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Moment in time: thriving in the heat
Everyone in Europe is currently sweltering in the heat. It’s very hot, London hit 38degrees and the shade isn’t offering much shelter. I have been watering the plants when ever I can and making sure there is plenty to drink for the birds and bugs in the garden. The News told us to lower our…
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Buying our kitchen floor second hand
Time to share us buying more second hand bits for the kitchen. The floor in the kitchen is currently quarry tiles. we love that warm terracotta colour that is very European and is an original feature of our house that wasn’t bomb damaged during the Second World War. We have been keeping an eye out…
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Patience in the garden: 3 little wins
It’s finally happened, we have three mini celebrations. First is my agapanthus, I have waited over two years for this gorgeous plant to flower and today she has five flowers open. Gardening takes patience. The right place and soil. Next my tomato plants, the ones I grew from a Marks and Spenser tomato, that I…
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Kitchen diaries: 1 buying a second hand kitchen
I was on my Instagram account and found this amazing women on Instagram who bought and painted a second hand high speck kitchen. She was talking about costs and how to save money. I was looking forward to buying a perfect kitchen completely suited to our needs, my sister in law was quoted £14000 for…
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Moment in time: Hot Dogs
When the temperature soars it’s time to keep your dogs inside. Frank is a brachial dog so it worse for him than dogs with My top tips are: Lots of water bowls everywhere Just don’t walk them they can have a few days off If there is no shade in your garden create some We…
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Tomato Plant update
Fascinating I know! But I have been through a lot with my tomato plants. I was so happy last year with my twenty plants that grew a whole 5 tomatoes! Five. Twenty plants I cared for and looked after. I even used a paintbrush to help the pollination. So this year I started with a…
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Moment in Time: Elbow at Hampton Court Palace
The day before the event, Gavin scored tickets to see Elbow at Hampton Court Palace and it was wonderful. Not just because of the pandemic but I have always preferred smaller venues and this one is incredible. The atmosphere in smaller venues is so intimate. We crossed London as soon Gavin finished work and went…
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Growing my own tea
Last year I thought about what I wanted to plant and what I wanted to get from my garden. I have always loved daisies and simple flowers so the idea of growing edible flowers sounds great to me. The seeds are tiny, you do need to make sure you pick the edible ones I really…
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Restoring the family home: flooring plans
I mentioned in my last blog about how much we want to preserve of our new/ old 1930s house. One of the things we are most excited about is the gorgeous original hardy pine parquet floor. This is about restoring my husbands family home, our new home. I love parquet, especially herringbone. So when I…
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We are moving: Restoring the Family home
It’s been a funny few months, we hadn’t planned to move. We are and we’re happy in this house but we had an opportunity to move to a slightly bigger house, in a slightly nicer area, with dog friendly pubs and the best bit a much larger garden. So we are moving. So I have…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
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