Category Archives: Christmas

It was all going so well too…

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

My Christmas day had come and gone As good as you could get; I woke to silent darkness, But I wasn’t moving yet! I’d wait till the alarm went off And get a duvet fix, I wasn’t starting Boxing Day … Continue reading →

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An unexpected Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Salmon? Of course!” Not that I needed any encouragement to join them on Christmas morning, of course, but when your younger son throws smoked salmon into the equation it really would be churlish to refuse. I had been twiddling my … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent
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Here’s what’s on Top of my Christmas Tree – what’s on Yours?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The robin that sits on top of my Christmas tree has been with me for over thirty years. He is looking a little past his prime, perhaps, but we know each other. He has watched my children grow, he sat … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XXXV

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Good morning people! Well, it is here… really cold and frosty though, and we were out before five for the first walk…. She may have officially lost it. I like the early walks on the whole, but I ask you… … Continue reading →

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Calling the shots

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It is, as the saying goes, a mission for my son to get out of the house alone with the wheelchair. The preparation and energy involved is enough to exhaust anyone before they reach the gate, so Christmas morning, as … Continue reading →

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A simple gift

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Sue Vincent

 “…But what would you like for Christmas?” It is always a difficult thing to decide what to give sons who are grown with lives they have filled with things you no longer know, especially on a tight budget. As children … Continue reading →

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The reluctant shopper

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I don’t want to go to Tesco when it’s full of Christmas shoppers With their trollies full of goodies and the manic bargain hoppers, ‘Cause I only want the dog food and a meal or two for me… Not a … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Small Dog – supplemental

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Whoo-hoo…(I’m pretty certain that’s the noise she makes when she’s excited….)  I got a review, people! From the lovely Pamela Beckford, Neat! I’m not going to manage the automatic ball thrower for Christmas unless that Santa guy has one glass … Continue reading →

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A drink at Christmas….

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I am re-posting this from last Christmas.. I don’t want to have to write it again. There was a wall immediately to our left, parked cars to the right, nowhere to go as the headlights sped towards us. “He’s going … Continue reading →

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