Category Archives: Real Life Adventures

World of Warcraft or The Power of Advertising!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

***THIS POST IS ADULT COMPARED TO MY USUAL POSTINGS AND MAY CAUSE SOME OFFENSE*** Ahem, so….well…. this is not a ‘normal’ Kapow post by any means so bear with me… Here’s the story: At New Year while staying in Saltaire … Continue reading →

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The dreaded Mother-In-Law!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

The evil, son smothering, judgemental, beady-eyed and jealous ‘mother-in-law’ is a woman who’s persona is well instilled thanks to comedians, movies, stories and actual real life stories!  All too often I hear other women in particular complaining about theirs and … Continue reading →

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The Circle of Life

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Back in August I wrote about my dear friend Ben who had been our family sheepdog and pet since I was in High School.  We didn’t know how old he was when we got him and can’t remember when we … Continue reading →

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2012 : A fresh start

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

It’s been almost 5 months since my last blog post and for Mr Kapow and I, 2011 was a trying and worrying year. Anyone who’s read my blog will know (and probably be fed up hearing!) that we had to … Continue reading →

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Feeling sheepish…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Mr Kapow and I have been living quite a strange and transient existence for the last few months furiously job hunting, selling off our excess stock in preparation for a move to…we don’t really know where yet! and… agricultural labour! … Continue reading →

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At the bottom of the garden

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

I blogged a few months ago now about the new flat and how excited we were about the garden.  Well we’ve now been here for almost 8 months, I can’t believe it! Gardening-wise, we started planting stuff in March.  Both … Continue reading →

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Trailer Trash Special!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

In terms of ‘the real world’ Mr Kapow and I are both unemployed, me because I quit a job in February where I found working with one colleague in particular so harrowing that I had a bit of a breakdown … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Until October last year Mr Kapow and I were installed in a flat we considered to be ‘long term.’  It was in bad shape when we moved in and we worked hard (well, Mr K did and I supervised) to … Continue reading →

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“Happy Noo Noo!”

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

That’s what Mr Kapow said by accident when he woke up on New Year’s day drunk with sleep (but not boozes) and somewhat confused since we were on an air bed in the spare room of Matt Green and Erica … Continue reading →

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What do your Wedding Invitations say about you?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

When Mr Kapow and I got married in 2009 Konnie Kapow! had not yet been born. The story of our invitations is that we were on the bus to Edinburgh to visit our friend Steph – funnily enough, Steph features … Continue reading →

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