Author Archives: Sophie

Compare and contrast

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sophie

In the immortal (!) words of singer song writer and one time Boyzone heart throb Ronan Keating, “Life is a roller coaster, just gotta ride it.” It has certainly been a week of swings and roundabouts at TLF Towers. I … Continue reading →

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The reunion

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Sophie

Once upon a time in a Void far far away a young TLF (who back then probably didn’t even know where St Albans was, nevermind that one day she’d live there) shared a house with her old University friend Wilko. … Continue reading →

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Our friends in the North

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Sophie

“We’re all going on a summer holiday No more worries for a week or two We’re going where the sun shines brightly..” Except we’re weren’t. It was not the summer. It was day trip. There was no converted London double … Continue reading →

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Speaking my language

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Sophie

Well. That’s it. We’ve talked about it, me and Mr TLF. We’ve acknowledged the cold harsh reality of what is going on under our roof. We’re making a decision from which there may be no coming back. It’s a big … Continue reading →

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Put the flags out

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Sophie

As my Gran used to say. She also used to say ‘has the school bell rung?’ when I wiped my runny nose on my sleeve and ‘well I go to our house’ for reasons that were never clear, but there … Continue reading →

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Meetings bloody meetings

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Sophie

I don’t know about you but one of the biggest blights on the working day for me is the meeting. There are pointless ones, badly chaired ones, long ones, dull ones, tricky ones, ones that run way over the finish … Continue reading →

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Everybody sooner or later sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Sophie

Technically the plan was a trip to the northern slopes of the South Downs and more specifically Petersfield (pop: 14,974), for a bit of FA Cup qualifying round malarkey. However my TLF-senses (like Spider-Man’s but less in tune with the … Continue reading →

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Sunk!

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Sophie

At long last, the time had come. A seaside TLF trip to watch the mighty Saints. And what a destination; no faded front for me, no sleepy genteel retirement village, no mile of mud between you and the water. Nope, … Continue reading →

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All good things must come to an end….

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Sophie

For some time now your average, bemused-by-all-the-results Lesta City fan was under the impression that ‘to lose’ was a sausage hailing from the Midi-Pyrenees of France. Not since 29 April had the mighty Foxes experienced defeat and even then we … Continue reading →

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Bleak Greek

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Sophie

Another Friday night brings another dose of kulture and another football free zone TLF (an FFZTLF if you will). This time I’m in Shakespeare Country for a new, gripping and heart-wrenching version of Hecuba. It’s fair to say Hecuba is … Continue reading →

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