Monthly Archives: August 2008

Jam and Muffins…

At last I got round to making my first batch of jam this year. I decided to make strawberry jam for a change. I got my Strawberries from the Knights hill farm shop. They sell  slightly imperfect ones especially for … Continue reading

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What would you have done…

On Sunday when I was going to the local corner shop from Geoff’s. A Romanian girl, called Anna, stopped me and asked me if I could help her. She was a student starting her studies in September, going to Kings … Continue reading

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Priceless…

Thanks to Geoff , who not only got Andrew a job  interview but came over from Cambridge this morning to take him to the interview. Andrew now has a job at the National Construction College in Bircham Newton. Its a … Continue reading

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A new book….

As most of my readers know ,I just love making Muffins. My favourite book is “Muffins fast and fantastic” by Susan Reimer After sampling a Muffin at a friends house, which was delicious,I asked about the recipe. She showed me … Continue reading

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Not alone…

I have been twittering for around 18 months now, and have always thought I was the only twitterer in Norfolk. Imagine my surprise, when soon after athinkingman and cloudgazer started following me,I realized that not only were they from Norfolk … Continue reading

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A walk… with a difference

Just another exciting day with Geoff… How it all began… In 1932 Geoff’s father was a warden at Overton Hall Youth Hostel in Derbyshire. Geoff has a set of photos on flickr named Overton hall. Last week a lady called … Continue reading

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True story…..

An old couple came into Tesco and asked to speak to a manager. A few days earlier they had bought some disposable BBQ’s from Tesco. when they opened one to use it they were very disappointed to find the meat … Continue reading

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Ding Dong……

I have one of those wireless door bells, don’t know why because no one ever comes to my house. But all night long the bell goes ding dong, we are so used to it now, that we just ignore it. … Continue reading

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