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Sun-dried
Hmmm...Where to start. OK. The beginning. After my last post, things started to get better. The weather has started to cool down, I'm getting used to the place and TOH has returned.I'm not new at work...
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Dietary Requirements
Right. It's been a while (again) and I promised in my last post that I'd try and highlight some of the positives of living in UAE.First though, I'll give an update for anyone who's still out there and...
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small snack
A haikuRose gold winter sky.Desert sunset lifts my heartand lights a new smile.
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Fruit Salad
… it’s what I’ve just had for lunch. My experiments in self-restraint and portion control have been aided today by my fruit salad containing about half a kilo of papaya. Cue retching noises and curled...
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Peanut Butter & Jam Sandwich
Hmmm... Just had one. A peanut butter & jam sandwich, that is. The shops here have all sorts of weird and wonderful things in them from all corners of the globe (apart from nice tea - Liptons is...
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Christmas Cracker
I know, I know. It's been a long time since my last post. I'm struggling with doing it lately. I'm busy at work, I'm busy still settling in, I'm busy putting on ever so much weight. I don't know where...
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New on the menu...
A man is installing my pc. Right now! Another is building my desk whilst yet another is bolting my chair together. Good times!! None of them are in the least bit attractive, so watching their labours...
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Broken cake
Well.Here it is, a brand-spanking, shiny new year. Hold on. Scratch that. It's already slightly tarnished by January. I realise I haven't posted for near eternity and the cake of my blog is dry,...
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over-indulgence
Yikes. I did it again. But not in a Britney way. Actually, no. That's not entirely true. I gave it some serious Britney, but without the kids and the total minger of an ex-husband. I'm even bald,...
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Sand - wich anyone?
Yikes. Something wierd must be going on. My second post in less than a week. Unless I'm careful, I could turn into some kind of serial blogger. I was aimlessly drifting to my car - read being swept...
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Big Cake
Hmm... Where to start...? It's all a blur. OK. The weekend. I got home from work on Thursday evening (weekends here are Friday and Saturday) and TOH was blustering about telling me we had to be ready...
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Cake...with far too many candles
Ok. My life has, according to ancient lore, officially started. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it so I avoided thinking about it until it actually happened. Now that I'm here at this age, the view...
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Another Slice of Petra
My 40th birthday dawned, bright and clear. The forecast had been for rain but when we peered out of the window it was a sunny day with an amazing blue sky. We raced down to breakfast, then out of the...
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a few crumbs..
OK... It's been a while again. Sorry. I've been a busy chap. The weather has been glorious, I've had my parents visiting (which was great), we have another visitor arriving this week which will be fun...
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Light Snack
Yet again my blog posting performance is dismal. But I have been doing stuff – honest! Work has been surprisingly quiet but other things have been hectic. I had my parents come to stay which was great....
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FREE FOOD!!
OK. I haven't posted for a while. I've been packing. Well. Not true. I've been thinking about packing to move house but in the end I hired someone else to do it. They packed in a fraction of the time...
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Pfftt...
I'm out of excuses. I'm just slack at blogging these days.This morning whilst going out for breakfast I decided I'd take my camera along to get some neighbourhood pics to use as a post. It was a lovely...
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Toast
Whilst I love a bit of toast – especially with Marmite – this post isn’t really about crispy, burned bread. Although thinking about it now, I could really go a munch on some buttery toast, perhaps with...
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Quick Snack
Yet again, time has dragged on, mountains have risen and fallen, oceans have run dry and new species have evolved before being wiped out by pollution. I haven't posted for an age. Yet again, I have...
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Crumpet
HelloAgain it's been some time but not as long as before. At least I don't think it has been. Umm.Let's start with crumpets. I've had a real longing for them the past couple of weeks. I'm not sure why...
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Greek Mezze
Aah me... Aren't holidays great?! I've just got back from a totally awesome time in Mykonos. It'll take me too long to explain why it was so good but I met lots of new, amazing people who I hope that...
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snacks
It's been a while. Again. Miss me?OK. I've lived in the UAE for a little over a year now and a lot has changed. I've decided to list my top 10 things that I like about living here.1. It's always sunny....
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Stale
Curses! I said I wouldn't let it happen again and look what's happened! My blog has gone all stale and out of date. Again.Not that it really matters as I don't have that many people drop in any more....
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Blog Salmonella...
Can you hear it...? It's very faint but it's still there - just. It's the weakening pulse of my blog.I've been thinking. I've neglected it so badly for well over a year now. Maybe it's time I put a...
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