mamahog 'n the lets

so we got busy dashing away from scary dinosaurs and sharks in londinium to try to work some off.

it appears to have done the trick for now. though i feel mama's got some way to go before i feel like getting my wobbly waist anywhere near naked again.



this is up a little late and not as i originally planned... the internet and my computer hate me and joined forces last night and this morning to waste hours and hours of my very precious time and worse.. SILENCE me.

basturds.

but anyw*nkers, i went and done it! with only a little help from my nerd in shining armour :)

i meant to put more interesting photos in the slideshow too but after working on this since silly o'clock i'm bored frankly. and wanna go cuddle a let.

have a lovely thursday guys 'n gals. and weekend if i don't get back here before it's over.
i stupidly sent an email to my big group of friends yesterday asking if anyone fancied popping over for sunday dinner. instead of the usual 5 or 6 they ALL said yes. so now i'm stuck wondering how the hell i'll fit enough poultry and spuds in my oven to feed 14 people.

and where they'll sit and what they eat off and with.

it's not just the internet that hates me apparently... i appear to have a deathwish myself.

eeeeeek, and as the old cleaning lady scrubbed the temperature gauge off the stove i have no idea what the heat is. joy.
they'd better all bring a LOT of booze!
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...well, nearly it all...

the good: the spots are healing. the weather's quite nice. the girls are happy enough to be home. (* sunday evening edit: and my lovely gunners just beat booman.U. so i'm as happy as a pig in muck which as i'm up to my armpits in reorganisation of papers, toys and books is strangely apt )

the bad: i've got a cold and post holiday depression.

the ugly: (and very bad indeed) Hrant Dink. the editor-in-chief of agos, the armenian community in Istanbul’s newspaper, and outspoken proponent of recognition and peace between turkey and it's armenian citizens, was assassinated in front of the newspaper’s head office in istanbul yesterday.

everyone's miserable. many friends knew, loved and supported him. there is a huge sense of anger and loss all around. and rather a lot of tears for him and for worry about turkeys present and future.

the assasin's been caught apparently. but who hired him still unsure.

anyway. in totally unrelated news this happened which did give me a giggle.
and i'm listening to the pogues and billy bragg on last.fm which is loverly.

i'll be back visiting you all again shortly. between tidying up the piles of junk and papers that don't seem to yet have a home. and sorting out what to do with the kids when i start work monday.

joy.

hope you lot are having a good weekend.

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....have gone and got the dreaded lurgy. poor poor babies.


more later.

gotta go give them an oatmeal bath and put more cream on the welts. (again)

bloody chicken pox. loveday's got over 30 on her face alone!!!
(not that you can see it in this picture as that was 2 days ago...)



they are smiling less now. ugh. but we will endure.

hope you lot are healthier.

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happy hnt darlings.

loveday took this! good huh?! i bought a tripod today so there should be some less blurry pics as well as the usual shiverstyle soonish.

i'm still on the clockwork comp so i'll stay brief..

sorry i've not been visiting. i will catch up when i return to macturkland after the 16th.

we've been playing lovely old fashioned games and doing antique jigsaws, as well as eating too much cheese and chocolate.
we went in the garden today and picked moss and berries and made miniature gardens in biscuit and cake tin lids.

we are having a lovely time here. my macyummmy man is arriving tomorrow for the weekend too. hurray!

i had a facial. :)

and we've been shopping carefully in the sales, and wearing our woolly jumpers

so things are good with us.

i've wanted to write about loads of stuff. but can't seem to find the time or stand the cold room and dodgy old packard PissyCrap. so i've been jotting down notes and i'll try to write something slightly more interesting after i visit you all upon my return.
in the mean time here's a few new pics.








love to you all. and i hope your new year has started happily and hopefully.

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