gardening
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chopping wood
There is a good chance I have encountered this question before and already answered it. So what if I have. What is leisure time when you spend every minute of every day, or as much of each as possible, doing the things you love, enjoy and that keep you ticking? It is simple: I gave…
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i HAVE NO IDEA…
What I wanted to do when I grew up, when I was five years old. In the intervening forty eight years it has somehow slipped my mind. However on the subject of five(5) I woke up at around 5am this morning needing to pee. Nothing unusual in that. But it got me thinking that I…
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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND TERROR BYTES
On top of all the anxiety of late I hoped I would sleep like a baby last night and re-gather some energy, fat chance. Sleep eluded me and dreams prevailed, unpleasant dreams, ones that did not go away when I opened my eyes and got up and walked around. The kind that stick around like…
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I HAD A CLIENT
Who thought I did such a good job last time I was round her property, she does not need me again until the spring. Considering the gardening season is largely closed now, this is not a problem. I do not miss the cold mornings, damp afternoons or combinations of both. I have my own affairs…
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The first two sentences are lies!
I really needed to do something creative and a couple of days ago I baked a rather delicious lemon drizzle cake. The first in a very long time. It turns out you can get fat and do mischief to your teeth whilst being creative, It’s not all paint, charcoal and canvas you know. To be…
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Le jardin
The garden has seen many changes over the years and quite a lot in the last few months, it provides frustration, exercise, a release for some dodgy mental health goings on and more excuses to spend money than a millionaires wife.