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troubleshooting November 15, 2008

My Deals Direct phone bargain arrived today. Well, yesterday actually but because I wasn’t home when the parcel man came by tooting his horn, I had to go to the Post Office this morning and pick it up. I was very excited because it was like a birthday present. Needless to say I was quite […]

the internet plus gift vouchers November 11, 2008

Items purchased via the marvellous resources of the internet over the last seven days: Stainless steel kettle and toasteriTunes Gift CardCordless phoneString of rattan Balinese style outdoor lights I think I might be a convert to online shopping and with Christmas fast approaching this can be no bad thing. I dislike Christmas shopping. The endless […]

the internet plus gift vouchers

Items purchased via the marvellous resources of the internet over the last seven days: Stainless steel kettle and toasteriTunes Gift CardCordless phoneString of rattan Balinese style outdoor lights I think I might be a convert to online shopping and with Christmas fast approaching this can be no bad thing. I dislike Christmas shopping. The endless […]

olive oil vs balsamic vinegar November 7, 2008

A little incident in the kitchen this evening tells me it’s time to apply the spring cleaning principles applied at work today to the pantry. It should be simple – tall bottles of things at the back, shorter items like cans and spices at the front. But no, I seem to have it arranged all […]

olive oil vs balsamic vinegar

A little incident in the kitchen this evening tells me it’s time to apply the spring cleaning principles applied at work today to the pantry. It should be simple – tall bottles of things at the back, shorter items like cans and spices at the front. But no, I seem to have it arranged all […]

surfaces and coffee mugs

Somewhere in the dim recesses of my television sitcom memory I recall an episode of AbFab where Edina is renovating the kitchen in the bid to have as many “surfaces, surfaces, surfaces, darling” as she can. (NB. clearly this is not a direct quote but it’s how I remember it). This morning at work a […]

surfaces and coffee mugs

Somewhere in the dim recesses of my television sitcom memory I recall an episode of AbFab where Edina is renovating the kitchen in the bid to have as many “surfaces, surfaces, surfaces, darling” as she can. (NB. clearly this is not a direct quote but it’s how I remember it). This morning at work a […]

Gentle Annie Road November 2, 2008

We had been sitting in the car for just over four hours and as I was thinking I could stand it no longer we drove towards Childers and saw the most magnificent sunset. It was a monstrous blaze of orange, low in the shadowy sky, hanging above the hills as we drove up to the […]

semicolon? October 27, 2008

After following the link to this from Catriona’s post I have now spent a good hour or so at work browsing through the other punctuation blogs. Is this the most productive use of my time? Well, arguably not I suppose. But, I do teach writing and literacy in some form so it could also be […]

semicolon?

After following the link to this from Catriona’s post I have now spent a good hour or so at work browsing through the other punctuation blogs. Is this the most productive use of my time? Well, arguably not I suppose. But, I do teach writing and literacy in some form so it could also be […]