Monthly Archives: July 2015

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So we went to the Music Festival on the weekend,  the QT’s, myself and QT1’s friend.  Not a camping event but one with bands (mostly local) on both days from midday.  On Saturday we went on the bus and the … Continue reading

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Weekend again

So this week grinds to an end. QT2 had three excitable 15 year olds round on Tuesday for a “sleepover” and to wreck the blow up spa because one of them got in with his laminated bus pass in his … Continue reading

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Birthday boy

Today is Queenie Teenie 2’s birthday (15).  He had to get up early (shock horror) because we had the alarm man coming for the annual maintenance visit.  So he opened his presents from distant relatives.  As he always asks for … Continue reading

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Bran loaf recipe

This is measured in mugs so no scales needed,  do use the same mug for all the ingredients however!

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Sunday

Today I heard the alarm at 7am and turned it off!  Then woke up at 9am (oops that’s 2 productive hours lost).  Went downstairs and dithered about hanging washing out because it had clearly rained a lot in the night … Continue reading

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Smoothie recipe

Every morning I have this smoothie:  it gets in 3 or 4 of my five a day without trying! Here is the recipe for it:

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Yesterday

So I got up at 7 am and can never go back to sleep when the sun’s shining.  Hung the washing out (after going back in for a coat,  wind jolly cold).  Had my usual breakfast smoothie – I have … Continue reading

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Summer Holidays

I have had to give up trying to get the teenie queenies to get up at a reasonable hour (before 10am) and do anything constructive (although the girls have, in fact,  made a start on redecorating the family bathroom with their … Continue reading

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Pork and vegetable risotto

Tonight I made dinner for the ravening hoards. I had a pack of pork steaks (from the 3 for £10 range at Tesco but I usually get from Asda)  but my 16 year old daughter doesn’t like pork! She told … Continue reading

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