7 Days: Day 5 – Where am I?

Today’s theme: Where am I? I don’t know who came up with this silly idea. Oh wait, that would be me.

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7 Days: Day 2 – Solstice dinner

Not once this evening have I managed to spell Solstice right on the first go; the e always drops off. But anyway. Today a big pile of family members gathered together for a pre-Christmas meal, which for the sake of the 7 Days theme I’m calling a Solstice dinner. Sam arranged for us all to [...]

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7 Days: Day 1 – Picnic

Time not just to begin 7 Days once more, but also to plonk myself on the floor with Helen, Lauren and Suzy for another of our indoor picnics. There was slow roast pork, Norwegian Jarlsberg bread, homemade bagels, fresh veggies, tortilla chips and dips, hummus, falafel balls, Rocky Road, German Zimtkuchen and chocolate oranges (dark [...]

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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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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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Fair warning

You may remember this sign, which I photographed on a trip to Norfolk to see my brother Lee and his partner in crime, Debbie. I remarked that I wanted it on a T-shirt and the pair took me at my word with this fantastic birthday present that turned up in the post today.

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