Or preferably, two weeks of half days. I did this a couple of years ago, when we moved into our flat. I liked it so much, I did it again this year, during August, while Dan’s mum Jen was up to stay. Work in the mornings, feel virtuous, then run away quick at lunchtime… One …
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Gherkins are good for stress
What does your workspace say about you? Mine has a postcard in Polish, claiming that gherkins are good for stress. I haven’t actually tried eating them at work. But probably it’s just the sight of a silly postcard, and a link to Poland, that cheers me up. I work in an open plan environment, which …
Playing with worms
For the squeamish, no, it’s not that bad. It really means playing with words. Any excuse for a pun. We all know that we grow up thinking that everyone lives like our family does. At some point or other, we realise that not everyone does, which can be a bit of a surprise. In my …
Quite Interesting
We’re not intending to do an account of lots of TV, music, film etc that we like. Honest. But we can’t go without mentioning Stephen Fry’s QI – quite interesting – quiz show on a Friday night. For any lovers of trivia, it’s a must. And for those who just feel tired and consider going …
…and the first mince pie!
Yesterday we went to a Christmas Fair at our local Church of Scotland, just across the street. At 50p entrance which included tea and biscuits, a bargain afternoon’s entertainment! Sadly, we didn’t win anything in the raffle, but we came away with home made jam and cakes, plus a few more second hand books for …