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19 October 2013 9:00 am

‘Hello, good morning, my name is Gavin Moneypenny, and I’m your customer service representative for today and I’m pleased to…

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12 October 2013 9:00 am

‘Excuse me. I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation and I have to tell you, as a Catholic, I’m offended.’ The…

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5 October 2013 9:00 am

Natural horsemanship has a lot to answer for. After a cross country event the other day, I rode back to…

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28 September 2013 9:00 am

Walking the spaniel on Tooting Common, I was apprehended by a man on a bike. He was ashen-faced. His young…

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21 September 2013 9:00 am

The Builder Boyfriend has nearly moved in. I say nearly because we are both quite nervous about committing to each…

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14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘Congratulations! You’ve qualified for The Sunshine Tour!’ beamed the lady judge, as she pinned a rosette to my horse’s bridle.…

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7 September 2013 9:00 am

Some call me paranoid, but I don’t think one can be suspicious enough when it comes to the activities of…

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31 August 2013 9:00 am

What is the point of living in a free country if you cannot do dangerous things every now and again?…

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24 August 2013 9:00 am

At last. I’ve waited a long time for this moment. I’ve been through years of torture at the hands of…

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17 August 2013 9:00 am

If you are bullied at school, you see, you never stop feeling bullied, no matter how old you are. It…

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10 August 2013 9:00 am

My spaniel has been pronounced ‘too thin’ by a lady who rescues dogs from Greece. I had stopped to chat…

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3 August 2013 9:00 am

‘Benvenuti alla Small Cluster Band!’ And about time, too. We had been sitting in the Castello in Castellabate for half…

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27 July 2013 9:00 am

‘Piccolo problemo.’ Luigi, the hotel manager, delivered the fateful news as he served me my first lemon soda of the…

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20 July 2013 9:00 am

You know you’re in bad shape when you need to make a list before you go to the GP. Admittedly,…

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13 July 2013 9:00 am

This is the story of the amazing, disappearing car warranty. It is a cautionary tale that all second-hand car buyers…

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6 July 2013 9:00 am

The sometime builder boyfriend spotted the Volvo on his way to a roofing job in Dorking. He rang me greatly…