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Andrew Bloomer
Oct 164 min read
The Story...
Some of you will know this story, most of you will not… At around 2am on Monday 31st October I hear a rustling, there’s movement in my...
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Andrew Bloomer
May 2510 min read
One Fine Day in Hammersmith
Here is a short story I wrote a few years ago; get comfy, have a read and feel free to ask me about it... much love Goose The walk to...
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Andrew Bloomer
May 163 min read
Just doing it just for the Craic...
DEFINITION [if possible] “If you do something for the craic, you do it because it is enjoyable, especially when the conversation is...
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Andrew Bloomer
May 33 min read
You’re having a bad day?... Give this a try… 3
Before you start reading, here's Twiglet, if she doesn't make your day better I don't know if I have any other suggestions other than...
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Andrew Bloomer
Apr 264 min read
American {Dive} Bar’s are better than British Pubs and it breaks my heart…
I can already hear people frothing at the mouth and the preparation of the ritualistic floggings but I think we should all understand why...
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Andrew Bloomer
Apr 196 min read
Best Meal of My Life
(Here is a picture of a Young Ginger Donut - a year before the best meal of my life) This is not technically about the best food of my...
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Andrew Bloomer
Apr 103 min read
How much does focus [discipline] cost?
I follow an endurance athlete on Instagram and YouTube, he’s just finished running the entire length of Africa, which is frankly...
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Andrew Bloomer
Feb 76 min read
"Having a Bad Day? Give this a try... 2"
I have had a bad few days; things have not gone entirely to plan and I am having to answer fair but ultimately uncomfortable questions; I...
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Andrew Bloomer
Jan 305 min read
I won 'Manager of the Quarter' and then cried at work...twice!
I was not expecting to win this in my first year, let alone my first 4 months. I am humbled, grateful, astonished and honoured that...
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Andrew Bloomer
Jan 196 min read
My Truths of Getting Fired
BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER I HAVE NOT BEEN FIRED FROM MY MOST CURRENT ROLE! This is a difficult thing to write about because for many,...
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Andrew Bloomer
Jan 104 min read
Is this the hardest question in life … “Will you be my friend?”
I was asked by a new friend of ours yesterday, “When you’re on a day-off and you're cooking for people, doesn’t it feel like a bit of a...
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Andrew Bloomer
Jan 54 min read
Had a Bad Day - Give this a try...
I’ve had a few people tell me they’ve had a bad day recently and I empathise entirely! I’ve also had a few in my time but perspective is...
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Andrew Bloomer
Dec 13, 20225 min read
Business As Usual? I don't think so...
The last 6 weeks have been an extended lesson in “letting go” - at the end of October my wife had a stroke at the age of 37; quite the...
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Andrew Bloomer
Jan 14, 20226 min read
Dear Boris...
Dear Boris, Congratulations You’ve managed get me to do something that no other politician has ever managed; you’ve made me angry enough...
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Goose
Dec 31, 20205 min read
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021; Same again or something different?
It would be easy enough to wallow in the pain and self-pity but a lot of my positivity and creativity throughout this year has come from...
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Goose
Oct 7, 20203 min read
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Goose
Jul 29, 20209 min read
Isolation Blog 6 or Trying to be OK, with it all...
Am I OK? Well, No and Yes – it really does depend… I have carried this poem in my wallet for 3 years. It is my mantra; I recite to myself...
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Goose
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Wine Tasting 11 - Welcombe Hills English Rose
It's a change to how things get done…. I have had to adapt to my situation in the last 10 days, I am finally back home with my wife and...
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Goose
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Wine Tasting 10 - Clare Valley Riesling
Take your time to enjoy it, it’s meant to be a special… The inspiration for this dish came from watching an episode of “Somebody Feed...
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Goose
Jun 25, 20204 min read
Wine Tasting 9 - Egri Bikaver
Good Weather, Just In Time… Like any good British person I am obsessed with the weather, it’s variability over the last few weeks has...
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