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Something I Thought I'd Never Say ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 hours old)

But that was lovely tofu ! Friday is chippy night, and we are spoiled round these parts in that the fish and chip shops are joined at the hip with Chinese takeaways. Firstborn starts getting dr… more

The good things about three legs From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Gratitude Blog (15 hours old)

I explained to my boys what siamese twins are. I described a specific case where the girls where conjoined at the hip and thus had three legs, two torsos and two heads. I expressed my regret at how di… more

words From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Gratitude Blog (1 day old)

Thank you for words which do not cut Do not tie and do not lash For words which light up ease and sustain I can't sew and can't do numbers Can't find my way across towns But my words can reach… more

White coats and blue overalls From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (2 days old)

My body used to do exactly as it was told. I was healthy and supple, slim and full of energy. I have been very fat and monumentally happy about it. I have been extremely thin and still happy with … more

Sorry... From timsuzi ^Pro in My Secret Garden (2 days old)

Tim apologises to all his blog-friends, he hasn't gone forever, but BT have not honoured their agreement regarding Broadband and he is unable to access the internet at the moment. He looks forward… more

Are Scientists Baffled ? From rubychoo in so far so so-so (3 days old)

Documentaries would have us believe that scientists live in a world of baffledom ... 'When scientists discovered blah they were baffled' 'Scientists were baffled when blah came to light' 'At … more

Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width From rubychoo in so far so so-so (3 days old)

For the first time in nearly thirty years I got my charcoals out to draw naked humans ... I always loved life-drawing (life-painting was even better) ... the human body is like a Simplicity sewing … more

Little and big lies, little and big love From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (3 days old)

Pest n.1 asked me, when he was about two, how old I was. I removed ten years from my real age and gave him the number. For the last six years, then, Pest n.1 has been adding a year, diligently, at eac… more

Beach Birds From rubychoo in so far so so-so (4 days old)

Mornings like this on the beach are bliss... :) The white blob in the centre of the second pic is a little egret, one of a pair who are getting quite huffy with the amassed knots and other gree… more

Sleepyheads From rubychoo in so far so so-so (4 days old)

Getting two foul-tempered teens up and out on Monday morning brings all the joys of a particularly aggressive rugby scrum, with much 'hup-hupping', gnashing of teeth, hurled footwear and unveiled thre… more

Not to worry you but ..Moving House - Part 1 From timsuzi ^Pro in My Secret Garden (6 days old)

Well I’m back online, did you miss me? Now I have read recently that moving home is somewhere near the bottom of the top ten most stressful activities that one can experience, below divorce (done tha… more

Grace in Small Things From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 days old)

I didn't want to go, what with the tiredness and the gumboil and the general arse-feck of it all ... Tonight I sang with the choir in a crimson art gallery for St John's Hospice ... The songs we… more

Friday Five From rubychoo in so far so so-so (7 days old)

1. Have you ever taken part in a demonstration? A couple of 'right-on' rallies and lots of hunt-sabbing in my yoof. In the privacy of my own head I'm waving placards non-stop, a bit like an even wo… more

Sleep well, my darling From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (8 days old)

Another day, another time Pest n.1 falls asleep on the school bus. Only this time I was not even there to pick him up. I was at the doctor's for an emergency (don't ask, it's all very dramatic and rig… more

Getting it From vetusmatris in If we only have one turn (9 days old)

An extract from a conversation with Big Bro this evening "I really can't believe how far we've come, even in the last six months. The night we visited that couple was the turning point - that's… more

Will you? From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (10 days old)

Will you love me When the grapes dissolve over the vineyard, When the feast of summer is all but a distan… more

One needs a family chart From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (11 days old)

Mr Mechanic had a little 'chat' with his boys. 'How would you feel if daddy married Lu?' He asked in the car, on the long journey to come over to us. Nowadays we spend the weekends together, and h… more

Stolen from Miramaze. From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (11 days old)

Stolen from Miramaze. A meme about sex. Oh yes. Talking about me and talking about sex, all wrapped into one. My idea of heaven. 1. Is there anyone of your friends that you would ever consider hav… more

That place I used to go to From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (12 days old)

I went to a place which used to make me feel great. Full of people, full of sin. Full of voices and full of silence. Mr Mechanic insisted. I did not know whether it would be suitable with four chi… more

In, out From vetusmatris in If we only have one turn (13 days old)

Warmth breath on cool skin I tried to be cold I try. I fail. Warm breath on cool skin Soothes Warms Calms I love and am loved This feels real This feels unreal This feels comp… more

Quantum solace From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (13 days old)

On to the MHP Motor Show. Train, tube. There and back. With four boys under nine. Now the fireworks. I have more energy now than I did when I was eighteen. And so much more love. … more

Tag-Fight ! From rubychoo in so far so so-so (14 days old)

You-can-always-go-back-and-re-tag-your-posts-under-a-million-words-and-without-hyphens ... Das Tag enthält zu viele Wörter. Ein Tag darf nur aus maximal 5 Wörtern bestehen. Bitte trenne Deine Tags … more

Friday Five From rubychoo in so far so so-so (14 days old)

1. Do you have a favourite part of autumn? The Indian summer, after the leaves have turned but before things get horrid. 2. "It's too cold to snow!" Do you think it ever is? Nope. It's fuckin… more

Ears Wide Shut From rubychoo in so far so so-so (14 days old)

My eye is nearly all better (remarkably fast healing in eyes, something to do with blood supply) thanks for your good wishes ... Tonight our choir sang for deaf children in the Congo ... Sheesh … more

The beauty of beautiful souls From lucreziaborgia ^Pro in Life beyond adultery (14 days old)

I have a childminder for Pest n.1 and n.2. Pest n.2 spends an inordinate amount of time with her. Let's call her Rosie. Pest n.1 gets occasionally picked up from the bus stop, and spends an hour o… more

Photos on a wet day From hobbyhorse in cabin fever (14 days old)

No time to write much in my blog for the next couple of months. So I will share photos instead. A photo of sweet Mimo, in abandoned sleep (notice the impeccable whiteness - that takes time and dedi… more

Eyes Wide Shut From rubychoo in so far so so-so (15 days old)

I woke yesterday morning with a searing pain in my right eye. It doesn't make survival sense that the other eye refused to open in sympathy, but it wouldn't, so Beloved had to run me up to the hozzy w… more

The Misfit From rubychoo in so far so so-so (17 days old)

Abbyfield residents are sooo genteeeeeel they crap rooobies ... Stick it... … more

Say it ... From rubychoo in so far so so-so (17 days old)

Foxhunters, warmongers, Anti-Europeans and anti-abortionists are all cunts ... Apart from that I'm completely impartial ... >:XX Wankers anyway innit ?… more

One More Prick In The Wall From rubychoo in so far so so-so (17 days old)

I found myself today talking fiveways ... One to the internet glory that is e-mail ( No we won't fill in the form that allows to access to £20 quids direct payments a week at a cost of £12 a month,… more