Monthly Archives: February 2012

First

Posted on 28/02/2012 by

My heart sank last night as I saw a mound of what looked like the internal organs of a not so smallish mammal lying on the mat by the front door. Pippi-Long-Stocking, our recently spayed, rather lively tabby-and-white kitten, has … Continue reading →

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Wordle 45

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

Senses, murmur, reluctant, answer, dense, smoke, map, stray, entranced, cumbersome, cement, I missed out pelt…. this was a hard one! Surgical enhancement I can sense your surgical enhancements have him entranced: his eyes are glazed as he gazes possessively at … Continue reading →

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Shattered illusions

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

It has been the weekend of the annual re-union. It all started on Thursday night with a meal and general gigglyness, and a sleepover at my house, which led onto more general gigglyness and the visiting of old Oxford haunts, … Continue reading →

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Snowdrops

Posted on 21/02/2012 by

Not a brilliant photo but a little glimpse of the snowdrops in my garden now the snow has gone and the crocuses are moving They hide in the lee of the beech hedge, rarely getting any sun, but this morning … Continue reading →

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Trial Run

Posted on 20/02/2012 by

I’m testing something out – if you are a regular subscriber to my blog and would like to see the pass-word protected post (here)  which is a poetry post, please email me for the pass-word   or comment on this … Continue reading →

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Protected: Wordle 44 – final days

Posted on 20/02/2012 by

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Do look down

Posted on 19/02/2012 by

An afternoon in Oxford on my own to attend a talk by the artist in residence at Modern Art Oxford, Tamarin Norland (who is exploring the interface of art and the written word…. ) turned into a meeting-up with several … Continue reading →

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Ashmole day out

Posted on 18/02/2012 by

It is the penultimate day of the February half term and we decided on a family trip out. Once term starts again the pressure will be on, building up to the GCSE (general certificate of secondary education) and A (Advanced … Continue reading →

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Pippi’s stressful day

Posted on 16/02/2012 by

First the cat basket: (the indignity of it) and then a trip in the car. Pippi has a tiny pip-squeak of a miaow. But she practiced a lot on the way to see if she could make it louder. This … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Card – with a little help from Jessops

Posted on 14/02/2012 by

A day off and a sleep  in. It is, after all half-term. I awoke up enough to receive a kiss from my beloved as he left for work, but not enough to remember what day it is. When I came … Continue reading →

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