Category Archives: friday frolics

plodding on

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

I’m very pleased to announce that my new camera arrived the other day (still no sign of the old one…). I’m rather pleased with it – it’s a little bigger than the old one but is easy to use and … Continue reading →

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wind

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Well, hat a lovely response to my last (slightly moany) post! Thank you all for sharing about your own experiences. This is something I’ll probably come back to in the future as I gradually get a bit of a grip. … Continue reading →

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motorway for bicycles

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

About time for a spring cycling adventure, don’t you think? On Good Friday the sun shone. We buttled ourselves out to the peak district for a bike ride on the Monsal Trail, an old railway line which is now a … Continue reading →

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this is why i run

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Well, not this exactly. This is the view from the window when I arrived at the Burbage Bridge car park this morning. Hmm. Normally I run on roads and well-worn paths near the house, but now I’m getting a bit … Continue reading →

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for today…

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Today I’m joining in with the Simple Women’s Daybook. If you’d like to join in too, pop over here and read all about it. All the photos in this post have been taken in the last week. Yes, there has … Continue reading →

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wanderings

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Can you tell what it is yet? Well, perhaps it will help if I step away a little… Ah yes, it’s well dressing season again. Do you know about well dressing? Have a read here and here, and a look … Continue reading →

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birthday buttling

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

It was my birthday this weekend, and I treated myself to a weekend of cafes, pottering, and not very much else. Pretty much like most other weekends, but somehow more cheerful. First on the list of adventures was a trip … Continue reading →

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frugal friday – ‘but I want a new one!’

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

This week I’ve had a severe case of The Wanties. You know, when you get mildly annoyed with something you have, and want a new one, and then that wanting becomes SO BIG that you just have to do something … Continue reading →

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friday frolics (and screen-free sunday)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Yesterday was the second of my newly-free Fridays. I spent the morning on a train coming home from our work’s not-Christmas night out (I hadn’t been out all night, I promise!), and in the afternoon braved the arctic conditions to … Continue reading →

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friday frolics

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Today marks the end of my first official three day weekend. Strangely, working a four day week feels so much shorter than working five days. This glorious state of affairs will continue until at least October, and I’m already nicely … Continue reading →

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