Category: Advice
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Tonight’s Plans
Tonight’s plans are very exciting, clean up the kitchen. Pack our bags for the seaside tomorrow, clear the sitting room. So instead I am having a nice beer and watching a film, it’s Friday after all. I will still do those things but just later on. I didn’t sleep well last nice as Frank broke…
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I am not sure what is happening with my schedule at the moment
Sorry about this, I am trying to schedule my posts, some I write in the day. Some I write a few days before. Recently it has been scheduling at different times and days that I haven’t planned. So I am going to have a GnT with freshly squeezed lime juice, put a face mask on…
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Garden series Part two: planning my garden for next year

More flowers and plants for today. After realising that my garden only has flowers on the deck I need to work on my flower beds. So I have done a bit of research on gardener ms world and reading my gardening books. It is really making me want a green house so I can pop…
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Easy tablescape / table setting ideas

I love a good tablescape. One of the best places to see them is at weddings and then drinking or food events. People are starting to make a lot more effort at home and setting the table. Birthday meals and celebrations are exploding with more and more outrageous ideas. You don’t need to spend a…
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Gardening series Part one: Planning my garden for next year

I am thrilled with my garden but my decking is full of flowers and my beds are just green. I love the green and the white wisteria when it blooms. I also love the pale yellow Rosa Banksiae and I know that it can more beautiful, more colour and flowers. It’s important to know what…
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Focusing on me

It’s sounds strange to say I am focusing on myself because you would think that as a jobless person I would be doing whatever I want. I do structure my day how I want but I have a list of jobs to do. But it’s time to actually focus on me. I have been reading…
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Moment in time: best laid plans
I was supposed to sit down and write this evening but instead I sliced the top of my knuckle off on a can of dog food. This is taking ages to type so I am just going to leave this beautiful photo of my latest dahlia. Sometimes it it better to prepare rather than leave…
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A moment in time: finding a small space just for me
My sitting room is a little oasis that once I sit in it I don’t really want to move. So it’s not an ideal place to have a cup of tea because I just want to stay all day. After painting g the decking and playing around with my plants I have created a little…
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New challenge: reels and blogs

Writing everyday is tricky, trying to think of things to write about and get inspired by. So when I saw this challenge on Instagram, so I took a photo and decided it would make a nice little prompt sheet for me. So even though I am a few days behind I am going to catch…
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My garden is in bloom

My garden is in bloom through all the rain and glimpses of sun. My morning routine often involves a stroll of my plant pots coffee of tea in hand and take in any old jobs I need to do. I find it a nice way to clear my head and focus on the days tasks.…
