Category Archives: the way things were

Living in sin

Posted on 23 June, 2008 by nuttycow

As recently as 20 years ago, living with a partner (urg, hate that word… can I just use boyfriend and be done with it? You know what I mean) boyfriend before marriage was not The Done Thing. Now, it seems to be … Continue reading →

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Legend has it…

Posted on 17 June, 2008 by nuttycow

The earth was young. God was pottering around having a bit of fun. You know, making things with sticky back plastic and empty loo rolls*. Anyway, it was a Wednesday and God had just created the earth and sea. It … Continue reading →

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Stress and the empty MP3

Posted on 9 June, 2008 by nuttycow

I only normally blog about once a week, so having to think up something so soon as since friday is, like, durrr, really hard work.  Particularly as the sun is shining and my foot hurts and I realise that I … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on 10 May, 2008 by nuttycow

Originally posted 27th April 2004 DISCLAIMER: Posted for purely historical reasons – not how I’m feeling now It’s been another one of those days. One of those down days. I hope to god these don’t become a habit because I … Continue reading →

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I saw a mouse!

Posted on 8 May, 2008 by nuttycow

As previously mentioned I did promise Ollie a post on mice. And here I am, feeling slightly verbose, the perfect time to harp on about mices. When I was 19, young and impressionable, it was decided that I should get some kind … Continue reading →

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And then I got high

Posted on 7 May, 2008 by nuttycow

I notice from the BBC that the Government have done another U turn on policy and have reclassified weed as a class B drug. I have mixed feelings on drugs. On one hand, I feel that people can do what they … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on 24 March, 2008 by nuttycow

My childhood was full of funny little traditions: Santa likes his whisky with a little bit of water. Rudolph prefers chocolate to carrots. Tooth fairy rates do not increase with inflation. On Christmas Eve we will go down to the … Continue reading →

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As old as the woman you feel

Posted on 17 March, 2008 by nuttycow

A wise man once said “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” And, as it’s coming up to my birthday (gosh, I’m going to be so old), I got thinking. How old would I … Continue reading →

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Pah! Kids today…don’t know they’re born

Posted on 20 February, 2008 by nuttycow

“In my day we used to walk to school, 15 miles in the snow, barefoot and with an anvil strapped to our back.”We’ve been suffering from server problems at work for the last couple of days. No email. No internet. … Continue reading →

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The one where I get on my high horse

Posted on 14 January, 2008 by nuttycow

My new find, Norm, has been asking his readers who their favourite English language authors are. For me, it depends who I’m talking to. With some people I could probably be completely honest, with others, I’d make something up, just … Continue reading →

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