tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112043702024-03-07T07:59:22.573+00:00Chez le laquet!Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1052125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-44280143323108424102013-07-26T11:59:00.003+01:002013-07-26T12:02:13.938+01:00September<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">September is a new start.<br />The new start I didn't have in January because I was taking over someone else's class.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I did kind of have a new start - to begin with I emptied the classroom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got rid of 'her' shit.<br />Got my name slapped on the door.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I even mopped the floors!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">See!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But it was still someone else's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Come September and it's properly mine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that means no more shitty plastic cola-cube jars full of dirty buttons. No more cardboard birthday elephants. No more handwritten bingo boards. No more wonky cardboard name cards hung on with string. No more skinny pencils that little fingers can't use properly. No more IWB that doesn't work because it's never switched on and the software hasn't updated. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Squeaky clean, EYFS ready, 21st century MINE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I better mop the floor again!</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-8885845478934768472013-07-24T09:36:00.001+01:002013-07-24T09:36:42.925+01:00Am I getting ready?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So - off to France on Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Packing - vaguely started ... I mean really vaguely - there's an open suitcase on the chest of drawers and I've made a little collection of clothes that could do with a wash and a freshen up before I wonder if they might possibly go with me. They might just go straight back into the wardrobe instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are no shoes in that pile yet ... number one they wouldn't need washing anyway and number two - I really could do with buying some new ones. Feel like I am running out of time on that front too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This whole indecision thing that I do is rubbish isn't it ... or is it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-77970104350504852342013-07-23T16:21:00.000+01:002013-07-23T16:21:00.406+01:00Lemon baked cod<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">... is what we will be mainly eating tonight. It is unfeasible that something this SIMPLE tastes sooooooo good! Even fish-haters will find this a simple delight. Photos to follow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 lb cod fillet (or another favoured white fish)<br />
1/4 cup butter, melted<br />
2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />
1/4 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/8 teaspoon white pepper<br />
paprika<br />
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If fish fillets are large, cut into serving sized pieces.<br />
Mix butter and lemon juice.<br />
In another bowl, mix flour, salt and white pepper.<br />
Dip fish into butter mixture; coat fish with flour mixture.<br />
Place fish in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches.<br />
Pour remaining butter mixture over fish; sprinkle with paprika.<br />
Cook uncovered in 350 degree oven until fish flakes easily with fork, 25-30
minutes. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon slices if desired.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-45637650394152172442013-07-23T04:56:00.000+01:002013-07-23T04:56:04.371+01:00Awww<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">... it's a boy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Love a new baby :o)</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-81750004090384840122013-07-19T06:08:00.000+01:002013-07-23T18:02:56.516+01:00Karla's courgette soup<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My parents had a friend called Karla.<br />A dear old German lady with impeccable manners and full of loving kindness who flirted uproariously with my father and swore in a bad English accent. She had been a midwife in the East End (of London) working with the Jewish community right after the second World War - it can't have been easy but it made for a great sense of humour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I spent many an evening eating wonderful food at her home and many a Christmas lunch time persuading her to eat "just a little more!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is her recipe - perfect if you have a glut of courgettes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 onion, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">150g potatoes, peeled and cubed <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">600ml chicken or stock <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">25g butter <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 clove garlic, crushed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">150ml milk <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Melt the butter in
a large saucepan and add the onions and garlic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Sauté the onion and
garlic for 5 minutes until they are soft. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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powder and stir together. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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potatoes and most of the courgettes and cook for 2 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and pepper and bring the mixture to the boil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cover with the lid and simmer for 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft.<br />
Puree the soup and serve hot garnished with thin slices of courgettes.</span></div>
Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-11066971440842379242013-07-16T07:56:00.002+01:002013-07-16T07:56:27.123+01:00Waiting<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am (like many others I would imagine) waiting <strike>patiently</strike> impatiently for this royal baby to make an appearance. I probably need to breathe deeply and stop this, after all, none of us know when the little one was/is due, even if <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2364385/Kate-Middletons-royal-baby-date-hint-Duchess-Cornwall-expect-end-week.html" target="_blank"><strong>Camilla has supposedly dropped the biggest hint yet</strong></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I made the mistake of admitting this lack of patience whilst having lunch in the staff room yesterday and was a little surprised by the barrage of comments/critiscm thrown at me from all corners of the room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"You don't actually take any notice of those money grabbers do you|?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"Bloody waste of money the whole lot of them."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"*tsk* What a waste the royal family are and she's not even a real member of the royal family." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"Oh my god - are you a royalist?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And it made me wonder ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">What about you lot? Do you think they're a waste of money? Are you waiting with anticipation for the birth? </span><br />
