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Kids. Don’t you just love ‘em?

19 Comments Posted by Diane on November 13, 2008

There is a new show on the BBC on Saturday nights called ‘Outnumbered’. I remember watching the first season and thinking how amazing the child actors are – I think they improvise the script. It is so well observed and really does depict family life (at least as I know it!) The little girl, Karen, [...]

Blogs, Families, Humour, Illustration, Silliness, Television, Uncategorized, Videos BBC, children, letters to God, Outnumbered

Birthday surprises…

17 Comments Posted by Diane on November 8, 2008

On my birthday, I was pleased and proud, nay, I was dead chuffed even, to be approved by the World Blog Council. It just goes to show what a lot of grovelling can achieve and that flattery really does get you anywhere. I am in such illustrious company, I can hardly believe I was accepted, [...]

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The bear necessities

19 Comments Posted by Diane on October 28, 2008

There is rather a sweet blog called ‘Dear Teddy‘ which I have seen mentioned in various places around the old interweb (Daddy Papersurfer, 70steen and Olga, the Traveling Bra – I would have thought another kind of teddy was more her style!). “It’s a blog, by for and about all those old stuffed animals and [...]

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Hey! from LA!

18 Comments Posted by Diane on September 8, 2008

Here I am in Venice, California, the sun is shining (as it has done for my entire stay) and I am having a ball. I have played tennis, eaten great food, been given incredible hospitality by some generous friends, been on a bike ride along the beach from Marina del Rey to Santa Monica, listened [...]

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Exit, stage left….

20 Comments Posted by Diane on August 12, 2008

That’s it. I’ve had enough. My replacement garden furniture has still not arrived – despite being promised delivery in 2 weeks, 4 weeks ago. They now say, that they can only deliver my table when there is another customer in my area to deliver to ‘to make it worth their while’. WHAT?!!!! What if no-one [...]