Monthly Archives: July 2012

A surfeit of superlatives

Posted on July 30, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

Did you see it?! The London 2012 opening ceremony was amazing, stunning – superb. From Blake’s “green and pleasant land”… …to the dark satanic mills… … to the forging of the Olympic rings… The opening sequence was out of this … Continue reading →

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Every day’s a school day

Posted on July 25, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

I’ve learned some valuable new things recently; do you want to hear about them? You can’t wait, can you? 🙂 Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. 1)     Apparently, it’s better for you to eat different sorts of berries together … Continue reading →

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Relay and raspberries

Posted on July 21, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

Well the legs have now recovered – finally 🙂 It was a bit incongruous really, watching someone running with the Torch on Wednesday while I was hobbling around – but it was great. The town was packed and everyone seemed to … Continue reading →

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Sore legs and peanut butter cookies

Posted on July 17, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

Ouch. I went to Body Pump yesterday morning, the first time for months. I used to love going but really didn’t like the new release that came out in October. It made me feel I’d really done some damage to … Continue reading →

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St Swithin’s Day

Posted on July 15, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

If on St Swithin’s Day, it is rainy weather, it will rain more or less for 40 days together. It just goes to show how ridiculously superstitious I am that I waited till nearly the end of St Swithin’s Day, … Continue reading →

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Hail fellow, well met

Posted on July 11, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

It was hailing today. It’s 11C, it’s also been alternating between gale-force winds and rain so heavy you can hardly see through it – and apparently, there’s the chance of ground frosts in northern areas tonight. And it’s July. Apparently, … Continue reading →

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What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

Posted on July 7, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

You can’t wash your hands in a buffalo. Having said that, I haven’t actually tried. I have tried these though: See, there is some relevance to my very crap jokes 🙂 I couldn’t resist the meatballs… but I should have … Continue reading →

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Football final and Bakewell tarts

Posted on July 1, 2012 by fromthehorse'smouth

Well that’s the football over – bring on the Olympics! It’s not often you see a major championship final finish 4-0 but it was a great game… all the more so because I had Spain in the office sweepstake 🙂 … Continue reading →

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