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Well our 2 weeks off is almost over and we’ve enjoyed most of it. I say ‘most’ because my son and I have been quite poorly since Monday. I’m not sure if we’ve had flu or ‘just’ a very bad cold; one night I went to bed at 8.30pm and stayed there for 10

So why is it called a Dog’s Life? The idiom means that something is hard and unpleasant. Speaking for my dog, he gets 2 good meals a day, walks, we play ball with him, he has toys and chew bones, he gets groomed, he gets to stay home and sleep, or play

Recently we received a new ‘improved’ list from our council detailing some changes to our recycling. The major change is that we now have to sort cardboard from our other recycling. On any given rubbish day I can leave out my wheelie bin of garden

I like Sunday morning’s. At this time (07:45) the dog is in the garden amusing himself and my son is still asleep. I’m sat here with my first coffee contemplating the day, and it’s not raining for a change. When I was younger I hated Sunday. In fact I

Last night I was looking at my shoes, which are less than 10 months old, and noticed that the sole on both of them was split. My trainers, which are 7 months old, are coming apart on the top where the eyelet holes are. 10 months ago, to my delight, I

Well, no not really. We had our pay rise today and I’m better off to the tune of £10 a month. Don’t get me wrong, it’s better than nothing, however it’s a bit of a slap in the face considering the average pay rise that our bosses are getting is more than