What IS the point of Mosquitoes? Before this post goes any further, I would like to point out that it’s not a science or medical post and if you did happen to have information to show me that there is SOME point to mosquitoes I would be grateful to hear it. I have lived all […]
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Dear family. I love you. I am here for you. My life revolves around our family and it’s needs. I do my best for you, and I try to make life work for us all. Usually I’m available for your needs, or to talk, or to be mum/wife. But occasionally, just occasionally, I do something that […]
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So I didn’t have a rant planned for this week. I did have a few rants in my head, but they aren’t suitable for a family blog so I won’t share them (it’s been a rough week in many ways) but I have decided that I need a Saturday Strop, because I missed Friday’s Rant. […]
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Dear people. The sun has come out. So have your feet. But do we really want to see them? Welcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. My little space in the week, where I get things off my chest, and have a jolly good chunter. (I would like to […]
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Welcome to Friday’s Rant. This week, if you keep up with UK politics in any way, you will have seen that two senior MP’s have got into some serious hot water, because apparently, they have been doing some slightly dubious dealings where they have been trying to earn some extra cash, above what they are […]
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Dear People of Facebook, on my friends list…. (yes, she’s on about Facebook again!!) Please stop inviting me to Facebook events that are in an entirely different time zone to me. You are my friends, I cherish our friendship, but I am NOT getting up at 2am UK time to join in something you are […]
READ MORE“A queue: chiefly British A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed” – Oxford English Dictionary. (photo source – BBC) NOTHING annoys me more than when I have waited patiently, in a line, usually with a child or two, in tow, for my turn, to either get […]
READ MOREWelcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. My Friday Rant this week is about supermarkets and […]
READ MOREWelcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. So, the Mad House of Cats & Babies is […]
READ MORESeriously, don’t be rude! Don’t verbally abuse people serving you in shops, or customer services, or cafes, or restaurants, or driving your bus, or taxi, or selling you your train tickets or making your coffee. Yes, you are paying for a service, yes, you should expect good service, but if you are unpleasant, rude, grumpy […]
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