Late-ish last night (late for me, the Swiss air seems to be affecting me. I’m in bed by 9 most nights) I had a call from a dear friend, whom I will call, for want of a better name, Fursty Ferret (memories of long hot summer days on the grass in front of the pub)
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A timely reminder from an old friend
Posted in cow abroad, home sweet home, lovely men, stuff i've done, switzerland, the parentals, tagged old houses have soul on 12 March, 2010 | 5 Comments »
And suddenly I’m 8 again
Posted in blast from the past, dreaming, home sweet home, stuff i've done, the parentals, the way things were, tagged cliff richard used to be cool, hoorah to Christmas, is it sad to like Lionel Richie?, tell me about you on 16 December, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This song just came on the radio.
Suddenly I’m no longer at work.
I’m 8. Christmas is snowy. Presents are bountiful. Nothing is bad or scary. I’m not worried about anything. The holidays last forever. School isn’t until next year.
A wry smile plays on my lips. It can’t have been that good. We used to wear DMs, listen [...]
The festive seven
Posted in blogging about blogging, everyday bits 'n' bobs, happy happy joy joy, lovely men, other people's blogs, stuff i haven't done, stuff i've done, the parentals, tagged I can't believe it's nearly Christmas, my google reader wants to drown me, sometimes I just want the world to slow down a bit, where has the year disappeared to?, why does life take up so much time?, will we have snow on the 25th? on 16 December, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been tagged with the Festive 7 by the fabulous Bush Mummy. Something which I’m pathetically grateful about since work is just manic at the moment…
*EDIT* while going through this, I realise that actually, I don’t want that much this year. Hence, where it says 7 and I’ve only written 1, it’s because it’s true. I don’t [...]
Do you wanna be in my gang?
Posted in blast from the past, happy happy joy joy, look at me, stuff i've done, the parentals, the way things were, tagged I was quite a sweet child really, I'm an angel really, I'm not sure my mother liked me much, my gang's better than your gang on 11 December, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In order to be down wid da kidz nowadays, you have to be part of a gang.
In London alone, there are 169 different gangs, each with their own patch, their own rules and their own way of doing things.
I was once in a gang. In fact, I used to be a gang leader.
It was a [...]






