Monthly Archives: September 2010

on mysterious happenings at the house of Kennedy/Hill

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

There are mysterious goings on going on at the house of Kennedy/Hill this evening and the previously somewhat divided household is currently united as we endeavour to solve the mystery of the disappearing chicken slices. Before going to work this … Continue reading →

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on needing your advice

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Ok, come on blog people, I need your advice…. If you’ve read my previous blogs you will know that I have an adult daughter, 19 tomorrow actually, who, following a summer of unemployed inactivity, put in a late application to … Continue reading →

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on…oh my goodness I bought a dress!

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

A few minutes ago I was skipping around the house wearing a new frock and singing, to the tune of ‘I kissed a girl’, “I bought a dress, and I like it, la la la la la la la”, (songwriting … Continue reading →

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on why I won’t have a tattoo, or not yet anyway

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Since I turned 40, (I am now 43), I have been toying with the idea of getting a tattoo, it’s probably a bit of a mid-life crisis thing. It would have to be small, no bigger than a couple of … Continue reading →

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on whether “no dear” is always the right answer if the question is “does my bum look big in this?”

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Most women, and quite a lot of men, will at some time in their life utter that dreaded question “does my bum look big in this?”.  Most men when faced with this question will automatically answer “no dear”, most women … Continue reading →

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on the youth of today and their fabness

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

All too often the youth of today are whinged about, by me as much as anyone, considered to be generally lazy, bolshy, workshy, disrespectful and generally bad.  So this blog is to redress the balance a bit. I spent an … Continue reading →

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on my first experience of #bristweetdrinks

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

A couple of weeks ago @jeninher30s piped up with a tweet, she told me that she’d just booked three tickets for #bristweetdrinks and that I needed to keep the 22nd free.  Never one to argue I immediately booked the evening … Continue reading →

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on how it’s not easy being green

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

As that wise old frog Kermit once said ‘it’s not easy being green’. For several reasons trying to be just a tad more green is on my mind quite a bit at the moment, partly due to having started reading … Continue reading →

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a recipe blog – chickpea, potato & spinach soup

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

I have some friends coming for lunch tomorrow, I am going to serve this soup, one of my absolute favourites, with homemade bread rolls, followed by peach & cinnamon creme brulee for dessert, ( creme brulee recipe ), I do … Continue reading →

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on whether reading is ‘a girl thing’

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Since I was a small child I have always been an avid reader.  In my room at the moment I can see 24 books that I have read in recent weeks, 1 that I am currently reading, (‘Under the Tuscan … Continue reading →

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