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Hot town, summery in the city - 2017

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January 02, 2022

Amusing anecdote

Over the past few weeks I keep catching a whiff of a (not unpleasant) smell that I vaguely recognised. I really couldn’t place it and was waiting for something to click in my brain. Then on one ...


November 30, 2021

No jo more

30. Whatever you want to write about. Anything? anything? That’s too much choice!!! There is a temptation to not write anything, to leave no jo mo without a cap on it 🤣 I had a genius idea, whil...


November 29, 2021

Never joo mind

29.  What is a nervous tic you have and how did you acquire it? (The title is how some of my Spanish teachers would have pronounced “never you mind”). I don’t think I’ve ever had a nervous tic. W...


November 28, 2021

Not jittery Mary.

28.  Who is your favourite character (book/movie/etc) and why? I’m listening to a Spotify playlist that my 10 year old niece just emailed to me. Currently playing is Woman by Little Simz; it’s ok...


November 27, 2021

Weeeeaaaaathereer!!

As all my U.K. friends know, the weather is a bit shit!! I came downstairs this morning to this view—————> I feel I should point out that this is the back garden and the trampoline usually a...


November 27, 2021

Nice jammy macaroons

subtitle: Fish in a Former Life 27.  Favorite simple pleasure? (Aside: while on long hikes, when we’re nearing the end I find myself walking faster and faster, no matter how tired I am, just bec...


November 26, 2021

Nearly just managed

26.  What was a difficult decision you once had to make? What did you consider when deciding? -Manon Phew, only a few, short days to go. Right then. Difficult decision. Well, I can be pretty im...


November 25, 2021

Nine jumping mammals

25.  Tell us about your pet or pets. -Manon I don’t actually have nine jumping mammals as pets, but I do have two. We’ll start with Oreo: She likes to think she’s the boss, trying to put Amba i...


November 24, 2021

Noice jaunty moobles

24.  What is the greatest compliment anyone ever paid you? What made their words so meaningful to you? -Manon No effing clue! I give off an aura of confidence (no matter what I’m feeling) and I d...


November 23, 2021

Non Jon movi

23.  Give 3 song LYRICS that speak to you. Bonus points for any backstory about why they are meaningful. -Darkest Days, Brightest Nights I’m one of those people who burst into song at any given m...


November 22, 2021

No joking mo

22.  How do you feel about mental health? I’ve really enjoyed the majority of the prompts this year but this one is nonsensical. How do I feel about mental health?! That’s like asking how I feel ...


November 21, 2021

No Jolly meetings

21.  What is something you miss doing that you can’t do now? I have binge watched the American Office over the past few months (I never finished the U.K. one because I can’t stand Ricky Gervais)....


November 20, 2021

Numpty jumpty mumty

20.  What is a news story (other than Covid) that surprised you this year? New revelations from the fossil record show that somewhere between 40 and 55 million years ago, sabre-toothed anchovies ...


November 19, 2021

Nellie’s jaunty meliphants

19.  What can you remember as your first adult achievement? Ahh, first adult achievements. The thing that springs to mind is the day I realised I couldn’t just call my mum to help and that I need...


November 18, 2021

Nine jokey mothers

18. What is an opinion you have that a majority of people would find upsetting. After getting to know a new colleague recently I really don’t know!! The politics in this town (which this colleagu...


November 17, 2021

Not a great prompt for me

17. What song can make you cry and why does it make you cry? Stille Nacht, Bridge Over Troubled Water and anything from West Side Story. The first one was my mums favourite Carol, the second des...


November 16, 2021

Naughty jaunty mammeries

16. What is one taboo thing you don’t think should be taboo? Nudity. As Frank (of Sinatra fame) used to croon through the speakers of my dad’s record player: in olden days a glimpse of stocking ...


November 15, 2021

Noon June moon

15. What holiday holds your fondest memory? (I’m going to answer this as an English person not an American where holiday means something different). Nope, no idea!! Are we talking camping in Scot...


November 14, 2021

Naughty Jenny Morris

14. What would you do during “The Purge”? Or who are you going after? (I don’t know if these movies are in other countries. If not, it’s basically a “what if” where all crime is legal for 24 hour...


November 13, 2021

Noggle joggle moggle

13. What book/movie do you recommend to others and why? Let me cast your mind back cue wibbly wobbly music that denotes a flashback It’s1998 and I live in Isleworth, West London. I’ve popped into...


November 12, 2021

Ninja jinger minge

(Sorry, sometimes I can’t allow myself to be mature…) 12. What has someone else taught you that you never would’ve learned otherwise? Aside from the basics, like walking and dressing/feeding/clea...


November 11, 2021

Nosy Josie mosey

11. How old were you when you got your first job? What was it? Did you like it? Aahhhh, in days of old, days gone by. In the wee small hours at the beginning of the world… I grew up in a ruraly i...


November 10, 2021

Noly moan joan

10. What is a skill or activity you’ve tried during the restrictions and NEVER want to do again. Why? -thesunnyabyss and Lis I thought this ‘ere website was supposed to automatically save entries...


November 09, 2021

Nosé José Mosé

9. Make a compliment to someone you hate/dislike. -From Darkest Days, Brightest Nights This makes me chortle with mirth as the diarist who suggested this theme has blocked me for being too liber...


November 08, 2021

Nose Jose mose

8. Tell us about your most unusual skill. Where or why did you learn it? My most unusual skill aka my superpower? Yeah, I think so. I’ve been lying in bed thinking about what I could put and I th...


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Well, more of a town than a city …