Tag Archives: Nicktor

Toilet training blues

It was so much easier with the poodles. We were living at East Worldham and we just kept them outside on the grass all day. We were both working so they had no choice. It has to be the worst … Continue reading

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Is it poo?

I went to Lords today (not Lourdes, as Mirinda wondered, thinking I was going to Spain) to watch the second day of the first test between England and New Zealand. I’d never been to Lords before and was really looking … Continue reading

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Unexpected gig

Today I finished the fence around the Wildflower Patch. It wasn’t as straightforward as it should have been, given I made a good start yesterday. The trouble started when I unrolled a new length of caging wire. I laid it … Continue reading

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Edinburgh 2: The Return

This weekend marked our second trip to Edinburgh to visit with Mark and go and see his football team, Dunfermline Athletic, the Pars. By ‘we’ I mean Nicktor and me. We set off ridiculously early this morning for our second … Continue reading

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Desperado

Day-z decided I wanted to wake up at 5am today. Tomorrow will be different when I can shut the bedroom door. And that’s what I spent a good part of the day doing. A simple job, I thought. The holes … Continue reading

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The pigeon of Torquay

It being a bank holiday Monday, there was football on today. The (not always but sometimes) Mighty Shots were due to travel to Torquay for their latest game. Nicktor fancied a day out, explaining to Dawn that he was only … Continue reading

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Not defying gravity

Yesterday I woke up to the news that Robin Williams had died. This morning it was Lauren Bacall. I’m thinking that waking up and listening to the radio is not the most joyful thing I could do each day. And … Continue reading

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Who let the cows out?

For the last week, I’ve been trying to buy a box of tiles so we can see if we like them before putting in a massive order for the entire back of the house (and terrace). You’d think it would … Continue reading

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Chancer

Tonight we had the last Nicktor Night for a while…probably sometime around September. Oddly, Nicktor didn’t stay but drove home, into the night, following the final episode of Chancer. We’ve been watching Chancer for ages and it’s rather sad that … Continue reading

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Blood and water

Ah, Nicktor Night. They come round so soon. Hopefully we’ll not miss them too much when the extension work starts. At the Albion, we decided to mix things up a bit because Nicktor had had ham, egg and chips for … Continue reading

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