Monthly Archives: September 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

“Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead I’ll have his bones to grind my bread.” Personally, I’m not a great fan of fairy tales, so when the Offspring suggested we watch Jack … Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

The Guiness Book of Records is silent regarding “Who holds the record for eating the most amount of cake in a day?”, preferring to focus on records to do with Jaffa cakes. So, I must claim the crown. Wind back … Continue reading →

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Why Would I Take My Child Hunting?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

Hunting. The very word instantly polarises opinion and puts people on one side or another of a great divide. But then I’m not sure that things are quite so black and white as they might seem at first hand. Take … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 16

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

No post last week, as my training seemed to be heavily focussed on stress reduction rather than on getting a red rosette. These two things aren’t mutually exclusive, of course, but the appalling attitude of my local doctor’s surgery (see … Continue reading →

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Why I love The Spectator

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

This week, available reading matter has reached dangerously low levels, reducing me to reading washing powder packets, shampoo bottles and The Times. I urgently need a trip to the library and the charity shops to stock up on stuff to … Continue reading →

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Percy

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

This is Percy. He is one of our ginger boys. Percy really is ginger, right to the core. He’s small, feisty and always up for mischief. He’s also incredibly friendly to ‘his blobs’ i.e. us poor humans. His brother, however, … Continue reading →

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The Patient Disappears

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

‘Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too’. – Anton Chekhov Hmm. In the last year, I’ve had much cause to be grateful to … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Falmouth

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

Super duper. Family DG are off to Falmouth in a few weeks time. I can’t wait. We love it. We started going to Cornwall when the Offspring was born, as it seemed easier to just lob everything into the car … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 15

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

The weather’s finally changing and we’ve moved into the indoor school to avoid the rain. On the upside, it’s great not to get wet, but on the downside, other people have the same idea, which means having to share space … Continue reading →

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Rush

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Dystonia Girl

The 1970s have dominated our household for the last few weeks, mainly thanks to the Offspring and repeated questions about aspects of life as a Seventies child. So, an apt end to all this is the UK release of Ron … Continue reading →

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