Monthly Archives: October 2012

conscious living in october – or frugal friday (on a sunday)

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

I didn’t have a plan as such for this conscious living quest. I just wanted to turn my attention to areas of life where I’d drifted into doing things habitually, and make sure what I was doing was what I … Continue reading →

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beeswax lotion

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

A while ago I bought some beeswax. It was a complete whim – I didn’t have any plans for it. It sat there for months, waiting for me to find inspiration. Eventually, last weekend, I did. Having searched for something … Continue reading →

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a hard day’s graft

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

A few months ago I went on a grafting course, run by Abundance. I’d not done anything like it before, and wasn’t entirely convinced it was going to work, but I was after an apple tree for the garden, and … Continue reading →

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after the end

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

I can’t quite believe it, but we did it! Goodness me, 26.2 miles is a long way. Such a long way. We stayed up too late the night before in mild hysteria, and reached the start line with an unseemly … Continue reading →

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two more sleeps

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

This evening I went out for my last-run-before-the-marathon. My training hasn’t exactly been consistent. My last run before tonight was two weeks ago, when my sister came to visit. Then two weeks before that, when I ran 18 miles. I think … Continue reading →

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counting bugs (and birds and plants and fish)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Snippets of a Life

Last weekend I found myself face to face with this gorgeous little harvest mouse. I’ve never met one before – he was so tiny! He also wasn’t very keen on staying still, so all my photos are rather blurry – … Continue reading →

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