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Happy Birthday 'Petra!
Dear 'Petra's in London this evening, having managed to get Kylie to perform especially for his birthday. I believe Kylie acquiesced rather easily, probably as she didn't fancy a repeat of last time's...
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My! Haven't you grown?
From a warm, sunny day in May...... to the end of September.Don't make any sudden moves! I'd almost forgotten about these little horrors until I wandered around the garden trying to decide which bits...
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It is past pumpkin time for Cinderellas*
As I haven't got anything else prepared at the moment (and haven't done anything of note) I thought I'd just update my reading list.24.Get Off the Unicorn, by Anne McCaffrey A wonderful collection of...
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Widdershins around the garden
While we're waiting for MJ (that lazy baggage)* to get up off her quince** and post the Annual Garden Event photos, I though I'd post these photos of the most interesting or colouful plants starring...
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Sometimes it's best not to look under the bed... This one minute horror can't wait for Hallowe'en. It's by director Ignacio F. Rodó and based on a story by Juan J. Ruiz. More details can be found at...
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Cromer's Glacio-tectonic Folds - 89 in the 100 Great Geosites of the British...
I was perusing io9 the other day, as is my wont, when I happened upon their article promoting the 100 Most Interesting Geological Locations In The British Isles. Hang on a mo, I thought, I live in the...
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Witches Abroad
Actually, that should be The Witch Is Abroad. And not foreign abroad, either. I'm not leaving the country or anything. I just need a little down time otherwise I might snap into my component parts!...
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This is how you haunt your house A short film by Will Mayo
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I smiled grimly as the tinder was lit.- - -The witch exploded. Internal organs festooned the branches of the tree, glistening slickly in the light of the pallid yellow moon. Every breath was held. The...
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Samhain at Cromer Lighthouse
After the excesses of Hallowe'en on Friday night, yesterday the Host and I - plus the SubConsciouses of course - observed the close of Samhain - the festival of darkness - from the highest point in...
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Squeeze your bum, point your toes, and go for it!*
Oof! Here I am. Sorry about November. Many things contributed to this appalling fall in standards - work being the main culprit, but we have taken steps to ensure that it doesn't happen again: From...
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This Antichrist - how many nipples has he?*
OK, it's book catch-up time again!29.Disavowed (Star Trek: Section 31), by David Mack Disappointed, more like. Oh, not with the writing, which is up to David Mack's usual excellent standards. No, I'm...
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Inexcuseable has finally won! She has made me endure a Christmas film, and one that I thought to be equally childish and mawkish. I thought this before I watched it, however, and had judged it based...
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Found: 2013 in review
Jinkees! I was just thinking about maybe possibly doing a '2014 in review' post as the end of the year is looming, when I happened upon this review of 2013 in my drafts:~ ~ ~Favourite Televisual...
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The repair witch came, but said she'd need another 900 for a new part.*
OK, so we've just got time to squeeze in a final book post before the end-of-the-year-review. While we didn't manage to get to read 40+ books this year, we did exceed 2013's total of 36. So that's...
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The 2014 Coven Awards - A Year in Review
* This would have been the 9th, but we weren't around for the ends of 2011, 2012 & 2013.Well, this should be easier than usual as we haven't actually been blog-active for the whole year. Some may...
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New year, old fear
Beaky.Mr and Mrs BeakySpecifically, Beaky III and his wife. Remember that I told you about the rearing of their monstrous progeny in the holly tree? Well, I did. No you didn't. I've just been scouring...
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Well, we're still here. Beaky hasn't managed to off us yet. And nor shall he! We're on our guard... Quite. Anyway, we've just got time to post a quick "to do" list and have a flick around your blogs...
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What Would Bridget Jones's Houseboy Do?
I need to find some new non-Star Trek books to read otherwise I'm in danger of boring you all with too much Trek. Any suggestions?
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HobNobbing with the stars
Urg. A morning of manual labour at The Parents' constructing a flat-pack desk from IKEA wasn't quite what I had in mind for my day off. Luckily, I had another appointment this afternoon, so I left the...
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