Category Archives: blast from the past

Sure! Let’s meet up! What’s your number?

Posted on 18 June, 2010 by nuttycow

These words were uttered with abandon. It was the first week of October, 2000. I was in a town I didn’t know, starting a whole new life (sound familiar?) and had the look of a springer spaniel about me (no, … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, cow abroad, happy happy joy joy, look at me, rugby, stuff i've done | Tagged be my friend be my friend, fresher's week curse, I'm really nice - honest | 34 Comments

10 years younger

Posted on 5 June, 2010 by nuttycow

In the inevitable “sorting out of junk” which accompanies moving house, I recently found an old diary. From 10 years ago – very slightly before I had a blog. I was 18. I had just started doing my A levels. … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, i can read y'know, look at me, love 'n' things, lovely men, stuff i've done, the way things were, this is the modern world | Tagged diaries are funny things, I couldn't spell as a young 'un, The Crush | 17 Comments

A year on

Posted on 14 February, 2010 by nuttycow

Looking back, I can’t believe it’s been a year since my life changed. And now, in 2010, my life is changing once more. For the better. I thought, for the anniversary, I’d re-read my posts from that time and remember … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past | Tagged I don't think I like valentine's day, remembering the past, valentine's day? pah! | 24 Comments

Sometimes I forget…

Posted on 7 December, 2009 by nuttycow

… that “real” friends of mine read this blog too (hello T). And then, when I remember (as I did this weekend when I received a text enquiring after “the crush”) I turn a hideous shade of puce and a … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, happy happy joy joy, how i'm feeling, love 'n' things, lovely men | Tagged I forget I am not infallible | 8 Comments

And so life continues, much like before…

Posted on 30 November, 2009 by nuttycow

I am officially a cougar after snogging a 20 year old on Friday. I mean Jesus – I’m far too old. What surprised me is what a good snog he was. Worthy of a rematch should I ever meet him … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, happy happy joy joy, look at me, love 'n' things, lovely men, stuff i've done | Tagged will my feet every warm up? | 9 Comments

In hearts at peace, under an English heaven

Posted on 11 November, 2009 by nuttycow

The Soldier IF I should die, think only this of me; That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, trying to be serious | Tagged lest we forget, remembering the past | 4 Comments

Letter to my ex

Posted on 26 October, 2009 by nuttycow

Dear N – You embarrassed me on Saturday. I don’t know why you turned up to the club like that. I knew it as soon as I saw you. Glazed eyes. Feeble smile. Voice slightly too loud. I was embarrassed. … Continue reading →

Posted in a cry for help, blast from the past, love 'n' things, lovely men | Tagged I also flirted with people I shouldn't have, I drank too much on saturday, oh well, why are men so annoying? | Leave a comment

Mea culpa

Posted on 2 October, 2009 by nuttycow

I know you’ve been worried. Images of me being taken to the abattoir probably have been running through your mind. Maybe I’d been put out to pasture and was now spending my days eating hay? You’ve been coming to this … Continue reading →

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Dreaming

Posted on 23 June, 2009 by nuttycow

His arms curl around me. Branches, surrounding me, giving me roots. I can feel his familiar body behind me, moulding to my shape. I can feel him breathing on the back of my neck. Warm, regular breathing, lulling me to … Continue reading →

Posted in blast from the past, dreaming, how i'm feeling, love 'n' things, lovely men, stuff i haven't done, stuff i've done | Tagged I don't like waking up, I'm not a morning person, someone should invent nice alarm clocks, why do dreams sometimes seem so real | Leave a comment

Ghost stories

Posted on 12 May, 2009 by nuttycow

There were 5 of us who started together on that first term. T had the bed by the cupboards, L was by the window, O was on the bottom bunk, I was on the top and M? M was in … Continue reading →

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