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Midlife crisis, mental health challenges. Farther or two daughters and a rather fluffy dog. Photography (often forgetting the SD card!), motor sport, sim r...

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@stav Aug 8, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

Powering up with Friday night noodles

I'm sure I've mentioned it many times before, but I LOVE noodles. A little last minute, but I decided to take yesterday afternoon off work just to add that extra little bit to the two weeks I now hav…

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@stav Aug 6, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

Summer Soup Time

The temperature has dropped a little today so I thought it an ideal time to cook "no chop" pea and broccoli soup. 13 loves this and requested it in the menu this week. Today is the day. It's so simpl…

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@stav Aug 2, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC

That little bit in-between ....

It's that few weeks in between holidays for me. I had a lovely week off with my daughters last week, Back in work for a few weeks before another couple of weeks with them. My last post covered day 1…

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@stav Jul 21, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

Summer holiday things!

Yesterday was my first day off with my daughters over their summer term. Thankfully my mobility had improved enough for out planned trip around Norwich. I've been promising 13 a trip to Wagamama for…

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@stav Jul 19, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC

Another 6 months on...

Has it been that long blah blah blah. 😁 Yes it has, and possible even a record for me! 2026 has turned out to be an interesting year that led to me being a bit broken for a while. It turns out that…

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@stav Jan 19, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

Seasoning (and christening) my Christmas wok.

The New Year is now well underway and with it the business of a new university module. It has all been a bit of a shock after such a lovely long break over Christmas. Saying that, I did get a little…

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@stav Dec 30, 2025, 4:40 PM UTC

Working off some Christmas pudding.

Afternoon all! I both those who do and don't celebrate Christmas have had a lovely holiday period. I'm not back to work for another week, so decided to pack up the camera and head north to see the be…

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@stav Dec 22, 2025, 10:51 AM UTC

Awake early again - but got up and did a thing...well several things.

I'm generally not a great sleeper. For whatever reason I seem to wake up between 3 and 4am most mornings and seldom get back to sleep. I had a flash of inspiration today and got up and went for a plo…

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@stav Dec 21, 2025, 3:10 PM UTC

A lazy Sunday studying WW2 family military records.

Having a quiet day trying to work my way through my grandfather's military records. Easier said than done! It seems individuals in the British Army were in competition with doctors on the handwriting…

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@stav Dec 21, 2025, 7:49 AM UTC

Misty walks and butter beans.

It's firmly that time of year where bracing morning walks with the dog become a thing. I've managed to change my routine a little this year with the girls being older meaning that instead of walking…

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