Monthly Archives: February 2012

1. The Republic of Paddy’s debt restructuring programme took a major step forward 2. Confirmation that I will get my 5 year service award at the next Girlguiding Aberdeen annual meeting 3. Completing Three Things February. It’s easy to be … Continue reading →

1. Reacquainting myself with The Onion’s very own Jean Teasdale. A column of genius 2. A longer, better run after work. Still a big sweaty mess at the end of it though 3. Taking out my headphones. I usually hate … Continue reading →

1. The Flying Pigs. A Monday tradition 2. My Brownies behaving like utter loonies. For a change 3. Hitting a double 12 to win the last pairs and turn a 7-5 victory into an 8-4 triumph

1. Tori Amos. I was in a bit of a grump this morning but the beautiful Ms Amos and her Little Earthquakes soothed the savage beast. 2. A long ass walk at Kirkhill forest. 3. Discovering that Chuck Norris choreographed … Continue reading →

1. An orange that looked like it had *just* come off the tree. I live in Aberdeen so it hadn’t, but still…. 2. A 4.30pm finish. 3. Breaking lent entirely by mistake. That didn’t make me happy but I’m only … Continue reading →

1. It’s Thursday. I like Thursdays. They usually involve supper and a sleepover at Geoff’s 2. Booking flights home. 3. The definite feeling that spring is on it’s way.

1. Starting Wednesday feeling like a human being, not a sleep deprived zombie. Quite a refreshing change that. 2. An e-mail from Oxfam telling me some things I’d donated to one of their shops had sold. Excellent donor relations, I … Continue reading →

1. Breaking some news that I thought would get me into trouble. It didn’t 2. One of those odd moments when red lights elsewhere all sync up and the roads around Torry were quiet despite it being rush hour. I … Continue reading →

1. The Flying Pigs Monday column. 2. Pancakes with my Brownies. Tasty good! 3. Utterly filthy chat at darts. Worse than last week, which I didn’t think was possible