Jennie Fitzee blogs about life as an elementary school teacher – if you don’t yet know her. Recently she’s run a series of posts about the genesis of two delightful classroom quilts inspired by her children and created by a talented quilter, Milly. Start here and follow the story. You have to be moved, especially […]
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Two More Weeks, 15th August 2021 #garden #wedding Posted on Aug 15, 2021 by TanGental Yep, 14 days to go as of yesterday. […] Read more …
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Summer Eats Posted on Aug 11, 2021 by TanGental It’s summer and that means… summer pudding. If you don’t know this dish then you’re missing out. And apart from a cheeky bacon sarnie it really is the only use to which a cheap white sliced loaf can be put without feeling like you’ve become a […]
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The World of Merkel Posted on Jul 30, 2021 by TanGental A silly little ditty from a notebook, written I guess in 2018 or so… Angela Merkel The German gerbil Read more …
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Games For A Laugh #olympics #memories It’s nearly Olympics time again and as happens stories around it brought back memories of my time working for the Organizing Committee of the London 2012 Olympics. I wrote a similar post six years ago but maybe this will resonate again. These are the top ten (actually eleven) takeaways […]
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Cakes And Hens #clementinecake #baking Posted on Jul 18, 2021 by TanGental It all started so well. The Textiliste brought home this baking magazine. In it was a gluten free recipe for a clementine cake. […] Read more …
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Caught By A Phrase Posted on Jul 17, 2021 by TanGental The Textiliste has no sense of smell. Not really. So it wasn’t unusual to have a sack pushed at my face and asked to sniff. Dried lavender, you see. From last year. Read me …
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Rain Of Terror von TanGental I admit it; I’m becoming paranoid about the garden and the forthcoming nuptials that will be celebrated here. Yesterday it hosed down and while I like a bit of rain, as much as the next man, this was to be beyond pleasant. The Textiliste and I pottered about listening the […]
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Sticky With Laughter Posted on Jul 13, 2021 by TanGental Today is a good day. I know the old saying ‘nothing good can come of a day which starts with having to get out of bed’ but … Read more …
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A Room With A View #writephoto #humour Posted on Jul 11, 2021 by TanGental This week’s #writephoto prompt is ‘I think you need to see this, your magnificence.’ Pontius Soffit, Lord High Presence, First of his Largeness and general sorter-outer for His Maj Prince Delicate squinted at the gold speaking tube. When a flunkey called him […]
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