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Category Archives: home
h-a-l-t
Some mornings I don’t want to get up. Others I just can’t stay in bed. Today was one of the latter. I lay there in the dark, listening to the rain on the skylight, curled round my hot water bottle … Continue reading
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saturday afternoon
Thank you SO much, those of you who have commented on my last post already! As soon as I’ve written this I shall be popping to see what you’ve been up to. What a cheerful, sociable evening it will be! … Continue reading
Posted in home, in the kitchen, look what i made!
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sourdough bread
This week’s food experiment has been sourdough bread. I’ve never quite had the knack of making bread. I’ve made it a lot, but it often gets referred to as ‘speciality bread’ and is only really good for toasting or soaking … Continue reading
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welcoming 2014
2014 has been a good year so far. Plans and schemes, new shoes and some running, and today I popped out into the garden for the first time in weeks. Surprisingly (to me) things are alive! The salad leaves in … Continue reading
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2013 – a year of buttling
Back in January I declared 2013 would be a year of buttling. At the start of the year I reduced my working hours down to four days a week, and will never go back to full time. There are just … Continue reading
christmas day
Christmas day was quiet around here. We opened our presents over a cup of tea and a Tunnock’s Teacake, and sat around for a long time in the sunshine (inside, of course). Later, we walked around the fields, marvelling at … Continue reading
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preparing
Ooh, I do love a good Christmas tree. This is a new one, reduced and bought a few days ago. It’s not real, of course. I’ve always had an artificial tree, but our old one was older than me, and … Continue reading
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getting cosy
I’ve started a new project at work, and in the last couple of weeks I’ve done quite a bit of travelling. I don’t mind – the project is interesting, and I love any excuse to go on a train. But … Continue reading
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changing seasons
I’ve been informed that my last post was my 200th. Two hundred posts? Really? Talking about gardening and running and sewing and nonsense? Goodness me. Please do join me in a celebratory cup of tea and a Curly Wurly, it’s … Continue reading
august days (3)
Friday 16th Woke to pouring rain, and remembered the leaking gutter. Spent an hour emptying the contents of the water butt onto the garden – the willow appreciated a drenching but the neighbours thought I was mad. Picked the last … Continue reading
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a cheerful living adventure 