the cost of the windscreen, so it could have been much worse.
Considering that D. took it in just after 10 this morning, and didn't get it back until 4 in the afternoon, I think they might consider changing their name from Speedy Glass, as they could be had under the Trades Descriptions Act ...
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Please forgive the vainglorious boasting, but this morning I am channelling my inner Miss Piggy - 'I'm a Star!'
Last night I saw myself on film in a real theatre for the very first time - I was part of the Community Chorus for the amazing LipService Theatre Company's 'Picture of Doreen Gray'! It's a great play anyway but I've only seen it from the wings when we were in the company in Winchester, now that it's been filmed/recorded I'm able to see it as it should be seen, and with me in it - what a hoot!
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Welease Woderwick
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Autograph! Autograph!
Well done.
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This afternoon I have watched the first of yesterday's DVDs - I have seen Swan Lake live on stage but nearly 20 years ago and it is just as wonderful on the small screen. Dark but wonderful.
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Thank you fans!
*blushes*
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'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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Good on you Mrs. S. - next time anyone has a supermarket opening or other ribbon-cutting situation, we'll know where to look!
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[...] This afternoon I have watched the first of yesterday's DVDs - I have seen Swan Lake live on stage but nearly 20 years ago and it is just as wonderful on the small screen. Dark but wonderful.
I think there's a knob you can fiddle with, and everything brightens up in an instant.
Oh, sorry. Was overcome by punning lust.
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Nice one Wesley, I don't know what we'd do without our master punner
I don't care if I'm tired, spending a weekend in London with my brother is fucking brilliant.
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I'm going out for coffee with a friend tomorrow and really looking forward to it.
Is this a sign of old age?
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I'm going out for coffee with a friend tomorrow and really looking forward to it.
Is this a sign of old age?
No. It's a sign that you are content with the simple, good things in life and that you love your friend. I'm looking forward to my day too - lunch with one friend and coffee with another, and then Nenlet1 is coming over in the evening for a Girls' Night In and a sleepover. (Mr Nen is away.)
I'm impressed, Mrs S!
Nen - who also has a large nose.
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Coffee or lunch with friends (especially ones you don't see very often) is absolutely brilliant. I know a lot of us give off about the less helpful aspects of Facebook (cat videos, stupid "share this for instant happiness" pictures), but I've re-connected with a load of old school-friends through it, and whenever I'm going home to Orkney I drop them a line and make arrangements to meet for coffee and gossip.
Definitely getting back to post-summer normality now - I'm back doing the Cathedral bulletin and between us the Curate and I appear to have conquered the evil that is his Mac computer ...
In a way it feels odd watching everyone getting back in the swing of things, because we haven't been away: we're going home to the UK in November and summer seems to have been something that happened to other people.
Actually, in Newfoundland, until August it was something that happened to other people ... ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Amen to that (coffee and FB), Nen and Piglet. I think it's a marvellous way to keep in touch with friends - and to reconnect with them. One of my posts has just led to one of Mr S's friends from college meeting up with someone he was at grammar school with, a lady I met while doing the theatre stuff (who also used to work for someone else Mr S knows through the diocese!)
Who'd'a thought it?
Don't you think, though, that being able to find joy in simple things like coffee with a friend is a key to happiness - rather than always needing to find something EXCITING and BIGGER and MORE EXPENSIVE than last time? I do ...
Mrs. S, pocket philosopher
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Welease Woderwick
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Where's the LIKE button?
I totally agree. Last time I was in UK a friend and I went to New Brighton and sat on the front eating fish and chips and mushy peas out of the wrapping paper.
Brilliant!
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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EXACTLY!
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Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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All the Big Hoot Owl photos I've taken are now becoming a project for my students this year. Several of them are very enthusiastic, about the owls and the reason behind the project, and we spent yesterday afternoon working on it all. I've had a massive change of duties and working in a completely different area. Good change, but a shock to my system, and the new travelling with very vulnerable students duties is going to be fun
Alf the Penguin Owl is going to be available as a figurine!
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Sarasa
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Totally agree about really enjoying meeting up with friends. Went out with two people I used to work with 15 years ago for lunch, then wandered around for a while before going out with work colleagues for dinner. Got a bit of a hang-over and feel I ate far too much yesterday but it was worth it - even if the venue for our evening meal was rather chaotic. Favourite exchange between one of our party and a member of staff -
'Are you the manager?'
'I could be"
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'I guess things didn't go so well tonight, but I'm trying. Lord, I'm trying.' Charlie (Harvey Keitel) in Mean Streets.
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LeRoc
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The London weekend was very nice. We were unapologetic tourists We did the London Eye, the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. The new glass plate thing on Tower Bridge: I managed to get over it, but I have to admit that it was much harder than I would have thought I really liked the Tower of London, some of the expositions were very well done. It is also possible that a number of beers were had during this weekend.
Now for a day of solid sleeping.
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I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector)
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Boogie
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Originally posted by LeRoc:
The new glass plate thing on Tower Bridge: I managed to get over it, but I have to admit that it was much harder than I would have thought
We did that over the Grand Canyon!
** Brave Boogie! **
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LeRoc
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Boogie: ** Brave Boogie! **
Well done! I think these things tell us interesting things about how our minds work.
Ah, I loved Borough Market. I'd never been there; we stumbled on it by accident. Very nice.
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I know why God made the rhinoceros, it's because He couldn't see the rhinoceros, so He made the rhinoceros to be able to see it. (Clarice Lispector)
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Curiosity killed ...
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Borough Market is where I should have gone this afternoon on my way to the Globe tonight to see The Oresteia, but I need to sleep*.
Particularly as I spent the morning, from 3am to 1:30pm, building a board of photos to promote Guiding on the High Street today. The stall was there from 10am and I arrived about 9:45am and stayed to help until my Guider turned up, at 1:20pm. On Wednesday, we asked the girls to write something about the activities they had enjoyed last year, so I put their words together with photos from the year.
* New gloss paint at w*rk which I'm horribly allergic to. Stuffed sinuses and buzzing like I've taken something illegal doesn't add up to sleeping well.
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Boogie
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Guiding on the High Street? That's what my dog is training to do!
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