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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…
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It’s been a long week
I have ticked off so many jobs from my list it has been a long week. Today I painted the ceiling in the dining room and the side of the porch. It’s all coming together nicely and I am really tired but I feel good, mentally anyway! I dislike painting ceilings but this was okay.…
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Lots of jobs around the house
It’s been a bit crazy. I started an new job. I quit said job. I am back doing up the house, I would like to say that most of my time has been painting, repairing, sanding and tidying. Not very interesting but necessary. Hope you enjoy the sunshine.
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Creating budget friendly garden my 5 tips!
Gardening can be just as expensive as doing up any area of your home. If you don’t make your own compost then you will need to buy fresh soil. Plus certain plants like certain soil. So how do you creat a budget friendly garden? You will know when you buy the house what direction the…
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30 day garden challenge over
I just completed my Instagram challenge but my blogs have mainly been images rather than blogs. I think next time I will just put more effort into writing than actual content. maybe choosing 3 a week rather than 7. It’s been a busy day here. We are painting the front of the house because it’s…
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28. How I plan my garden
It’s all about inspiration when it comes to planning my garden. I get so excited when I see incredible blooms. I get obsessed with other peoples gardens, the tv show Gardeners world, the podcast Sarah Raven podcast Grow, cook, eat, arrange. inspiration is everywhere and free! I also love Instagram and all the gardening accounts…
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Direct sow
Sorry just started a new job and today I worked 8.30-7.30 so I am a bit tired! Sometimes it’s nice to let nature do all the hard work and direct sow. So I have scattered some sweet peas, cosmos and hollyhocks we will just have to see what happens.
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 