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Funny Clips
There has been many a suggestion of late concerning stuff to do at home whilst in lockdown. Here’s 10 constructive ideas: Clean the house Decorate Cut the grass Make a cake Clean out…
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Flowers in Watercolour
I’ve been practicing painting flowers whilst I’ve had some extra time on my hands. They are very simple, yet took lots of practice to get right. I find painting any sort of bloom…
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10 Great Websites I’ve Discovered.
Do you ever have some time to kill and you just want to sit with your cup of tea, a biscuit or 7, and search the web for interesting stuff to fill your…
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Naming a Cat
There are challenges most large in our lives today, Some are steep like the side of a cliff. It may have begun in the past long ago, When they penned the first hieroglyph.…
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Chocolate Flutterby Cakes
I know these are meant to be called ‘Butterfly Cakes’, but I call them ‘Chocolate Flutterby Cakes’. It is a name given to them by my youngest son, when we made them together…
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Things to do during Lockdown!
We are all in the same boat, and being isolated after a while can get pretty depressing, but we all have to do our bit to keep everyone safe don’t we? Here’s a…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: How long’s a piece of string? Cooking time: Depends on your oven, but around 10 minutes. Ingredients: 225g caster sugar 300g plain flour 200g melted butter 1tsp vanilla extract 1tsp baking…
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WordPress Themes and Widgets
I’m writing this post in response to a few comments I’ve received recently about the theme design for my blog. There is someone behind the really technical stuff of Pipstips, but I do…
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The Pros and Cons of Supply Work
I’ve been employed in the Education sector for about 11 years now. I was quite lucky to begin with because as I began my studies to change my career, my boys’ school offered…
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Pip’s Paella
Paella Ingredients: A hand full of white rice for each person. I use Basmati. 1 tbs oil Diced chicken 1 red pepper Frozen prawns thawed Handful of garden peas 100g Chorizo Pinch…
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A Snippet of Shakespeare
A while back, I took an English course, which helped immensely in the search for jobs, over the last few years, and still today. At the beginning of the 30-weeks, the tutor gave us…
