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Goodbye social media
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. At the start of every year I like to sit down and plan my life. I write a letter for me to read in December. I write some objectives and focus on goals I want to complete this year. Giving up social media wasn’t one…
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Last night I planted my asparagus crowns
What’s the most fun way to exercise? Gardening is great exercise. There is no doubt about it. From lifting huge bags of compost, digging trenches for my crowns. building a temporary fence. It’s constant movement in the great outdoors. Or in my case, East London. Gardening is work. It hurts your back, your knees your…
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Books I love to reread
What book could you read over and over again? There are only a few I like to reread…. Pretty predictable but I love them. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights. There are other books I want to read again but these are the ones I actually do reread.
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Roundhouse dupes at Dunelm
I watched TikTok Australia get there roundhouse dupes in Aldi and I was so jealous! Roundhouse is a super cool Australian brand with a super high price tag! At £18 a plate I am more than happy to be buying my roundhouse dupes from Dunelm. If you know me, you know I love lobsters 🦞.…
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A weekend in the garden
Seeds to sow April is crazy sowing month. It’s getting warmer and there are no signs of frost. My green house is still broken so it’s warm but not the perfect temperature for growing so I still have to bring things inside. Something took a big bite out of my artichoke so I brought it…
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I wouldn’t be without my Frank
What animals make the best/worst pets? French bulldogs are wonderful terrible pets! Frank is a happy rescue, as in, he came from a loving home. She didn’t however take him out much, so he hasn’t been good meeting people, and we think his breeders beat him so he is fearful of men and smokers. So…
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Most people already do jobs for free
What job would you do for free? Now, don’t get me wrong, lots of men do the cooking and cleaning. My dad is an amazing cook and was always tidy. However, the majority of women still work and do the cooking and cleaning. I am only talking about people in couples. That’s a sad fact.…
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If only gardening was an Olympic sport?
What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most? We don’t watch a lot of sport in this house. Maybe the World Cup in football and rugby. Maybe some of the Winter Olympics but we don’t go out of our way. We just don’t care for sports. But gardening, I love seeing gardens develop. I…
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Communication, responsibility and care of duty
How would you improve your community? Ironically if we all just helped out a little more the communities that we know would be a better place. Improvement is always about investing. Investing our time I live on a nice street in London, I am lucky and everyone who lives here is lucky to do so.…
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Oh sometimes I crave a bit of lockdown
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? It’s a few years on now and I feel like most things are back to normal. The UK suffered through Brexit and Covid coming out of lockdown wasn’t a joyous occasion as it should have been. When I first started going out…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 