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Just a quick catch up. Not sure there's anyone out...

Just a quick catch up. Not sure there's anyone out there reading this here ol' blog of mine, but I think I'll keep it because I do like looking back and reading what I got up to in the past.... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at wagwaan?

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The dating game

So I mentioned I went on a date.... I think this whole dating thing could probably fill a blog of its own. It's very "interesting". How does someone my age meet anyone new? Especially when their job is in quite... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at wagwaan?

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I had this whole big post typed up and then one...

I had this whole big post typed up and then one swipe of the mouse by mistake on the iMac and I left the page, which means I lost the whole darn thing. Ugh. I hate when that happens. So... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2013 at wagwaan?

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So cute! Can't believe he's 4 already :)

Commented Apr 13, 2013 on The amazing world of a four year old pirate at HelloAgain

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Friday night.

Still enjoying taking pictures, mostly with the iPhone, every day. 1. 11. Detail. A present from a dear friend. #fmsphotoaday, 2. 10. A place. The beach at my mum's, in Normandy. It's been our special place for 30 years and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Fun

I distinctly remember posting something about wanting more FUN in my life. Was it last year? Anyway, today I shed a little tear when I read Ali E's blog post because she put into words exactly how I have been... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Argh I hear you Cathy! (and no, that's not a swashbuckling Arrrr it's an anguished Argh!) I struggle so much with this. When I eat low carb and lots of veggies I feel so much better - my arthritis is better controlled. And part of me goes "oh, you nearly died 3 years ago, you need to take care of yourself and live a healthy lifestyle", then the other part of me goes "you nearly died 3 years ago, life is short, if you want chocolate, damn well eat chocolate girl!!". Sigh. I will try and listen to your therapist and work on being a grown up. I'll let you know how it goes.

Commented Apr 8, 2013 on Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. at Cathy Zielske's Blog

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Pretending it's really Spring

Just thought I'd post these here. To remind us that it's really April and there should be sunshine and daffodils everywhere - indeed, these were taken in the last couple of days, so the sun is trying to make an... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Fascinating - to me anyway

Once upon a time, long ago, well before my SAH anyway, I saw a programme on the human brain. I was heard to exclaim "that's fascinating! I love brains" - at which point my daughter fell about laughing. She has... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Did you have a happy Easter?

I couldn't believe we woke up to glorious blue sky and sunshine! Even though we lost an hour due to British Summer Time (Ha! Summer!), I got up bright and early to have breakfast with Claire, who presented me with... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2013 at wagwaan?

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It's Spring! It's Spring!

I thought I'd jinxed it but the very next day this is what I saw when I looked out the bedroom window It's still freezing, but there are signs of life in the garden too - see? And it's spring... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Oh Cathy this is awesome... and I'm British - I don't even USE the word awesome :) I was really into ice skating as a teenager, then started taking lessons at 18. Needless to say I damaged my knee cartilage within weeks so I never got very far at all. You, my friend, were an absolute pro next to me. Thank you for sharing.

Commented Mar 25, 2013 on The 70s and Skating: Thick as Thieves at Cathy Zielske's Blog

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Spring? Really?

You see that photo up there, with the daffodils? That's a defiant choice in the face of all this cooooold greeeeey snooooowy weather we've been having. I know, it's so very British to talk about the weather but boy is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2013 at wagwaan?

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An honour

How interesting: on the very day I bring home a CD of my head scans, the lovely Kate Davies gives me a shout out on her blog, which leads to hundreds of page views. I feel very honoured that Kate... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Welcome to my blog!

Thank you for visiting. If you are a brain aneurysm survivor, or if you are just curious, the posts where I talk about my SAH are tagged "the brain thang" and it all started in February 2010. Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Saturday

I never thought I'd say this, but now that I am on Facebook every day I don't really feel I have anything to bring to blogworld any more. I still remember the days when I thought "Facebook? Shmacebook!", and although... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2013 at wagwaan?

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:photos:

I love photos. And mosaics. So I thought I'd upload some. The end. Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Perfection

I promised I'd take a pic of the flowers... so here it is. First off, a broad view, with sunflare, of the flowers and some of the cards I got. For the record, I would like to apologise to anyone... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Another year older

Yup, today it was my birthday. I was quite ridiculously looking forward to it, too! I think it's because as one of seven children, your birthday was your "special" day, when you got to choose what you wanted to eat... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Musings and Manchester

Yesterday was the three-year anniversary of my SAH and I found it harder this year. I'm usually quite upbeat about things. I think things happen for a reason and there's no point crying over the past... but on 10th Feb... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2013 at wagwaan?

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January's over

I managed to do a whole month of photo-a-day thanks to the prompts by fmsphotoaday. Of course, I didn't manage to save them all, because that would have been really organised of me, but I did get most of them... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2013 at wagwaan?

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:Sunday:

Phew what a week! I know, I know, I always say I know how to pace myself now - but apparently I do not. Something every day of the week = a very tired brain. By Friday afternoon I was... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Oh look, a post that doesn't have the word "bed" in the title...

I didn't realise I was repeating myself in my titles, so apologies for that... You'd have thought I'd had enough snow on Monday, but no, I went out in it again on Tuesday. A friend and I realised we'd been... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at wagwaan?

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Aw Cathy. He's a great kid and we'll miss him but we understand. Tell him that from us, ok? :)

Commented Jan 22, 2013 on They're quite aware of what they're going through at Cathy Zielske's Blog

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'Scuse me while I go to bed...

What a long day! You know how, when you have somewhere important to be and need a good night's sleep you end up having the worst night ever? No? Well it happens to me and last night was the worst.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2013 at wagwaan?

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