going back to my roots

Such a long time since I last posted on this blog and I was itching to post something for such a long time! But we’ve been busy. Very busy.
In my previous posts I mentioned that we’d renovated and extended our house. And we did. It all looked good, we liked it, then did the insane [...]

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the crafter’s edge

For some months I haven’t being able to craft – sew, scrapbook, knit or cook properly. Yes, I consider cooking to be a craft. My kitchen was at times, incognito, apart from opening the odd tin of beans, burning some toast or to set the microwave on fire with something I forgot about. I’m easily [...]

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sofa love

I’m too picky for my own good. When it comes to home furnishings anyway. I agonise over the right style of dining table – too big, not big enough, can we accommodate the new table so we can pull it out for extra people? I lose sleep when it comes to choosing just the right [...]

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holidays and birthdays

Hello all,
Long time, no write. I got lost in the everyday stuff of life; birthdays, a holiday in Spain, some building work done to the house and oh, you know, just stuff.
Our summer didn’t stay summer-ish for long as the weather in the UK didn’t hold. Sadly, we never got to go in the pool [...]

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thrift is my name

I often trawl the charity/thrift shops and car-boot sales on a regular basis. In fact, it’s an important part of my life. I don’t know whether it came about because my grandma was a great make-do-and-mend person and this was passed down to my Mum also. It must be in the blood. I remember my [...]

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summer days and lazy ways

I’m back in the blogging world much earlier than planned as the house renovations are postponed for a few more weeks until we untangle yet more red tape!
Are you enjoying your summer? We are soaking up every single moment without having ventured anywhere special.
After the headiness of the end of term; lots of activity in [...]

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taking some leave

I’ve made the decision to stop blogging for a while. I only get online about once a week if I’m lucky and life is getting busier with the house renovations. I won’t have an online connection for about a month either.
Everything is fine and dandy, but real-life, so to speak, is taking over.
Have a great [...]

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blog break

Well, taking a break all round really. I won’t be around for a while and don’t want friends and blogging pals to worry.
I had a pretty traumatic weekend and I did post what happened but deleted it a couple of hours later.
I was at the allotment on Saturday and had a very pleasant day all [...]

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try something different

22nd April, as most people (especially in the blogging world), were aware, was Earth Day. Yesterday -and beyond – we were supposed to think about how we treat Mother Earth. We celebrated it with planting lots of seeds and such for the allotment and the garden as we chatted about what Earth Day means [...]

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InterNational Downshifting Week -19th -25th April

Today, is the first day of InterNational Downshifting Week.
The general idea is to take a look at our lives and see where we can make some changes. To slow down the pace of life, take stock and think a little about the impact on our lives, others and the environment. To stop, and [...]

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