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What would your dream kitchen have?
We have bought a second had kitchen and I was wondering what your dream kitchen would look like? things to consider, colour, style, light, units. Obviously it does depend on size but we are talking about a dream kitchen. So let’s share our dreams. Mine would be green shaker style kitchen with integrated appliances, open…
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Moment in time: chaos as a poem
Arrive early Order lunch No taxi, no taxi, no taxi, wedding is at 3pm We wait forty minutes and no taxi. The stress levels rise. It’s 2:50pm and a taxi already has an old boy to take home. We all hop in. Old boy gets dropped off and invites us in. Polite declination And we…
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Planning our next holiday
Before Covid I planned to take my husband to New York for his birthday. Deposit paid, days planned, then the plague hit the world and he ended up having a zoom birthday like millions of others. Now lots of the restrictions are lifted, America is on the cards again but we are not going to…
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Moment in time: shadow and light
Taking a deep breath. Appreciating the beauty in the shadows and light. Standing underneath my favourite tree with it’s beautiful plum and green leaves. Gratitude for my surroundings on my walk with Frank. Happy Wednesday.
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Feeling nostalgic for my wedding flowers
I love flowers, I prefer them in a garden growing but they can also be magic at a wedding. I have never seen more beautiful flowers then the ones my friend Charlotte created for me. She was completely incredible and I will always be great full for her friendship and all the time and effort…
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Tomato update: learning to grow you own produce
Quick catch up, I bought a single tomato for 85p. It was the tastiest tomato I have ever eaten so I wanted to try and grow it from seed. So I started with 15 plants and I have 4 surviving. They are over 3 foot tall and all look healthy. We are heading for another…
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Healthy habits: Ten minute meditation in the garden
I have a small garden, mostly in containers with some large shrubs and trees, my faux lawn ( inherited ) means that I can maintain it fairly easily but it still takes effort. Gardener extraordinaire Butter Wakefield suggests a healthy garden is maintained in ten minutes a day rather than hours at the weekend. This…
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Is a hose pipe ban on the way?
Next week is August and the temperatures are set to soar again. It may shock you to hear that in England, known for lush green lawns and a lot of rain. We can’t cope when it comes to the weather! We are such a mild country that any extremes completely throw us off! Snow =…
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Appreciation for my house
I am fully aware I spend far too much time of social media. I do. So I am trying to find a bit of peace among the daily noise. Now that it’s cooler I can resume walking Frank. I dread it, every day, and then I enjoy it so much! Why am I so ridiculous?…
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Moment in time: finding peace on a walk
I can’t quite get over this sycamore tree. The rich green contrasted with the plummy red. It’s incredible. I have a branch drying in my dining room and today I took three leaves and pressed them. I would never have a sycamore in my garden as they shed like crazy, grow to impressive heights and…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
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