I think I’ve been doing a disservice to November. I tend to think of it as a month of bare trees, shorter days and cold. Finger nipping cold. Reluctantly turning on heating. Most of the flowers, in the garden, have gone. My greenhouse is mostly empty and I spend the […]
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Eighteen
So. Overnight our household changed. Just like that. No lightening strike. Nor mysterious music playing in the distance. Not even an “if you please“. Nothing. It just happened. Overnight another adult was added to the family (and swapped for one of my children). Eldest teen has turned 18. Not that […]
Read moreHappy Easter 2020
I’m always the first up. Plenty of time to set the breakfast table. Ecletic collection of Easter and spring bits and pieces to go in the middle of the table as a centre piece. Can’t skip on a family tradition. Managed to have two cups of mint tea before anyone […]
Read moreAppreciating – word of the week
There are times when I feel that life is rushing ahead of me. I’d like it to slow down. Make the days linger a little bit longer. Each week seems to flick by, with me still standing still or desperately back pedalling. It doesn’t feel like seven days. I know […]
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