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8 goals for the new year
I love creating goals and working towards them. Nothing is quite like using the end of the year to focus on yourself and your loved ones so I thought I would share my goals. 1. Work focus Next year I start an apprenticeship alongside my job. My work are paying for it and I really…
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Planning permission has been submitted!
We are building an extension, it is going to happen but we had to put in planning permission. We didn’t go down the root of an architect. Wrongly or rightly we knew what we wanted didn’t feel the need to get anyone’s input. We did hire a draughtsmen surveyor who can make technical drawings and…
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Taking advantage of the colder days
This time of year is pure magic. I love the rain, but only when I have time to appreciate it and dress for it appropriately. My garden is sodden and boggy. Mud sticks to my boots and leaves go from crispy sculptures to slimy death traps. I spend a few minutes each day rescuing bulbs…
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We rented a pub
A group of our friends were joking around one Sunday catching up on life, ordering pizza and within a few minutes we agreed a date and booked a pub for the weekend. We thought it would be a fun Christmas party for us. 5 couples 5 kids and one dog. Illness meant that we were…
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While we were away: home renovations Electrical
We recently spent two wonderful weeks at home, in the Seychelles. Swimming eating and relaxing. We spent time with family and we both needed after the year that we had. It was bliss. While we were away we arranged for the house to be emptied so the electricians could come in. We also had a…
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A fire for Christmas
A magical thing is happening in the next few weeks. Our fireplace which currently is a homage to the 80s crass fake York stone fire place that has plagued many a house up and down Great Britain, is being replaced with something more sympathetic to our 1930s London home. It is not original and it…
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It’s all systems go with the house renovation
It’s begun. It’s all systems go. The house renovations have become a reality. We had a local electrician give us a quote we were happy with. The movers have been booked so we empty the house and get a fresh start. The movers and packers are going to tackle it all. The loft, the bedrooms.…
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Harvesting my garden
My allotment has been a true escape, a place I can delve into for a few minutes or a few hours. tidying up, weeding, trimming collecting. All the clearing and filling and digging was worth it. Because it’s harvest time. I am now collecting potato’s, tomatoes and courgettes every other day. I have planted more…
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7 Tips for travelling with a dog
When we went to York for a long weekend it happened to coincide with a heatwave. I was horrified. We dont take Frank for long walks above 23 degrees, we normally just let him out in the garden. I was almost distraught at the idea of taking or French bulldog on a train for 3…
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Can you take your dog to York for a city break?
We have been dreaming of taking Frank our French bulldog on holiday with us since we got him over 6 years ago. We have taken him away before but it’s always been with family to a house rather than a hotel. Not a city break just the 3 of us. The city break transpired because…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 