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Episode 279: Spring Into Action! — April 9, 2015

Episode 279: Spring Into Action!

Yesterday, we had a man come round to carry out the annual boiler inspection. He was originally booked for next week but due to a cancellation he came yesterday instead.

Now, I am not keen on workmen or servicemen coming around when Mr Grump is not here as I have mentioned before, but he was in the area and it would have been churlish to have insisted he stick to the scheduled appointment.

Anyway, he turned up and bounced into the kitchen after stepping on the dog! He did make a fuss of her though and all was forgiven, I left him to get on with it as he knew what he was doing. I had forgotten to move some of the crap stuff that was by the boiler and also the oil lamp sitting on top of it (Mr Grump thought it was as good a place as any to store it)!

The chap was unconcerned and said it was no problem for him to do it, as I cringed at my forgetfulness. After a while he poked his head into the front room and asked if he could go upstairs and look in the airing cupboard. Shit! I had to tell him to be careful not to get attacked by the step-ladder we have got stored in there.

After he had done all the checks and left, I had to go upstairs to get something. As I walked to my bedroom I noticed Miss Hap’s bedroom door was open, and although not as bad as usual, was a bloody mess! The landing also needed a vacuum……

This morning, Mr Grump went off to work. Myself and Miss Hap decided that we would have a cleaning frenzy. I had decided that I would have a spring clean anyway during the holiday and after reading a post by The Armchair Perfectionist, was even feeling quite inspired to get on with it. However, there is nothing like being shamed into doing it a bit earlier than planned!

Blogging From A-Z Challenge: ‘H’ —

Blogging From A-Z Challenge: ‘H’

Blogging From A-Z Challenge today has us looking at the letter ‘H.’ This seems to be rather a staid and serious letter, being all proud and upright. However, my word for the day is far from it!

Higgledy-piggledy is a wonderful word on so many levels, It rhymes (always a bonus in my book), and it has a silly, wacky quality to it that is s appealing,  This word is all of a jumble, mixed up and in a mess.

It is the state of Miss Hap’s bedroom! It is stuff haphazardly chucked about all over the place; cupboards stuffed full of all sorts of junk, balancing precariously on top of each other just waiting to spring out at the poor unsuspecting sod that dares to open the door!

It is where everything is topsy-turvy, upside down, helter-skelter, and in complete disarray.There is no order in the chaos…

Sounds a bit like my posts really!

Episode 278: Double Vision! — April 8, 2015

Episode 278: Double Vision!

It is thought that most of us have a ‘doppelganger’ somewhere out in the big wide world. For one man, he actually got to meet his, purely by chance!

A retired clergyman was shocked when he moved to a different county and people kept waving and smiling at him as if they knew him. He realised that it wasn’t just friendliness on their part as they kept referring to him by a different name!

After a couple of months of this, the puzzled man decided to ask the cafe owner (who also addressed him by the wrong name) what as going on! The cafe owner was shocked that the man didn’t seem to know him, and that he wasn’t called ‘John’ either that he had been referring him as. He even had to get out his driving licence to prove it!

It turned out that John also lived in the town and had done for over fifty years. This explained to the Clergyman (called Neil) the case of mistaken identity and he thought no more about it, despite being a little intrigued as to what this John looked like.

Not long later, Neil went on a coach trip to the British Library Museum. He heard someone mention the name ‘John’ and he craned his neck to get a better view. He could actually see the resemblance himself, and they had in fact, got a lot in common!

Not only do they have similar taste in clothes (the pic was taken on the day of the coach trip), but they had actually studied at the same College and followed careers as RE teachers! They also have similar interests in Amateur Dramatics and writing poetry, and have now become firm friends!

How would you feel if you met up with your ‘twin?’ Personally I think I would be a bit freaked out!

Daydreamer Challenge: Day 3 —

Daydreamer Challenge: Day 3

Today the challenge is to write something nice about another blog that is participating in the ‘Daydreamer Challenge.’

That is not difficult at all for me to do, in fact, the only difficulty I have is selecting one blog, so I am going to choose two; both of which I am following anyway.

But I Smile Anyway. Ritu is someone I felt an immediate connection to. We have quite a lot in common, our sense of humour, we both like to write things ‘off the cuff’ and we also love to write a poem about anything and everything!

What I also love about Ritu’s blog is that you are never going to know what she is going to write about next! She has a wealth of inspiration which she draws upon to write her posts (I am not at all envious – much)! She is also a lovely person. Friendly and funny, and that is why I love her blog!

A Momma’s View I have been following this blog for quite some time now. This woman is a living dynamo! She is an excellent cook, takes beautiful photos, had two children which she home schools AND if that isn’t enough, is an author of not one, but three books!

I would love to have a bit of her stamina and dedication, that’s for sure! She is another one that helps and supports other bloggers which I admire greatly. She  is a very kind and lovely person as well.

As I said, it was extremely easy to be nice about these two wonderful blogs. Go and see for yourself, they are worth a visit for sure,

The Daydreamer Challenge : Day 3 —

The Daydreamer Challenge : Day 3

This will be a fun challenge to do today 🙂

Caitlin (A Little Daydreamer)'s avatarA Little Daydreamer

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Dear Awesome Reader,

It’s onto Day 3 of the Daydreamer Challenge and I’m super excited for this one! I am going to reblog every single one of the posts responding to this!

