The sun was shining. The humans were hauling boulders about. And the dog was having his day.
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Tag Archives: Daily life
The num num is gone
18 May, 2012
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I’m painting a repair to an interior wall when the phone rings. I look at the paint-laden brush and consider ignoring the phone. Most day-time calls are automated silent calls, scammers trying to persuade me to hand over my computer details or dubious sales calls, the last affectionately known as SPIT, spam over internet telephony. [...]
Read moreHeal thyself
13 March, 2012
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After a two-week gap, I was back at Aberdeenshire Royal Infirmary this morning to have my fractured wrist checked. The appointment started well: only a small queue of people waiting to be seen by the consultants, a small delay in X-Ray while a badly injured accident victim was seen to, and then in to see [...]
Read more Ready for Evacuation Day
26 February, 2012
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The Big Lad’s P7 class is studying World War 2 at the moment, focusing on the Home Front at first. As the finale they’re having an Evacuation Day tomorrow at the local railway station where they’ll meet a train carrying children from another school. All the students will be in period costume. The Big Lad [...]
Read more A bitsa of a day
21 November, 2011
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I was awake at 5.30am today after a restless night thanks to my brain throwing up far too many ideas for short stories, character sketches and writing assignments. I remained in bed for a while, enjoying a moment of leisure, before leaping out of bed just before 6am, racing off to the shower for a [...]
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