Bring me sunshine

• Bunny toiler From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (3 days old)

  When we moved here in August, we anticipated problems with rabbits. And we were right - though our current problem isn't one we envisaged; Dog has succeeded in catching them. And when she catches t… more

• Poltergeist? From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (4 days old)

  Two people. One house. One downstairs, working with his laptop; the other upstairs, playing on her computer. Both disturbed by the radio being suddenly switched on and loud news flooding the ho… more

• Check-Up Day From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (5 days old)

  I remember when I was a kid that time mattered. Really mattered. "Hurry up and eat your dinner" meant "Time you cleared off to bed" Which meant stretching out time to infinite proportions. B… more

• Hurricanes hardly ever happen in Hampshire ... From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (6 days old)

  ... but tornadoes do. And the rain in Spain falls mainly on the Isle of Wight. At least, I think I'm still on the Isle of Wight. I could be mistaken and be on a trans-Atlantic liner battling through… more

• Buzzed off? From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (6 days old)

  I can't seem to find the clicky tabs that lead you to The Buzz, Featured Blogs, Latest Posts and Something Else That I've Forgotten (I Think). Is it me/my computer? Or have they been given a te… more

• Nosy neighbour From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (7 days old)

  When I was a kid, my mate and I were convinced that the old couple at the end of the road were spies (we were addicted to Enid Blyton's Secret Seven and Famous Five Books) or nosy neighbours (we had i… more

• Hop hopes From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (7 days old)

  A month or so ago, a friend told me that she had picked some wild hops, dried them and made a pillow with them as a cure for insomnia. So being unable to resist being a copycat, I did the same. Ma… more

• It's over From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (9 days old)

  For the last couple of months, I've been spending a couple of evenings per week in the arms of another man; cuddling up on a sofa, kissing noisily and having regular confrontations with his ex-girlfri… more

• Things that go bump in the night From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (12 days old)

  I haven't been sleeping well this past week - excitement, adrenaline, fear, nerves cos of the play wot I am soon to be in, whatever. But each night, at precisely 4 am, I have been woken by the patter… more

• Of the moment From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (14 days old)

  I spent a considerable amount of time tonight trying to find a song on itunes. I heard it - a 'blast from the past' - whilst in a pub with the OH last week and it had been on my mind ever since. I … more

• Who'd be a husband? From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (17 days old)

  "Are you sure my bum doesn't look big in this?" "Do you think these shoes go better with that dress ... or those ... or those?" "No, that's no good for an engagement ring. It needs to be plasti… more

• Win. Win. Won't From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (17 days old)

  I have a love-hate relationship with my computer. Sometimes I wonder how people ever managed without it. This morning, for example, I have researched 1960s style shoes in a matter of minutes, wherea… more

• Little Miss Busy From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (19 days old)

  Rummaging around in the shed yesterday, Little Miss Busy found a tin of the paint used for decorating the walls throughout the house. And deep joy! When she opened it, there was half a can left, in… more

• Don't go breaking my heart From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (22 days old)

  The other evening I took a short-cut through our local pub's car park en route to collect the car after its service. The pub has a children's area by the entrance and three children were playing on t… more

• No rhyme nor reason ... From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (23 days old)

  I was scandalised - well, vaguely surprised anyway - to read that nursery rhymes are set to die out because modern parents prefer to sing pop songs to their children. What? Assault tender lughole… more

• Happy talk 1 From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (24 days old)

  I've just spent a happy hour with a bucket of soapy water and a pair of rubber gloves. Happiness isn't something that would normally spring to mind when washing-up calls, but this time was the except… more

• Crabbiness? Or a fishy tale? From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (25 days old)

  At lunchtime, I went to Ventnor Fishing Haven, where they sell you fish just landed from the local boats and a wonderful man will clean them and remove scales (shudders) and little bones. With a smil… more

• Training for Dummies From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (26 days old)

  Over the last few weeks I have had to contact a number of companies with queries about changing address. And a surprising number of them answer with the message 'Calls may be recorded for training pu… more

• Get me out of here From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (26 days old)

  Is it, do you think, more detrimental to the environment: to sit at a computer, using lots of electricity and generating lots of hot air in exasperation about the increasing amount of advertising i… more

• Autumn notes From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (27 days old)

  I saw an article in the paper yesterday that listed the things some of its writers associated with Autumn. I thought I'd give it a go:- - the smoothness of glossy brown chestnuts contrasting with … more

• Conkers bonkers From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (29 days old)

  I don't actually mind spiders. In fact, I quite like them when they are in the middle of a beautiful web, with sunlight lighting up dew and raindrops as if they were diamonds. What I don't like is … more

• Red legs, great tits and fat balls ... From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (30 days old)

  ... can only mean one thing. Yes, I am succumbing to a twitching craze. This weekend's tally includes a buzzard, a kestrel, an owl (dunno what sort), a robin, a pheasant, two wrens, a goldfinch (I… more

• Sunday, Sunday From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (30 days old)

  Where did it go? Come to think of it, where did Saturday go? And Friday. I can't even remember what I was doing on Friday. But yesterday, I did my cat impression and snoozed in the sun. And I d… more

• As black as Newgate's knocker From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (33 days old)

  At 11 pm last night, the lights went out. Appropriately enough whilst I was learning the lines for the play wot I am in next; a play in which the action takes place in a power cut so the characters s… more

• Always take the weather with you From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (33 days old)

  My first enthusiasm for a bit of rain to make the garden grow wore off by Tuesday afternoon. By midday yesterday, I was Gloom personified. Deafened by drumming rain for what seemed hours. And if… more

• If you've got an itch ... From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (34 days old)

  ... particularly around your eye ... DON'T scratch it. Not if you have been chopping chillies, anyway. Lunch will be late - I can't stop crying. (Though that might be more to do with Hotel Ch… more

• It has to be done ... From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (34 days old)

  Just been sent a mailing by Hotel Chocolat. They have created my own personal web address so that I can order a stonkingly large box of their chocolates. How thoughtful - it makes me feel so spe… more

• Hang on! From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (35 days old)

  I've just nearly broken my neck charging downstairs to answer the phone. We have a hands-free phone as part of the broadband package, but for some complicated reason, you can't answer calls to the la… more

• Memory Lane From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (36 days old)

  Hunting for some papers I needed for work, I came across a large cardboard box marked 'Things'. It turned out that most of the contents were souvenirs from various holidays. I feel like I've tro… more

• There's life in the old dog yet From EllieGant in Bring me sunshine (36 days old)

  Dog has been positively rejuvenated since we moved house. Mention 'walk' and she tears up and down the garden path, pogoing up and down on the spot or attacking her squeaky toys. It's not something … more

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