Category Archives: some things about me

tiny little bees (2)

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve been making bees again. I’ve made bees before (and it seems I called that post ‘tiny little bees’ as well…). They’re quick and easy to make, and just so very cheerful that I can’t help myself. These are being … Continue reading →

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thinking about triathlons

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

It’s Sunday morning, and I’m curled up in my new dressing gown with a cup of tea and a pile of library books about triathlons. Hmm. I spent last weekend with my friends from the online running forum I’m part … Continue reading →

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get out of my garden

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Somehow this post got lost in last weekend’s busy-busy-ness. It’s not this sunshiney any more, sadly. This is my second post joining in with the Grow Write Guild, and this week the theme is ‘You’re outta here!‘ The idea this … Continue reading →

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more running, and getting a bit emotional

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I promise I’ll write about something other than running again soon, I really will. It’s just that it’s been occupying my thoughts (and my legs) lately, and it turns out I have quite a bit to say about it. I … Continue reading →

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woodland running

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

This morning’s run was shrouded in mist. I ran uphill along the road, then across the golf course, following the footprints in the damp grass because I couldn’t see the stile through the grey. The woods were muddy, and there … Continue reading →

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about me and running

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Recently, I declared my intention to spend more time gardening, and to become a grower of food, rather than a planter-of-vegetable-seeds-that-occasionally-don’t-die. I often feel compelled to shake my life up a bit in the autumn. It feels like a good … Continue reading →

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endings and transitions

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Increasingly my thoughts turn to gardening, which is strange at this time of year because the nights are drawing in and this is when gardening activity slows down. I wonder, not for the first time, if my interest rises in … Continue reading →

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permaculture 4 – apply self-regulation and accept feedback

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I’ve not been keeping up with my intention to write about a different permaculture principle each month. In fact, it seems I last wrote about this in June. Which is quite a while ago. I confess I’ve been putting this … Continue reading →

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where’s my spoon?

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

One Sunday recently I trekked across town in the rain to visit this run down old factory. Portland Works is an old cutlery factory, built in the 1870s for a firm who were apparently the first manufacturers of stainless steel … Continue reading →

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an exciting thing

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Just look at what arrived in the post yesterday! On Boxing Day in 2008 I started a blog, Daffy’s Garden. I intended to post pictures of my garden, and imagined nobody but my mum would read it. I carried on … Continue reading →

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