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but wait there is more : The Smell of Books, In a Spray-Can!

2009-11-27T13:35:04Z

Yes - if Kindle just doesn't do it for you, spray a little of Smell of Books in a can! You can choose between that new book smell, "eau you have cats" or my personal favourite, the classic musty book smell. Ah the smell of a library in a can - su...

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Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and me

2009-11-27T13:00:26Z

I want to start playing Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole Christmas songs and to dive into the cupboard under the stairs to find all the bits that make up our Christmas tree. I want to deck the halls with holly and tralalalalala. I want to make a...

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I have a bone to pick

2009-11-27T09:26:05Z

Now that Mr FD is working from home and I am mistress of my own time, he has taken to asking me to accompany him on short trips about town, such as if he is dropping seed off for testing and knows he won't be away from the car long. I take a drin...

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matter of averages

2009-11-26T01:28:56Z

Mr FD has started describing people as being "about our age". As Mr FD is eight years older than I am, I am not sure that I am happy about that at all! Thin edge of the wedge!

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Christmas cheer for others

2009-11-25T01:07:36Z

What do you give a 92 year old man and an 87 year old woman for Christmas? No not a funeral plan! We are purchasing "access ro clean water for a child" through CARE Australia for Mr FD's parents as their Christmas gift. Think about others less fo...

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Happy Thanksgiving to USA neighbours

2009-11-24T23:56:39Z

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thoughtless moments

2009-11-24T07:22:34Z

I went to the bank today and there was a young man undertaking training to be a teller. An older woman was assisting him through the steps. Throughout the transaction they appeared to be competing with each other to engage me in conversation. It ...

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toggling the knob

2009-11-22T21:44:48Z

Mr FD has had his new car for 10 days or so now. He wanted to reset the trip meter and so spent an hour going through the handbook trying to discover how to do so. He was instructed to use the multi function display toggle knob but could not find ...

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the melody lingers on...

2009-11-20T06:53:45Z

My second hand copy of Marjorie Lawrence's autobiography Interrupted Melody arrived! It was sitting on my doorstep when I walked down stairs and I was so worried as I ripped open the packaging. I so did not want it to be dirty, or grotty or re...

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the cult of personality

2009-11-19T05:26:45Z

I was watching Sarah Palin being interviewed - I have forgotten by whom now, there has been so many this week, probably Barbara Walters - and she was asked if she agreed to Israel expanding their settlements and Sarah said yes, as "in the days, a...

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