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Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-66229465576625469212013-07-11T06:08:00.002+01:002013-07-13T08:23:52.486+01:00Tyler, Kylie, Charmaine, Summer - I don't like you because of your name!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Did any of you see the <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZjdgU0asM">'blatant slice of judgemental snobbery'</a> </b>that Katie Hopkins handed out on This Morning last week? </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think my ears pricked up as she said "I think you can tell a great deal from a name. For me
there are certain names that I hear and I think urgh."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">WTF??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"For me, a name is a
shortcut ... of working out what class that child comes from" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Do
I want my children to play with them?"</span></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"There's a whole set of things that go with children
like that that are quite a disruptive influence in school and that's why I don't like those sorts of children." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Why are we allowing people like this onto our televisions? Who is this woman to judge children?? Children? On a name! FFS! Kids don't come out of the womb clutching a scrap of paper with the name that they would like. Those names are chosen by parents and are not something to be judged on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other guest on the couch Anna May Mangan who stated that she was the daughter of Irish
immigrants (tho' why this is something to be stated I don't know), struggled to contain her facial reactions to these words. She then said </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"this is snort-worthy, Katie. I can't believe that you're such an
insufferable snob."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh I can and more importantly a <b>STUPID </b>insufferable snob because this is how Ms Hopkins continued ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><st1:city><b>Hopkins</b></st1:city>: I don’t
like names after seasons of the year. I don’t like geographical location names,
celebrity names. Things like Apple, things like you know Tilly Fizz or Jolly
Apple, whatever they've decided to call they are crazy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phillip Schofield</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: Your child's called Poppy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To be fair she wibbles significantly about this not being a celebrity name ... she doesn't need any help making herself look stupid!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><st1:city><b>Hopkins</b></st1:city>: (I don't like) Geographic (names). So <st1:place>Brooklyn</st1:place> or <st1:city>London</st1:city>
or…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phillip Schofield</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: Your child is called </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India</st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<st1:city style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Hopkins</b></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: Yes,
but you know it is – that’s because she is – it is not related to a location
that’s because </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India</st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">…</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phillip Schofield</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India</st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> isn't a location?</span></div>
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<st1:city style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Hopkins</b></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: No.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phillip Schofield</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: We're talking about education?</span></div>
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<st1:city style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Hopkins</b></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India</st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">
is a very, very lovely name for a very lovely child.</span></div>
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chooses those things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think she’s on something – it might be stronger than gas
and air BUT what she shouldn't be on is our television! </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">**Note to self**</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Change
channel next time she is mentioned</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-21494107707099969782013-07-06T10:24:00.000+01:002013-07-06T14:21:25.381+01:00Lovely words make me cry<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To put it into the words of a five year old, after a
couple of months of Mrs L joining, Armaan said to me 'Mummy Mrs L is really
beautiful because she looks after me so much.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enough for me!! #wipestear #sob</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-74530512010730589992013-06-24T06:06:00.000+01:002013-06-25T19:14:03.264+01:00The simple things<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I stole this ... I cannot for the life of me remember where it came from ... a list of simple things in life that make me happy.!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nieces and nephews<br />Brown paper packages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Milkshakes - chocolate, malt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vintage diamonds on velvet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Crocheted flowers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">French summers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Toast</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-75478653745514167632013-06-23T06:51:00.001+01:002013-06-23T07:05:11.354+01:00Banned!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10135434/Parents-banned-from-sports-day-in-case-children-get-stressed.html"><b>school in Essex has banned parents from its sports day</b></a> </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">because teachers (via a letter from the headteacher) claim that children get too stressed when performing in front of a large crowd.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;">Really?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;">Now, don't get me wrong - as a teacher I hate Sports Day ... it's a pain to organise, quite often if (like me) you work at an urban school it involves traipsing to another venue to allow children to run (safely) on grass and you end up </span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">either</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">with sun-burn or (as is possible thanks to current, delightful British summer weather) foot-rot BUT it's not all about me* it's about the children! And i</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">sn't that one of the things kids love about Sports Day? