Post Comment Love 3 - 5 February

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Happy February - we made it! Part of me thinks it’s crazy that we’re already into the second month of the year, though I know for many people January is one of those long, long months. We’ve had a fair bit going on so while it’s not been the best month, it hasn’t felt as long as perhaps it has done previously.

The gas works that turned out to be more complicated and therefore take longer than expected have now completed and the various crews have turned their attention further down the street, so life in our part of the street is returning to normal which can only be a good thing.

I spent an afternoon this week putting some old board games onto eBay - and there were some gems there. Anyone remember Headache with its pop-o-matic, or ‘Don’t let the leaves drop’ - a game which one the Magpie/Thames TV games competition back in 1972? These are just two of the ones I’ve listed this week, which have clearly been around for a while - I’m hoping that they’ll find new homes soon. I’ve also got an ‘Operation’ game - the one that buzzed, not sure if that still works, but I did discover that I’m missing two of the pieces - the pencil for writer’s cramp, and the spare ribs - which is a shame.

In one of the boxes I did find some old doodles of mine, which I suspect were made with the help of a shaped stencil. They’re quite striking though aren’t they? Though they are both in the recycling now!

Two pieces of paper with repeating shapes drawn in black pen, likely drawn with a stencil by teenager me

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Post Comment Love 27 - 29 January

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’ve joined us.

This week I’m feeling incredibly lucky. My phone took an unexpected and unplanned dunk in the toilet - I’d forgotten it was in my pocket - sigh! Thankfully though it wasn’t in the water for long and spent a good twelve hours in silica gel jail - it probably should have spent longer there, but I was chancing it. I didn’t charge it for a good twenty four hours more and it seems none the worse for its adventure. Phew.

I think it knew that I’d been looking at newer models, it might not have realised though I hadn’t found one at a price I liked. So I’m glad I haven’t been forced into an upgrade before I was ready to make the jump. But definitely lesson learnt this week.

I hope your week has been much less eventful!

My iPhone in a sandwich box with silica gel, placed on a bookcase so the phone is upright

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Post Comment Love 20-22 January

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’ve joined us.

I think I spoke to soon about the gas works - while re-tarmac-ing some of the dug up areas they went through a cable, which turned out to be our neighbours phone. So the telecoms company have been here fixing that, and yesterday a different tarmac-ing crew returned for a second go, which was thankfully more successful and they also did a much better job.

It’s been cold again here and I haven’t envied any of the workmen working outside in this weather. On Tuesday it was a lovely bright day so when MOH finished work we headed out for a short walk to clear our heads and were lucky enough to experience this beautiful sky. Isn’t it fab?

A pretty blue and pink sky over Greenwich this week

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