Monthly Archives: July 2006

Balls

Silver balls. Following on from my ignominious return home yesterday with the car on the back of a truck, I got carted off by the RAC again, this time into Sheffield to get the immobiliser fixed. …. £875 of fixed, … Continue reading

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and this is why we pay for rac

Tim has just rung to say he’s on his way home. Riding in a truck, on the back of a lowloader. Looks like tomorrow’s Eureka trip will be postponed – the mondeo is out of action with an immobilised immobiliser. … Continue reading

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ID cards doomed, say officials – Sunday Times – Times Online

ID cards doomed, say officials – Sunday Times – Times Online Slow news day today is it? Can’t help feeling this really ought to have been a headline, haven’t seen a sniff of it on bbc news though, or in … Continue reading

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going to the carnival.

Last night I posted a link to comment is free, to an article that itself links to the carnival of feminists. If you go and read around the blogs linked, you’ll (unsurprisingly) find some great posts. There are some relating … Continue reading

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Comment is free: The personal is political: a blog lesson

Comment is free: The personal is political: a blog lesson Interesting post, lots of interesting links, even one or two interesting comments And no, I didn’t go to bed yet.

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so much for that then

today has not been a successful day for Small. I lost count of the accidents on the floor, he refused point blank to go near the toilet, and thankfully I’d given up and put a pull up on before he … Continue reading

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Memories

making them, revisiting them, using them. On Tues, we stopped over at Jan’s. She’d invited a friend of hers over for drinks, someone I went to primary school with It was really lovely to catch up with Joanne – we … Continue reading

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more new blogringers

Katy and Bob at In at the deep end. Good to have you with us

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It is the journey as well as the destination……

Please welcome a new blogring member, Amanda over at It is the journey as well as the destination…… Amanda, I’ve got to say I love your title – it’s fantastic!

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An ordinary unusual Sunday.

It’s been a hot day today, those of you in the UK may have noticed. I was aware that we were supposed to be having a heatwave – I wasn’t aware that we were down for rain overnight, so I’d … Continue reading

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Tagged – five things

Got tagged by Deb 5 things in my refrigerator: an egg peanut butter slightly too old tomatoes diluted apple juice apple concentrate 5 things in my closet: maternity clothes hand me downs that haven’t been handed anywhere yet. hand me … Continue reading

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Let’s see

this collecting of resources is beginning to pay off. Big is showing a real interest in science and experiments, and appears completely unaware that it’s education and didn’t ought to be done on a weekend So today she sat with … Continue reading

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Upsetting the children.

I’ve got the football on. Apparently, that breaches some unwritten law that says only children’s television is acceptable during the hours of daylight (or at the very least, while they’re awake). Shame.

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restitutions revisited

courtesy of a timely reminder from Deb I thought this was going to be a very depressing post, but having quickly flipped through my list…. 5 Personal Goals for this Year. * watch less tv that is just on, read … Continue reading

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