Deb’s Digest

Debbie Atkinson’s family life column, as featured in the Southport Visiter.

Entries from December 2009

IN THREES

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

They say things come in threes – I do hope they’re right. Just before Christmas our Sky box suddenly packed in. On Christmas Eve we developed leaks in the dormer ceilings of two bedrooms (one leak just missing the pile of Christmas presents by inches) and then on Boxing Day something started grating under the [...]

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

December 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

“In  15  years’ time you won’t show my girlfriend this will you?”

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NEW MIXER

December 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

  Ever since I did domestic science at school I’ve hankered after a Kenwood Chef. When my old electric hand mixer broke the other day I decided to enquire locally about the price of a Kenwood. Between £270 and £500 I was told. So I ruled it out. Later in the day I looked on [...]

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YORKSHIRE PUBS

December 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

It was very satisfying to see that my letter to Giles Coren was one of three published in yesterday’s Times magazine. For years I’ve seen rave reviews about the Yorke Arms at Ramsgill and every time I’ve read them, I’ve silently (well, not always silently) seethed.  I paid a fortune for a less-than-mediocre meal for [...]

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