Category Archives: home

hibernating

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Snippets of a Life

I confess I’m still not quite happy with the way things look around here, even after all my redecorating. However, I am bored of tinkering for the time being and have decided ‘good enough is good enough’ for now. I … Continue reading →

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snow!

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Merry Christmas! As predicted, it was a lovely quiet day here. We opened gifts, spoke to family, and pottered around slowly making dinner, then pulled on our boots for a late afternoon stomp around the woods (with a quick visit … Continue reading →

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nearly there…

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Things have started getting a little festive around here. I love it. My presents are nearly bought, our tree is up, and I’ve been out every weekend with the flute choir playing carols at local Christmas fairs. I’ve eaten quite … Continue reading →

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disappearing act

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Oops. After all my ramblings you’d be forgiven for thinking I’d run off to actually be someone else. I just don’t know where the last three weeks have gone! I usually find a hint while looking through my photographs. Hmm, … Continue reading →

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picture amnesty

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Every now and again I find myself with a whole pile of photographs that I’ve meant to post and not got round to. Rather than chasing my tail and trying to find time to tell you all about them, I’m … Continue reading →

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permaculture 5 – use and value renewable resources

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

At the beginning of last year I started writing about each of the permaculture principles in turn. A lot of what’s written about the principles is about land use, since that’s where permaculture has its origins. I’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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paying attention

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

At times in my life I’ve been a bit of a drifter. It’s no bad thing. It’s good to let life carry you along, see where it takes you, not worrying to much about things that ‘need doing’. Sometimes though … Continue reading →

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cafe love

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

If you’ve been popping in here a while, you’ll know of my fondness for cafes. I’m not even sure I could pick a favourite any more, although I lean towards cheap and cheerful, with tea in mugs and plenty of … Continue reading →

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painting

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Would you believe I’ve never painted a room before? Well, I’ve painted, of course. But always with someone else’s paint, someone else’s colour, someone else’s choice. Years of living in shared rented houses has meant that somehow I’ve got to … Continue reading →

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chasing my tail

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve been meaning to pop in, but life’s been rolling on, as you can see. It’s been raining a fair bit of course, and we got incredibly soggy walking out to Forge Dam cafe on Valentine’s day. Not many other … Continue reading →

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