Tag Archives: facts

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Amy Wake

Today I learned that the Americans call a bouncy castle a ‘Moonbounce’. A friend learned that a group of giraffes is called a ‘tower’. What have you learned today?

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Top Five for June

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Amy Wake

Monthly, I analyze my website statistics thanks to Google Analytics. The most entertaining stat by far is the collection of keywords typed into search engines that have led people here to awakey.com. Below I answer the top five queries, followed … Continue reading →

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When things go bump in the night

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Amy Wake

The time has come (the Walrus said) to speak of spooky things. To give you a little history about me and my family, The Lodge has been the family house since about 1994. From then until about 2006, it contained … Continue reading →

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September update

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Amy Wake

I thought I’d just write a quick update on me, myself and I. I still haven’t worked out exactly what this site should be. If it were devoted to costumes, the updates would be sporadic. If it were devoted to … Continue reading →

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Analysing

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Amy Wake

About once a month or so I use Google Analytics to have a quick look at how many people have looked at the site. My favourite facility on this is seeing what people have typed into their preferred search engines … Continue reading →

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Buying a house

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Amy Wake

Following in the footsteps of a friend? who has done something similar, I’ve decided to keep a basic track of the house buying process. More for my own delight in efficiency and organisation than anything else, but I like to … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Amy Wake

The BBC are toying with how severe the Swine Flu pandemic really is. The breaking news this morning is that the threat level has been turned up to Level 5 (of 6) [I find this a tremendous advert for Watchmen], … Continue reading →

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London London London

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Amy Wake

A friend visiting London was asking for some advice on places to eat and shops to visit. It’s not the first time, but I always forget what I’ve said. Through sheer laziness of not remembering this nugget of information for … Continue reading →

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16 things

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Amy Wake

There’s one of these quiz virals going round at the moment suggesting you list 16 interesting facts about you. This is preferable to the usual 100 question long list quizzes full of yes/no answers. Sorry everyone, but the people who … Continue reading →

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