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">Mum and Dad (and perhaps nan and grandad, aunts and uncles, brothers and sister etc) get to see me run jump, carry, balance and wriggle?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;">So I don't win - but I know that one section of the crowd is cheering just for me!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;">Isn't this a little OTT even for "political correctness gone mad" Britain??</span></span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-43413313396479129912013-06-21T18:56:00.000+01:002013-06-23T08:18:27.730+01:0050 signs you are getting old! Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The (dreadful) Daily Mail - read religiously by the OH has published a list of 50 signs you are getting old. If I answer yes to more than half of them I might just do some ranting! Oh wait - that's #50!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So ... let's think about these!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. <b>Feeling stiff</b> - umm, yes, unfortunately! <br />2. <b>Groaning when you bend down</b> - no, phew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. <b>Saying "It wasn't like that when I was young"</b> - no but I do say "when I started teaching" and "when I was in school"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. <b>Losing hair </b>- no, thank god, I have a full head of hair; full, bouncy, wavy hair BUT (and here is my issue) graying hair! GRAY! Hate it! 12 yr older husband - gray? No! Annoyed by this - heck yes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6. <b>Not knowing any songs in the top ten</b> - umm, wanders off to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles"><b>Google the UK top ten</b></a>. I know 4/10. I don't think that's bad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8. <b>Hating noisy pubs</b> - I've always hated noisy pubs ... don't you? I always hated smoky pubs even when I smoked - how much better are they now?? I don't dislike conversation or music or sport broadcasts but let me decide!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">9. <b>Talking a lot about joints and ailments</b> - not yet but *reaches down to put on shoes* oooof! Possibly soon! :o(</span></div>
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Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-89970359705669581172013-06-19T17:56:00.000+01:002013-06-23T08:19:01.111+01:00Unconscious mutterings #542<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I haven't muttered unconsciously for a while, so here goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I say ... and you think ...?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Hook :: </b>line and sinker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ringer ::</b> for love</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Hoodwinked :: </b>cheat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Football :: </b>David Beckham</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Out of the way ::</b> I'm coming through</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Skull ::</b> and crossbones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Enough ::</b> already!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Scholarship ::</b> money</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ruin ::</b> Mother's Ruin - gin!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Lawyer ::</b> solicitor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you want to mutter unconsciously (or consciously) click <a href="http://subliminal.lunanina.com/"><b>here</b></a>!</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-25964222243771099562013-06-18T06:50:00.000+01:002013-06-18T17:57:11.026+01:00Meeting old 'friends'<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So ... as you may / may not know - in January I started a new job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't particularly want a new job, I loved the school and wider community I was working with-in but OFSTED had made a rotten judgement* about the school I was at even though they said the phase that I was leading was GOOD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway ... my current job came up, I applied and (as I said to Simon) "fuck me I've only gone and got the job!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And away I walked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thirteen years in one school is a long, long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You know everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Children, parents, grandparents and in 2 cases ... babies of previous pupils.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a great headteacher - who was bullied dreadfully by the LEA ... well, yesterday she became my mate AND I love that. <br />Haven't seen her since December but I fell into friendship at lunchtime and I know it will last!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday was a GOOD day!</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-51990264728168645902013-06-15T16:13:00.001+01:002013-06-18T18:52:44.338+01:00Our dinner tonight - Chilli Con Carne from scratch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-24766537228069413862013-06-15T13:02:00.000+01:002013-06-23T12:13:39.917+01:00Obsessive me!<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been busy building the school website. It's become an obsession. It's the kind of obsession I love. The stay awake 'til 2am changing / adding pages obsession. I have turned the KS2 School Council into obsessives too! They are stopping me in the corridors. Throwing ideas at me across the lunch-hall. Coming to my room when they should be in registration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've had 3000+ hits!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't think it's all me preening!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">BUT ... it might be ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://www.byron.medway.sch.uk </span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-87497845776496012402013-06-13T05:17:00.001+01:002013-06-13T05:17:59.106+01:00Flaming JuneTo be honest I find myself let down by supposedly 'flaming June' - it's normally my favourite month. Long warm evenings with the balcony doors pushed wide open, air redolent with the scent of BBQ, crispy bowls of cooling salad and a long glass of something cold to sip on - ah June!<br />
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But no ...<br />
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Instead here I am thinking if I put the slow cooker on now we can have a stew and mash tonight and where's my dressing gown??Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-4191618210450137902013-06-07T17:23:00.001+01:002013-06-07T17:23:22.172+01:00F-F-FridaySo glad to see you Friday ... it's been a long week!<br />
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Colleagues have moaned about writing reports on a computer ... preferring instead to write them by hand?!? WTF?!? It's 2013!! I don't write anything by hand if I can help it these days.<br />
