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Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Hope you all have a   Happy Christmas and  a Merry New Year! Lilian

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Brooms, tea and post-it notes

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

The glass has been replaced in the charity shop now, and people have been out trying to clear and clean up the streets where Mr C works. There  have been lots of reports in the papers and on-line about various … Continue reading →

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Riots

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Apologies if you’re sick of reading/hearing/watching things about the riots in the UK. I didn’t really want to write about them, but I can’t really think about anything else, so I will. It’s been fine where we live (so far), … Continue reading →

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Too darn hot

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

It was 31 ° C  (87.8 ° F) in the office this afternoon. By the end of the afternoon, some of us (e.g. me) were finding it difficult to get on with our work due to the temperature of the office … Continue reading →

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We love life whenever we can

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

by George Szirtes, after Mahmoud Darwish We love life whenever we can. We enter the grocer’s, the baker’s, the chemist’s the post office daily. We love life life whenever we can. We borrow each other’s books and paperclips and forget … Continue reading →

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Also (and more importantly)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Today is the 100th  International Women’s Day.

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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

Dear Readers of this blog, Wishing you all happy Christmasses and merry New Years. Love from Lilian

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The mystery of smart-casual dressing

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

I’m not very good at fashion. For example, one thing about it  that had always been a mystery to me was what was meant by that style of dress called ‘smart-casual’. When Mr C and I went to have our … Continue reading →

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Leave your feelings at the door

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

I would like to know how to leave my feelings outside of work. I have been asked to do this by my line manager. She says I have to be “Bookmouse” out of work, but when I come into work … Continue reading →

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A deeper bathing experience?

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

I saw this in the chemist’s today: It just struck me as a bit odd, and quite funny, that you can get a bath gift set called ‘Theology’. What does theology have to do with bathing? Well…I suppose ritual washing … Continue reading →

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