It’s been a good week. Crammed full of moments to make me smile. Adventures had. Memories made. A soul soothed. I hadn’t realised how much we needed it. Isn’t that often the way? We’ve been away to Wales for an extra long weekend. Time spent messing around on the beach […]
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Fresh – My word of the week
Life is certainly sent to try us, isn’t it? Yes, one of those weeks. Although it takes with one hand and gives back, in basketfuls, with the other. A couple of blah! moments this week concerning cars and sheds, but also lots of joy-in-the-heart times, that keep the balance. Life is […]
Read moreThe beauty of cooking from scratch
I love fresh produce in my kitchen. Even better when it has been harvested within the last hour, and only a fraction of a food mile on the clock. It’s one reason I push myself each year to grow my own, but I am doubly lucky. Our neighbours are amazing […]
Read morePondering about Peas
Today is the first time, since the start of the holidays, that I have been alone. As I write, it’s quiet. Really quiet. Almost forgotten how quiet feels. I can hear an insistent woodpigeon calling but that is the nearest to the usual fanfare of children. I have the house […]
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