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 December 29th, 2009

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I’m sorry! I’m here… finally. Things got a bit manic for a while back there. We were snowed in. Sort of.

Gah. It’s annoying isn’t it, when people say “sorry…blah blah blah I’ve been busy”. I could have found 10 minutes or so to write something, I know I could have. But I didn’t. And, actually, [...]

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Lucy on November 13th, 2009

The wind is a-blowin’, the rain is a-fallin’… but it’s Friday night and That’s OK By Me.
This weekend is forecast as a complete wash-out. I only plan to set foot into the windy wilderness that is the Smallest Smallholding once I’ve bought some bird food. The bird feeders need topping up so I’ll have to [...]

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Lucy on August 10th, 2009

I have to say, summer is not my favourite time of year. Yes, there’s colour and sunshine and spectacular thunderstorms, but somehow it’s all a bit green and mad. I think, what it comes down to, is that in summer, I feel grumpy that I can’t be outside when I want to (for now, work, [...]

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