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Christmas columns and a stonking good cheese

Trish Burgess Posted on24/12/201520/09/2016 Lucky Dip, Trish Takes Five 8 Comments

Christmas Eve and it’s raining and windy – how very annoying of the weather not to be bright and dry and a bit chilly. The boys are both out – Rory is at his...

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Ten signs you have an empty nest

Trish Burgess Posted on01/10/201501/06/2016 Lucky Dip 16 Comments

There will be many parents who are now experiencing an empty nest for the first time. It can be very tough those first few weeks when suddenly you feel redundant as a parent and...

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Which occupations make the best bakers?

Trish Burgess Posted on14/08/201517/09/2016 Lucky Dip 9 Comments

Bubble-wrap mousse made with  maltesers was a success of mine! I’m a keen viewer of The Great British Bake Off even if my own efforts are few and lacklustre. My column in this week’s Lincolnshire...

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Weekend catch-up

Trish Burgess Posted on15/03/201407/08/2016 Lucky Dip, Trish Takes Five 33 Comments

Thought I would just write a bit of a catch-up post to let you know what’s been happening lately in the Burgess household. The most important event in the calendar was Rory turning 18....

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Buffering

Trish Burgess Posted on05/01/201407/08/2016 Lucky Dip 54 Comments

It’s a funny time, the days after Christmas Day leading up to New Year’s Day and beyond. I have no idea what day it is most of the time. I forget which days are...

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Wot! No Charades?

Trish Burgess Posted on27/12/201307/08/2016 Lucky Dip 32 Comments

Christmas morning. Dougie and I woke at 8.30am, excited to find out if Santa had been. We tentatively pushed open the door of our teenage son’s room and whispered, “It’s Christmas! Are you getting...

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A tale of goodwill to all men at Christmas.

Trish Burgess Posted on16/12/201307/08/2016 Lucky Dip 38 Comments

When driving, my husband has a habit of always trying different routes just to ‘ring the changes’. Living where we are in rural Lincolnshire, there are often several ways of reaching the same destination....

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Helping children to write creatively with 100WC

Trish Burgess Posted on20/10/201329/06/2017 Lucky Dip 28 Comments

It’s interesting what doors the world of blogging opens. In the years I have been writing this blog I have made many real and online friends, I feel part of a community of like-minded...

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