"What have you got suitable for a fancy dress party?" queried my lodger Chris. He was amazed when I dumped a nun's costume, spider costume and other assorted bits at his feet...but he caught sight of my designer coat and as he oggled it he remarked "that would make a great pimp's coat"
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I wish they would stop referring to Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City star) as an ageing siren! How absolutely rude! She has an amazing character and makes Samantha real and funny. I for one am certainly looking forward to the film being released at the end of May, so much so that.....
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Martha and Scott gave up on the root of an tough old plant, it has been getting on my nerves under the front room window for ages. I called out an expert. He had to take an electric saw to it.
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Martha and Scott have discovered a whole new way of living in Thailand. They don't like hanging around anymore they like to get down and dirty. Martha cleaned my windows and the two of them attacked the front garden with the type of energy I lost 5 years ago.....

Raced up to Heathrow airport to give Martha and Scott a pleasant surprise after their six month stay in Thailand. They thought that they would be catching the bus home. I hid behind two big Asian women at the arrivals gate. I had planned to follow them and tap them on the shoulder. But as soon as I spotted them coming through the door Martha and I locked eyes. I couldn't believe she saw me straight away.
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It was time for the yearly bath, the sun was shining and Samui was whiffing more than a little, my lodgers and my daughters had complained about his unsavoury stench so I thought it was time the poor little mite had a wash.
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I have had the most dreadful of weekends. I haven't suffered from a headache in years and years but trying to control my emotions this weekend, coupled with appearing happy and cheery in birthday parties, completely drained me of all my energy and gave me a thumping head.
My mother's bungalow has been sold and is now occupied by someone else. It has been a long drawn out affair and with the credit crunch predicting doom and gloom in the housing market we were fully expecting the buyer to pull out yet again.
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The sunny weather brings out the fool in everyone, we proved to be perfect examples...Natalie and I that is.....off we set for a barbeque on Ogmore Beach, the sun was shining all was well with the world, everything would have been fine if...
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At last I was able to take photographs of the new arrival in the family. My lodger Chris took pity on me and gave me a lend of his camera.
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I arrived at my Spanish lesson in St. Athan today, walked past the toddler group, through the hall into the portocabin at the rear. I noticed that some of the students were missing but apparently they had been successful in gaining jobs as poll clerks.
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Moving onwards and upwards in a big, wide world
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"free, thats great. Next time weathers good, I'm go..."
"Is the "outstanding designer blue coat" the one th..."
"Well, that was two strokes of bad luck. Regarding ..."
"Thats disgusting. Which shop did you buy it from?..."