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Midlife crisis, mental health challenges. Farther or two daughters and a rather fluffy dog. Photography (often forgetting the SD card!), motor sport, sim racing and food. Growing passion for history and tracing the family tree.
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Powering up with Friday night noodles
Powering up with Friday night noodles
I'm sure I've mentioned it many times before, but I LOVE noodles. A little last minute, but I decided to take yesterday afternoon off work just to add that extra little bit to the two weeks I now have
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Summer Soup Time
Summer Soup Time
The temperature has dropped a little today so I thought it an ideal time to cook "no chop" pea and broccoli soup. 13 loves this and requested it in the menu this week. Today is the day. It's
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That little bit in-between ....
That little bit in-between ....
It's that few weeks in between holidays for me. I had a lovely week off with my daughters last week, Back in work for a few weeks before another couple of weeks with them. My last post covered day 1 where
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Summer holiday things!
Summer holiday things!
Yesterday was my first day off with my daughters over their summer term. Thankfully my mobility had improved enough for out planned trip around Norwich. I've been promising 13 a trip to Wagamama for around
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Another 6 months on...
Another 6 months on...
Has it been that long blah blah blah. 😁 Yes it has, and possible even a record for me! 2026 has turned out to be an interesting year that led to me being a bit broken for a while. It turns out that it
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Seasoning (and christening) my Christmas wok.
Seasoning (and christening) my Christmas wok.
The New Year is now well underway and with it the business of a new university module. It has all been a bit of a shock after such a lovely long break over Christmas. Saying that, I did get a little ahead
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Working off some Christmas pudding.
Working off some Christmas pudding.
Afternoon all! I both those who do and don't celebrate Christmas have had a lovely holiday period. I'm not back to work for another week, so decided to pack up the camera and head north to see the beach
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Awake early again - but got up and did a thing...well several things.
Awake early again - but got up and did a thing...well several things.
I'm generally not a great sleeper. For whatever reason I seem to wake up between 3 and 4am most mornings and seldom get back to sleep. I had a flash of inspiration today and got up and went for a plod
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A lazy Sunday studying WW2 family military records.
A lazy Sunday studying WW2 family military records.
Having a quiet day trying to work my way through my grandfather's military records. Easier said than done! It seems individuals in the British Army were in competition with doctors on the handwriting front.
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Misty walks and butter beans.
Misty walks and butter beans.
It's firmly that time of year where bracing morning walks with the dog become a thing. I've managed to change my routine a little this year with the girls being older meaning that instead of walking by
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A little morning update - I can't believe it's nearly Christmas already!
A little morning update - I can't believe it's nearly Christmas already!
Well, here we are approaching Christmas, and the last time I posted was the end of April talking about the arrival of spring! Life has become proper hectic this year. The degree, although mostly fun, is
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Enjoying the spring feeling
Enjoying the spring feeling
After weeks of absolute panic due to university submission deadlines, I've spent the last few weeks trying to relax. That hasn't been too difficult from a personal standpoint, work on the other hand has
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Another stunner on the beach.
Another stunner on the beach.
Well Lola's leg as still been holding up well so we've continued to visit the beach on a Saturday morning. We were treated to an absolutely stunning morning today. Spring has mostly been sunny and dry
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A new stringed arrival
A new stringed arrival
Eldest daughter (14) has been getting on brilliantly with her music. She now regularly plays guitar, drums, piano and saxophone. She is taking guitar lessons now, I think does piano lessons at school and
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The early bird catches ... the sunrise.
The early bird catches ... the sunrise.
Morning you lot. Well, another day and another night where I woke up far too early. I've never been much of a sleeper; it has its benefits this time of year. I was awake, showered and dressed well before
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I keep popping by!
I keep popping by!
I say it every few months but I keep meaning to get on here and be active but my gosh, this are a little hectic! Work has been bonkers crazy. In addition I'm trying to find another 30 hours a week to do
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I can't believe it still works! Putting life back into old tech.
I can't believe it still works! Putting life back into old tech.
For a good few years I've had an old PC shoved behind the door in my study. Hidden away enough to forget, but not so much as to not stub a toe on occasionally! I've been trying to think about when I built
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It's that bit between Christmas and new year....
It's that bit between Christmas and new year....
...yes that bit. The bit where you tend to forget what day it is! Well, probably not a problem for lots of people, but the organisation I work for closes down over the Christmas period and I always struggle
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It's that wonderful time of the year.
It's that wonderful time of the year.
I thought I'd post a photo of our tree to remind me how wonderful this time of the year is. Beyond the tree, the weather has been terrible with strong winds and all round, it has been naff. I'm not adverse
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Aurora over Norfolk
Aurora over Norfolk
I've wanted to see the aurora for years but living in the UK, it isn't one of those things we get treated to that often. Yes, we get crap weather and lots of cloud ... but also we're a little too far south