Just hidden 24 eggs in the garden for the grand kids to find when they wake up.
1 egg = 1 bar of chocolate redeemable at the kitchen table.
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Kitchen bar happen to have the XO rum in it, by any chance?
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Easter Mass.
Unpronounceable named village isnât big. It has a small Church, Mrs P_F wanted to go there rather than the bigger one in her parents village.
Obviously I have no idea whatâs going on all Hallelujahs and Hail Maryâs to me & bening down/standing up at the wrong times, Iâve learned to cope.
Anyway, Church was rammed, standing room only & by the time it kicked off or whatever they do there must have been close to 100 people taking part OUTSIDE the Church, seems to happen often here.
Anyway it is a pleasure to see a community come together.
And a lovely morning to stand still for 30 minutes doing nothing.
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Yep we walk Baddesley Common and Emer Bog. The Black Adder in the picture was taken on the grassy margins of the track that runs up from Emer Farm, Green Lane. Adders are common in these parts but dog walkers are particularly paranoid about them. My last Cocker walked over there an estimated 7000 times over his lifetime and was bitten once. A quick jab and he was fine the next day.
Actually it was telling you, âplease donât hurt me, Iâm a Grass Snakeâ 
This is a Grass SnakeâŚ
Easy mistake to make but the Grass Snake has those yellow flashes on each side of its throatâŚthe Adder doesnât.
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My mate Nick, who some of you met at Stable on my last trip back, lands here tomorrow week.
Iâve been collecting local Ales & craft beers ready for him to try.
Thursday, at the local Leviathan store the beer department guy suggested I try this craft lager 35p a bottle, 6.8%.
So I bought 2 - 1 for tasting for Nick & one for me to try before heading out yesterday.
It was lovely, but the pleasure? The bottle top had a message.
Yes, I won a free beer!
Damn I was gonna get more of them Tuesday anyway!
The pissed up chavs who have been doing a bank holiday bender without a top on and are completely sunburntâŚ
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Wet Monday.
Whole day is Dyngus Day in Poland and southern parts of former E Europe.
Kids throw water over members of the other gender & spank each other with Pussy Willow.
There are processions, boys dress up as bears and other traditions. Dates back before 15th Century.
Also observed & expanded on in the US.
Sitting on the balcony this morning hearing screams and watching the neighbours kids chasing each other with ice cold buckets of water.
Iâm staying out of it.
Iâd only get into trouble being seen anywhere near a Pussy Willow.
You do mean the Widowâs Pussy?
Just asking
I ainât brave enough to ask tbh.
6 year old niece just drenched me ffs
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@lifeintheslowlane where are the fuckinâ puppy photos ⌠tardy service to the forum community will not be tolerated. 
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Think I might have seen one of those lurking through my garden from time to time. It belongs to the mad lady 3 doors down ⌠battered old ginger thing with one eye 
Patience dear chapâŚweâve just got back from the pub. Littleun was in a shoulder bag as sheâs not allowed on the ground in public places for another week. Now 10 weeks oldâŚthis is Molly 10 minutes agoâŚ
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Waiting for the last bus home. Been decades since I did that
Business networking event ÂŁ1.40 a pint
And I won the free draw
Posh herbal vodka
Must get out more made a profit on the evening!
Favourite so far. Last few seem to be showing an individual coming through and itâs a perfect time of year for young Molly and photography, so looking forward to seeing more.
Wonders of a dog. Your photography gets an ever changing subject, you get the benifits of a new and true life long companion and youâre meaningful longevity is almost guaranteed according to the work of Gianni(Giovanni) Pes(University of Sassari).
Your decision was a win, win, winđ
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She really is gorgeous. I really miss having a dog, but although i am tempted in my current situation it wouldnât really be fair. I live alone and go away a lot, three months every winter when i follow the sun, plus weekends away during the summer. When i lived in Romsey i always had dogs, two dachsunds,(who are just the best), Labradors and whippets. I envy you.
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Our good friends came over yesterday afternoon with Mollyâs Aunt âAlmaâ who is 6 years old. They will see a lot of each other over the coming years as we often lunch together so itâs important they get to know each other early.
We didnât know what to expect with Mollyâs puppy attitude towards AlmaâŚwith us she can be typically bombastic, relentlessly playful. What a relief, Molly showed her elder a lot of attention but a lot of respect too, rolling over submissively when Alma paid her attention. Alma (who is the gentlest of souls) also growled when Molly got too, âin her faceâ and Molly backed-off. It was fascinating to watch the instinctive behavior and interaction.
Tomorrow is Mollyâs first walk in âthe wildsâ and Saturday is her first âPuppy Play GroupââŚpictures and video will follow. 
This is Molly with Auntie Alma and our friends yesterday afternoonâŚ
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Sod telling the story on here.
Start a blog write a book
Itâs a great story
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The trouble with a Blog is asking yourself, âis anyone going to be interested in this?â Your own answer is probably what stops you doing it. 
I started my golf journey one as a diary/scrapbook ended up with 100s of readers!