If you missed Day 1 or Day 2 just click on the day you missed! 🙂

Today, the challenge is to say something nice about another blog.

The Daydreamer Challenge was about making connections with new bloggers and so I think this is a good way in helping each other out a little! If you write about a blog you have found though the Daydreamer Challenge, extra points!

You can write a short description of the blog and say why you like it or link to one of your favourite posts, you can write whatever you like as long as it’s nice! 🙂

If you are new to blogging and you would like to check out more blogs…

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Episode 277: One-Liner Wednesday. A Sense Of Humour… —

Episode 277: One-Liner Wednesday. A Sense Of Humour…

“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.” – William Arthur Ward

I couldn’t agree more!

This post was inspired by LindaGHill ‘One-Liner Wednesday.’

Episode 276: Teamwork! —

Episode 276: Teamwork!

Me and Mr Grump make a pretty good team. This morning when he went off to work, I mentioned what I fancied for dinner tonight, and as he is based smack bang between two mini supermarkets I thought he might like to pop in and get the ingredients. He told me he didn’t, and that I have got the car, and could go myself!

Now this is true, but there is no harm in trying my luck even if it didn’t work this time. Off me and Miss Hap trot to the local supermarket and, as was expected, she was ‘helping’ me choose what shopping we needed.

Now I didn’t think popcorn, Pepperami and feta cheese were what I had in mind for dinner (oh, what a stomach-churning mixture)!  She had talked me into a feta salad for her lunch which I agreed, and after picking my mum up a couple of things she needed (and a couple of things she didn’t, courtesy of Miss Hap) we went to visit mum.

It was when I got home and was unpacking the bags that I realised I was missing something. I had bought the aubergine and courgettes that we were going to have roasted but had forgotten the belly pork that we were going to have it with!

I thought I had better ring up Mr Grump so he could pick it up before he came home, but it went straight to voicemail. Bugger! Oh well, we will have to have something else instead I thought.

Not even five minutes later Mr Grump’s van pulls up right outside the kitchen window, he gets out with a few carrier bags which he dumps in the kitchen then shot off again! He had obviously thought I wasn’t go to get any shopping and had  done it himself!

He loves grocery shopping (God knows why) and had bought far more stuff than I did! Some of it we actually needed as well! Funnily enough though, although he bought the pork, he didn’t get the veg!

Between us we have got it sussed!

Blogging From A-Z Challenge: ‘G’ —

Blogging From A-Z Challenge: ‘G’

Here we are at week two of the Blogging From A-Z Challenge and the gorgeous letter ‘G.’ My glorious word for the day is gluttony.

A gastronomic, gourmet  of greediness; a shovelling in of tasty treats until you are sated and sick, then going back for more. Rapacious, ravenous appetites that yearn for gratification.

Or its other meaning; licentious lusting leading to orgasmic orgies of overindulgence.

Either way, it is not knowing when to stop, being self-indulgent to the extreme, wanton pleasure-seeking, and sensual overload. Debauchery and excess are essential for a gluttonous lifestyle!

Count me in! 🙂

The Daydreamer Challenge: Day 2 — April 7, 2015

The Daydreamer Challenge: Day 2

I am excited to be taking part in the lovely Caitlin’s Daydreamer Challenge and we are now on day two. Please check out Caitlin’s excellent blog The Teen Daydreamer if you haven’t already done so as it is filled with all sorts of delights from insightful posts to making cakes!

For today, Caitlin wants us to know all about us. we have the choice of writing all about a photograph that says something about us or is a good representation of who we are or we can use a word that describes us, plus make a new one up for good measure! As I think I have adequately described myself here I am going with the photo that is about who I am.

Actually, it is not easy trying to find a photo that represents me! I could choose one of me with family, as that is very important to me, or perhaps a beach (particularly Weymouth) as I do so love the seaside, maybe even my lovely (if not annoying) yellow car! No, the photo I have chosen is one of my graduation from University last year.

The reason I chose this as it represents a few things about me. Firstly, my constant quest for knowledge. I love to learn new things, and like to try to keep my mind as active as I can. This also represents my job which I do love. I studied for two years at university so am not a Registered nurse. At 45-year-old (at the time of applying), I didn’t know if I would cope academically with the three-year course, as it had been so long since I had been at school! Confidence has never been my strong point, However, I the passed the course with merit, so needn’t have worried, and met some wonderful people as well. It was a proud day for me but also a sad one as my dad had died at the beginning of my second year so never actually saw me complete the course.

So there you have it, me in a nutshell; I love laughing, learning , nursing, and nurturing. I am clumsy, mumsy, caring and sharing! Oh and an ‘eccentric’ in training!

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The Daydreamer Challenge : Day 2 —

The Daydreamer Challenge : Day 2

I’ve been looking forward to Day 2 and I’m not disappointed!

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Dear Awesome Reader,

What an amazing day it was yesterday! Thank you to everybody who took part in Day 1 of the Daydreamer Challenge and I wrote you a little note to say thank you! (Click here to see it). I sort of went on a bit of a ‘reblogging spree’ as I loved all of the posts and I reblogged every single one! 🙂

I honestly can’t believe how many people got involved and if you haven’t, then feel free to join in at any time! You can click here to see Day 1.

Today is going to be something totally different, and it’s going to be about YOU!

I’m going to give you two choices since I gave choices last time! You can even choose both if you want to!

Idea 1 – Choose/take a photo of something that represents you. It can be anything…

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