Got two bags of coffee grounds for free from Starbucks to be used as organic fertiliser for my garden. But apparently they are also good for keeping slugs and snails away from plants, according to that branch of Starbucks. Brilliant, if that is true, as the bloody slugs in my garden have devoured quite a [...]

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A bloody big bug hit on my glasses while I was cycling home this afternoon. A sudden knee jerk reaction caused me to try and flick the bug away. But I touched my glasses as well and so the whole lot got flung away onto the cycle path. My heart sunk immediately. The power of [...]

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Just got news from W. We both passed the practical driving test! You have no idea how the driving test has tortured me in the past. To a point where I’ve given up trying to get a driving license. Until W demanded that I should get a driving license, so I can pick up the [...]

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What an interesting word! Meaning - a fool, a stupid person whose incompetence or naivety is quite apparent. Often used to describe people of a much lower social ranking, and with some describing an unpopular or incompetent leader as an “utter nincompoop”. It’s just a shame that nobody seems to quite know the origin [...]

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Life is rather busy lately. Not overwhelming, yet, but it happened to me a few times that I need to consciously stop myself from playing a movie that I have been thinking of watching for quite some time. 2 hours is not a long time, but often I find that I’d rather read a few [...]

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