Tag Archives: Musings

Good For Me

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

As a small child I remember certain things that were supposed to be ‘good for me’. Back then I wondered if it was only me that these things were good for, I don’t remember any other children I knew that … Continue reading →

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January Small Stone# Twenty Eight

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

My Mojo packed its bags in November and hasn’t been seen since. No-one knows where it went, why it went or what it got up to when it was away. I was quite worried about it at first and considered … Continue reading →

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Why take the 15 mile way home if you can take the 30?

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Otherwise known as Lucid Gypsy rambling. Last evening I went out with two of my closest friends. It’s a monthly event, we take turns driving, so that in theory two of us can have a couple of drinks, but actually … Continue reading →

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Banana Spam Nuttiness

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Spam is becoming really  funny these days. Not funny  that it exists of course, but the lengths they go with it. In my early days of blogging I didn’t get the spam protection thing, why would anyone want to send spam … Continue reading →

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A Cycle of Platforms and Hot Pants

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Browsing a few shops the other day my friend (also middle aged) and I had a lot of laughs at the clothes in the High Street fashion shops. Some of the things they would like young women to wear, are … Continue reading →

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Crazy Polish Woman has gone downstairs

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Yes truly! Ooonika, not how you spell it but I’m trying to provoke a reaction, has upped sticks and left my office and now works in another department. I didn’t frighten her away. I know this because she has been … Continue reading →

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The Write Stuff, A Slight Refrain

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

For two days now I have been learning to write. No, not the creative type that I have studied with the Open University, but handwriting, just like this, that you may or may not be able to read. If you … Continue reading →

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January Small Stones # 27

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Today the news is full of outrage because the boss of a major bank, owned by UK taxpayers is to receive a huge bonus payout, a little short of a million pounds. I was also financially outraged today, on a … Continue reading →

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Ten Things that Puzzled Me Before Ten o’Clock Today

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

  A young woman out running at 8am in just Lycra shorts and cropped top. It was cold and although she would have been working up a sweat, how can it be good if so much skin is exposed and … Continue reading →

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Three Words from a Crazy Polish Woman

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

My crazy Polish friend gave me my three words today. She’s a very intelligent woman who is slowly inventing a new language sprinkled with dedeeeee type sounds, and I’d hoped that she would come up with some inspiring choices, or … Continue reading →

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