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Energy saving is bathed in success

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I had my first bath in a couple of years the other day. No, I’m not really, really stinky – or at least I don’t think so.No, the reason was that after years of a nasty flapping, cracked bath panel I suddenly have a lovely fixed and perfectly sealed one.I hadn’t realised how much it […]

240/365 An unexpected adventure…

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It was all going ever so well. Boys One and Two off to their learning establishments with only the slightest bit of nagging to propel them out of the door, Boy Three dressed and nearly clean. I hadn’t forgotten anything as far as I could remember. And I had a plan.  The car was off […]

239/365 is H from Steps the best Joseph?

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  The Panther and I debated this as we led some tired Boys out of the King’s Theatre tonight. (Yes, on a school night. What of it?) No one gets past Jason Donovan for his money, whereas I have a soft spot for Philip Schofield, but maybe I just hoped Gordon the Gopher followed him […]

238/365 An impression of disorder

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My teeth in plaster of Paris. Nice, aren’t they?  They’re also very flat and worn because I grind my teeth while I’m asleep. I’ve done so for years and can’t work out how to stop. It’s called bruxism which sounds to me more like something to do with bears, but it isn’t.  Once again I’ve […]

235/365 prawn toast on the road to better eating

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  This was for supper as part of my ongoing campaign to turn my sons into well-rounded omnivores rather than developmentally stunted fish finger addicts. Boy One struggles to eat a varied diet because his Aspergers comes with sensory issues. He finds slippery foods and unpredictable lumps intolerable. Consequently Boy Two spent far too long […]