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• From under my cloud 11 years ago I blame repatriation. The other night someone linked to one of my old posts and let me know that they had and given the occasional oddness of my post titles I decided to go back and look at it to see what it was actually about. Not long after I finished laughing at my own jokes I ended up on one of...
• From bleak to sleek 11 years ago Crying. Whining. Whinging. Complaining. Moaning. Girning.Just some of the things occurring in our household over the past few months. What can I say? These continuous noises of complaint coming from the mouths of my children do not make for excellent blog posts. Of course there have been other...
• IKEA meatballs - turns out I like horsemeat 11 years ago I'm not really one for blogging about issues in the news, but a friend just posted an article from the Telegraph on Facebook that has made me revise that idea. Have you heard the latest on the horsemeat story?The news is that they have discovered that IKEA meatballs have contained (or do contain in...
• Save water, bath with a friend 11 years ago I love our bath. It is a real saviour and time eater during holiday times. It's the place where Orla & Hamish can actually get on and not argue for 10 minutes allowing me to wash the dishes or unpack a few boxes without having to involve me in everything they do.Orla and Hamish have had lovely...
• Plasticine rainbows & rock bugs... it's half term, not an acid trip. 11 years ago It's the first day of half term. In fact it's only 11am and already we've had our electricity meter changed for a nice new digital one, made rock bugs, plasticined a rainbow, secretly devoured some chocolate crispies before breakfast, and played trains. They've only been up 2 and a half hours! How...

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