Archive for December, 2010

The Plague and the New Year

The house has been hit by the plague the flu. Said flu is currently ravaging much of Britain and it hasn’t spared this household – we have it bad. All of us. It started with Nora, who had it so

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Finding Christmas

This year I decided to make Heston Blumenthal’s incredibly complicated turkey recipe. We have an organic, cashmere cuddled platinum dressed turkey which is whispered kind words to build a high self-esteem in the freezer that Alastair bought two years ago

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My Christmas Spirit Is In the Lost and Found

I have not blogged about it, but I have been struggling with feeling very Christmas-y. I couldn’t really get into decorating. I have barely listened to Christmas carols, I’ve not watched my huge library of Christmas films, and Elf has

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Wee Three Things

Yesterday was a most remarkable day. Ergo I am remarking upon it. I got dressed up for the first time in two months. I did my hair. I put on makeup. I wore a strapless little number and a heel

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The Three Sagacious Chaps

“We’re lost.” “No, we’re not.” “Yes we are. We have been lost for ages now.” “The hell we are! I put the details in the satnav. I’m not stupid you know,” “No, you’re called a Wise Man for nothing,” comes

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Where have I been all this time?

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