Tag: poppycock
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the birthday lowdown
After the whole frozen pipes debacle, I unwrapped my presents.. a Kindle from The Husband and Fifty, and from my mother; The Complete Works of Jane Austen in hardcover. There’s something funny about receiving a kindle and a book that weighs five pounds on the same day. Alas, I love them both as well as…
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pain in the petunia
I’m sitting here typying on Honey Jr’s laptop that likes to take a nap after every ten minutes (total without warning shutdown) while I hope and pray with my fingers and toes crossed that today will be the day that my new Mac charger will arrive in the post so I can return to my…
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la guerre des étoiles
(This post is brought to you in part by Aidan and Samantha, who through comments on this post, reminded me of what a total weirdo The Husband is). Some of the fun of being married (or dating or involved with or what have you) to someone who is from someplace far away from where you’re…
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dull dull dull
{Le Petit Village in hibernation} I don’t know what the deal is around here but there is nothing to report at all (except of course the disappearance of two plastic ducks and all my family china being broken… and you’ll be happy to know that Operation Superglue is coming along nicely). Maybe it’s because January…
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my furry little angel
This very same weekend a year ago, The Husband and I set out to buy a Christmas tree and decorations. Somehow we found ourselves at the animal rescue center instead. Of course the rest is history. In honor of one year with Fifty, I’m re-posting the very first post I wrote about my furry little angel,…
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New Home Hunting Take 3
I have been defeated. OK, not defeated per se, but I am giving up, for now. Between my 17 days in Dublin, limited French skills, and guests arriving this summer, we (I) couldn’t wait around to find a house that we (I) love. They do things much slower here and I feared it would be…