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OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Love Somerset Maugham - finally got round to reading his long one. I developed a bit of a Somerset Maugham obsession a few years ago - I...
Robyn
Jul 17, 20182 min read
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SUPER BUSY WEEKEND
Lots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was...
Robyn
Jun 20, 20185 min read
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PEAS
Finally there are some things to eat from the garden! Sally was a very good helper with the podding of peas (I think her grandma has been...
Robyn
Jun 14, 20183 min read
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TEA AGAIN
This is the second of the promised tea posts. It is about my recently developed infatuation for Pukka teas. Look at all the pretty boxes...
Robyn
Jun 9, 20183 min read
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NAPPIES & NAPPIES
This is what I think of Kit & Kin The normal order of the day here is cloth. Happy fluffy enormous cloth bum. At least at the daytime,...
Robyn
Jun 5, 20184 min read
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MITSUBISHI BRAKE FAIL
This is the part causing the problem. This is the email I have sent to Mitsubishi - let's wait and see what they might do about it! Dear...
Robyn
May 30, 20182 min read
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SONNING SCARECROWS
Larks in a small Thameside village. Every other year the residents of Sonning engage in collective fundraising madness and craft...
Robyn
May 28, 20183 min read
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ONE HUNDRED BOOKS
Another list? A list of a 100 brilliant books by women has just been published for this year's Hay Literary Festival. I had a look...
Robyn
May 26, 20184 min read
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A NORMAL WEEKEND. BAKING.
This weekend, without a play to worry about, I got to spend time with my children - and the washing machine. Sally is generally a pretty...
Robyn
May 21, 20183 min read
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FLOWERS FOR ME!
I am playwright after all ! The show went really well. It's a bit of a weird experience watching your own words spoken and acted out -...
Robyn
May 19, 20182 min read
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A NEW SWING
Happy families in the garden. Ok, so this actually happened last weekend, but there has been a somewhat ridiculous amount of sewing going...
Robyn
May 11, 20182 min read
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TEA
Specifically the leaves. There are actually two posts I need to write about tea. This one is about leaves, the other one is about how I...
Robyn
May 6, 20183 min read
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SOMETIMES THE ANSWER
is Madelines in the garden Thursday was a pretty hectic day. I took Sally up to the university to take part in a psychology trial called...
Robyn
May 4, 20184 min read
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A SMALL RANT ABOUT MY CUPBOARD
It actually wasn't that bad. Side note, migraine brain still seems to be in effect, I tried to spell cupboard cubpoard four times before...
Robyn
Apr 30, 20183 min read
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POSTCARDS FROM PENGUIN
and other things. It's been a pretty tough week. But there has been brightness and joy too. I was really touched by how many people...
Robyn
Apr 30, 20184 min read
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THE GROUND FALLS AWAY
I chose to set an earthquake in my heart; The ground is shaky underfoot, And momentary pauses give way To unexpected aftershocks. A stray...
Robyn
Apr 23, 20181 min read
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SCREEN PRINTING
Costume creation is well underway. I keep forgetting the final number of tunics I have to make, which is probably a good thing. I think...
Robyn
Apr 21, 20182 min read
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CLIVEDON SPRING
National Trust Adbentures. Sally used not to be able to pronounce v's - some of the slightly askew pronunciations have stuck. Saturday...
Robyn
Apr 15, 20182 min read
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POTS AND PINOT
Date night painting things. I have an exciting new arrangement with one of my NCT friends. I watch her kids every couple of weeks so her...
Robyn
Apr 9, 20182 min read
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GARDEN ROOMS
Adventure to the Green Retreats showroom, and a quick trip to Waddesdon Manor Husband works from home. Well at least on the days that...
Robyn
Apr 8, 20183 min read
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