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November 2004

chocolate cake

i gave up chocolate nearly 4 weeks ago. but we went to a restaurant today and i decided (in advance) i wanted the chocolate cake. so i did.
i’ve been thinking about how to make the transition back to everyday life with the chocolate thing. i still need chocolate bars badly, but don’t have as much of an issue with cake.
so i’ve decided to stay away from chocolate biscuits and especially chocolate bars, but otherwise be a bit more flexible on cake and puddings (which i don’t often have anyway).
i felt a bit sick after this cake (which was huge) and i thought it was much too sweet. which is excellent news !
perhaps i’m finally kicking the habit …
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a classic british picnic

here we are having a picnic in a carpark in some cold november rain. british life at its best.
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sparklers

we went to my mum’s house yesterday and had a very nice day. she even looked after the girls for a couple of hours so jane and i could go speed-shopping.
when we got back it was time for sparklers.
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a present for my mum

on our recent holiday on the isle of wight i discovered that fudge would make an ideal chocolate substitute. so we bought some traditional isle of wight clotted cream fudge.
however, the postcode of the place of manufacture showed it was made in Exeter ! still tasted great though.
we haven’t got a dog, but i got this rather nice ‘thanks for looking after my dog’ box ‘o’ fudge for my mother. doesn’t she look pleased with it ?
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a bizarre baby changing sign

this sign was definately for the baby changing but i can’t work out what it’s meant to be showing. it looks more like an alien autopsy.
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where’s esther

here is esther on a beach. can you see her ? she’s wearing a red rain coat.

click to have any chance of finding her

scrawny dog

here is the standard Isle of Wight dog sign. you need to look at it closer up to see its scrawyness. also shown is a faded sign so you can see the difference between the red and black print fade resistivity.
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click to inspect the scrawyness

mind the step

i like the blurryness of this picture.
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water ‘otter


clickety for full read-y
so i set off down the walk and found this water ‘otter

clickety for inspecty

expensive lips

here is a coin slot on a charity box in a car park.
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