Category Archives: General

All ears

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Val

Update on the audiobooks: The Kindle cable I ordered finally arrived yesterday, a full week after I’d ordered it. When I went to the audible.co.uk site to find out how to download my book, I had a distinct Homer Simpsom … Continue reading →

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Breakfast!

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Val

So this morning, for breakfast, I decided on a change from my usual rather boring porridge and yogurt. So here it is – scrambled eggs, a banana, and thick-sliced toast with yeast spread; there’s also a glass of apple juice … Continue reading →

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Arrghhhh…

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Val

…Toothache still continues. It’s actually a bad gum infection -copious rinsings with antiseptic mouthwash give some relief. The main effect is that I can’t eat anything without pain. Oh well, I needed an incentive to diet anyway.

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Clouds and Other Beasties…

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Val

So we went to a weekend camp in Yorkshire. Not the usual Oakleaf one, a smaller invitation-only camp. I had a better time than I thought I would. The weather was better than it might have been, only a few … Continue reading →

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Back again…..

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Val

This site’s been offline for at least a week – down to some sort of weird DNS failure. So not only were peeps getting an error page when they tried to view this site, but no email was getting to … Continue reading →

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So Sweet…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Val

So this morning, I got out of bed feeling like c**p – headachy, sinuses stuffed up, tired and aching. I’m waiting for an appointment to see an ENT specialist about my chronic sinusitis, but that will take weeks. So I … Continue reading →

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Just Had A Bit of Fun…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Val

….with a spammer. Got this one this morning (URL munged so they don’t get any google goodness): Hi, I’ll take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Eddie Brown, very nice to meet you. I’m SEO expert working at … Continue reading →

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Another Exciting Post…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Val

Dealt with another 20-odd sp*m comments this morning. What’s so attractive about my little blog? It never used to be this bad. Just to be safe, I’ve tightened up my site security, changing the password and username. Luckily, my hosting … Continue reading →

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Just busy

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Val

Hmmm. Don’t seem to be doing anything worth writing about these days. I spend my time in front of the computer, busy with lots of things – putting the 2013 Elfin Diary together, checking emails, reading Facebook and blogs. Today, … Continue reading →

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Wowzer….

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Val

Wow – haven’t posted anything here for nearly two months. Best get writing then. Like I said before, the month before Xmas was madness here, with Elfin Diary orders coming in all the time. Now the rush is over, I … Continue reading →

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