Lucy on March 1st, 2010

Big ‘F’ for Fail!
No, I didn’t cajole myself into trudging out into the pissing rain and wind and cold to plant my raspberries. I’m sorry. I just couldn’t do it. It was my last day before my new job started, it was warm in the house, fecking cold out of the house, and I was [...]

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Lucy on February 27th, 2010

I was hoping to greet you all with many pictures and words detailing the amazing number of things I’d done this week. But it was not to be.
I finished work on Monday, and was given a beautiful bay tree as a leaving present.
During Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I waited for my wages to arrive. And [...]

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Lucy on February 6th, 2010

Last night I sat swathed in my dressing gown, slouched across the sofa, having just had a long and relaxing bath. I’d been soaking my aching muscles in the hot, lavender-scented water after a long, satisfying day of Being Productive.
Since I went back to work after Christmas, I feel like I’ve been trying to catch [...]

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Lucy on January 22nd, 2010

Well one of my resolutions was to post more on my blog. I’m sorry I haven’t kept up as much as I intended - I managed to break my laptop. And with Rich working morning, noon and night, it’s nigh on impossible to boot him off so I can write.
But here I am.
Ahhh Fridays. I [...]

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