Today’s life lessons

1. Trying to smash popcorn into little pieces in a food processor does not work. The damn stuff is so light and fluffy that centrifugal force throws it to the outside of the bowl, beyond the reach of the blades. To add a little interest to proceedings it also whips up a nice static charge, so [...]

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Dear SexyGir|

I’m delighted to hear that you loved both my profile and my pics. Though, truth be told, you’ve seen neither, have you? You are not emailing me from your friends house. You are emailing me from your friend’s house. Yes, I see you’ve provided me with your own email address so that I can get to know you [...]

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7 Days starts on Saturday

Not that I can keep that piece of information in my head for more than two seconds. Much the same as my inability to keep in mind that Christmas is next Thursday, so yeah, I might want to do something about actually completing all those things that need doing before then. And no, watching Frasier [...]

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Hanging out at the coconut

The food I made for the birds has indeed proved popular. While the aim is always to attract the smaller, more interesting birds like the robin, the starlings are always there, ready to invade and conquer. And you needn’t think that letting the coconut dangle away from the support of the tree will be any [...]

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At the Post Office

“Five second class stamps please.” “Would you like Pantomime or Madonna and Child?” “I’d like Pantomime please.” “Oh no you wouldn’t!”

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Feed the birds II: The return of the lard

I learned my lesson earlier in the year that birds would ignore any pretty arrangements of wired fruit I made for them. The birds in our garden are more of the fatty food-loving variety. Bring on the lard, they say. So, with half a packet left over from my January endeavours, I brought on the [...]

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The adventures of a little atheist

This little atheist went looking for a nice secular advent calendar. Something shiny with better chocolate than previous years, please. Only two brands to choose from in the supermarket: the one she always has and moans about, or a Fairtrade calendar with “Divine” chocolate. Sounds like it might be better, she thought. The picture is [...]

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