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  • Wordy Wednesday – #NaBloPoMo – we did it!

    Wordy Wednesday – #NaBloPoMo – we did it!

    Well, friends, we’ve made it.  Thank you so much for being with me on this blogging extravaganza of thirty whole days!  And doesn’t the world look different today? As I look out at our frosty garden, I can hardly believe that it’s only been one month since my husband, Andrew, and our son were in Read more

  • Gratituesday

    Gratituesday

    Never done a Gratituesday post before which is surprising, considering how grateful I am to so many people. I don’t have enough photos to share here so apologies for that.  Rest assured, they are extremely photogenic, all of my family and extended family and I’m very grateful to them.  Even when we’re arguing we love each Read more

  • Running out of….

    Running out of….

    It’s Day 28 of National Blog Posting Month and I’m running out of ideas. I’m  running out of clean socks and pants.  No matter how many I buy, no matter how many I wash, they disappear. I’m running out of apples, pears and oranges because my kids keep eating them. I’m running out of food Read more

  • When Anthony Wilson interviewed me…

    When Anthony Wilson interviewed me…

    Anthony Wilson sent me some questions and I’ve answered them in this post.  Some of them are to do with me taking part in NaBloPoMo and NaNoPoblano and blogging every day in November.  I’ve sent some questions to him and you’ll be able to read his answers tomorrow at his blog. Can you say why you Read more

  • If we were having coffee…… #weekendcoffeeshare 26 November 2016

    If we were having coffee…… #weekendcoffeeshare 26 November 2016

    If we were having coffee it would almost definitely be tea and I’d tell you that I feel an urge to tie up loose ends.  What I mean is, I have an itch to finish projects, tidy things up, file papers, make decisions, clear my desk.  Is it because it’s almost the end of another Read more

  • Advent Calendars: Weekly Photo Challenge

    Advent Calendars: Weekly Photo Challenge

    Well, it’s nearly the end of November and the daily blogging challenge, so it’s nearly December and of course I still buy my children Advent Calendars. The chocolate thing is very new to me.  I grew up in the 1960s and I was grateful just to open a window and see a donkey or a Read more