Bridget
Bridget's Blog
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The arrival of the swallows on or around my husband’s birthday is part of our yearly routine, and anticipated with much joy and then relief. This year, we are also anticipating the arrival of a whiteboard not quite with joy but more with...
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I had escaped upstairs to avoid any more recriminations, but I hadn’t gone far enough and was still in earshot. “Ok - guess this: how many tape measures do you have in the boot room drawer?” I can’t remember ever buying...
I am bang on trend with the recycling processes, washing out jars and cans and composting anything the animals can’t eat. Even my coffee machine uses filter paper, which the younger generation think is quaint but fiddly. Coffee...
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I am turning into my Mother! I am starting to talk to my children through my grandchildren. While washing a large pair of wellington boots, I found myself thinking if I had my little granddaughter here I would say, “so Daddy didn’t...
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Christmas Day is all about calculations - when to put the turkey in the oven, how long to cook the pudding for and how long does half a Brie cheese take to go through a Labrador - I guessed about 5 hours, which wasn’t far off. It’s...