The last straw was being shouted at by one of the witches of Eastwick - the temptation to pull my fish back and smash her in the gob was strong ... which is why I now finding myself at home sipping gin!<br />
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Happy Friday evening all.Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0Gillingham, UK51.3560958 0.5749392000000170851.276772799999996 0.41357770000001709 51.4354188 0.736300700000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-44835625106997520712013-06-05T19:39:00.001+01:002013-06-05T19:39:29.351+01:00Hello BLOG!<br />
And hello blogosphere :o)<br />
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I was kind of thinking I might try to post a little bit. The odd recipe, some photos, a bit of a blether / gossip.<br />
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I think that I stopped posting when the 'colleague from hell' suddenly found my blog ... but. that colleague from hell is no longer a colleague! We'll see - watch this spaceLe laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-47005854282633343542011-11-25T06:46:00.002+00:002011-11-25T06:48:24.723+00:00I thought I might just ... post!So remind me again ... how does this Blogger WYSIWYG thing work? And there's an updated Blogger interface - who knew? And how does html and brackets work again? *my brain hurts*Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-43161137121248141172011-01-04T07:14:00.001+00:002011-01-04T07:14:31.357+00:00Larry the lobster<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezlaquet/5323121522/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5323121522_8bfee0dcca.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezlaquet/5323121522/">Larry the lobster</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chezlaquet/">Laquet</a>.</span></div><p>No-one is too old to win pass the parcel! No-one!</p>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-60400214325149499742011-01-03T22:20:00.000+00:002011-01-04T07:16:44.000+00:00HNYSo, I realise this is a little late* and that it's been a little while** since I've posted here BUT "Happy New Year" everyone - I shall try to do this (with a little more content) a little more often ;o)<br /><br />* Heck it's the 3rd of January already, in fact it's nearly the 5th of January which makes it nearly my little brother's 38th birthday. Little brother!! 38!! How the heck did that happen?<br />** August 2009 ... ooof?!?Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-64201063953529698062009-08-18T13:03:00.002+01:002009-08-18T13:16:24.130+01:00Adding to the list<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have a list, it's short and unpalatable and today I am adding to it ... <blockquote></blockquote>It's the List of <strong>Things I don't want to eat again before I die</strong>. Up until today it consisted of tripe, blackcurrants, marzipan, rhubarb, goosberries, aniseed/liqourice and mango*. As of today you can officially add Westphalian Black Rye Bread. Why? Why? Why would anyone want to make a cheese sandwich out something that tastes/smells and has the consistency of sour Christmas pudding. Mother's Pride someone please!!! <blockquote></blockquote>* A short list I consider myself an omnivore.</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-17093879506294933912009-07-31T05:58:00.003+01:002009-07-31T06:04:27.465+01:00So x2<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So ... we're off today ... what a surprise, we're heading to France. No, wait I went to Spain in June so I do officially go other places for holidays. The best news is that I will not be back for a month. One whole month people! 31st July to 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">September</span> - I know *smiles smugly* a month + </span><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You have Simon's full permission to flip me the bird, he's back on August 16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>!! <blockquote></blockquote>Be good while I'm gone, play nicely and don't bother to try and find the key to raid the drinks cabinet ... I'm taking it with me.</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-5340128278655119532009-07-23T06:49:00.003+01:002009-07-23T06:58:26.444+01:00Unconscious Mutterings #338<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Not having had the Internet at home for the last 6 weeks or so I have missed my weekly unconscious mutter, 5 of them in fact ... not that Simon would say I've been quiet ... don't worry he'll pay for it!! </span><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I say ... and you think ... </span><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Banter :: </strong>chat<br /><strong>Amazing :: </strong>Grace</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Towel :: </strong>bath</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Cinema :: </strong>Odeon</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Newspaper :: </strong>daily</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Not good :: </strong>bad</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>My type ::</strong> tall and dark with nice hands!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Twinkle ::</strong> twinkle little star - all three verses!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Actress :: </strong>actor</span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Daft ::</span></strong> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">silly <blockquote></blockquote>Wanna play? Well, pop over <a href="http://subliminal.lunanina.com/"><strong><em><span style="color:#006699;">here</span></em></strong></a> and do some muttering of your very own!</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11204370.post-15228068078864992162009-07-21T06:14:00.002+01:002009-07-21T06:23:13.629+01:00So ......<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, it looks like I was right after all, my blog was being read - but by someone from work. A someone who is in fact a colleague that I bitched and moaned about. And during a "challenging chat" two weeks ago when she accused me of divided loyalties and not sticking up for her* out it all came. And I hold my hands up - guilty as charged. Not of the divided loyalties BUT about venting about my job and the people I work with (BUT not the people I work for) on the Internet. So here's me private again. Not that I am about to vent because there's fiendishly clever people put there who can get past things like this - not that I think I work with anyone who'll manage that but all the same ;o) <blockquote></blockquote>In other news I have managed to get my laptop working online! Double whoop! In fact I think I shall probably be whooping about this for a while! Whoop! That'll teach me not to check the box in Internet Tools that says "never dial up a connection." <blockquote></blockquote>And with less than three weeks to go until France - there's another whoop for you! <blockquote></blockquote>*It should be noted that she hadn't "dressed herself in glory" as she'd been caught by the boss with a bucket of bleach and a just boiled kettle in a classroom of 5 year olds. Guess who's just been asked to take on whole school responsibilty for the devil that is "elfs and safefty" next year?</span>Le laquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126728643009147632noreply@blogger.com7