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Still no car – oh and the dog got sick
Life continues to be anything but straightforward at the moment! Oh my, where do I start? Firstly, to those of you who would normally have seen a visit from me on your blog and haven’t – I apologise! I’ll get round to it eventually is all I can say on that one. In other news,…
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Come See An Annual Gardening Show With Me
I went to get some floral inspiration and I’d love to share it with you. At the weekend, Saturday 23th August to be precise, I dragged Dearest Son along to the Nairn annual gardening show to have a look and hopefully get some inspiration for my gardens. I am now convinced my veg will always…
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Update Episode!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gexzv-19402c5 Well I did say I’d be back towards the end of August to let you know what was happening with the podcast so here it is! This episode will let you know what’s going to happen from here and don’t forget to use the links in the description. x Support me here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mysliceoflife Visit my blog:…
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Highland Games in Nairn, Scotland 2025
I had a day out in the town of Nairn for their Highland Games day which also included the ‘showies’! They say there were more than 10,000 people there on the day itself. The main arena has a lot going on at the same time including junior athletics events, pipe bands, highland dancing competitions, tug…
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Ever heard of the Inversion Matrix?
I came across an interesting video today. I wanted to share the video I found because I found it very intriguing and I’m keen to hear what you think of this guy’s summary of what is happening in the Western world right now. Do you think he is right, or is he talking a lot…
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Change of transport for allotment visit
High stress levels this week and we’ve barely started this journey. This is going to be a mixed post. Yes, I went to the allotment and I’ll show you some of the work done there but there have been a LOT of other things going on too. Life isn’t too easy at the moment if…
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Operation: Pumpkin Rescue & Other Garden-Related Reporting
I had thought I’d escaped all damage from the latest storm. I was wrong of course! Before I went to the allotment the other day, I decided I had better rescue the big Atlantic Giant pumpkin from the back garden. It was in a large pot and rapidly trying to take over what little space…
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The Storm is Passing
I thought I’d share some photos I took in the garden/house before the storm arrived. It certainly has been a rough day here weather-wise, as it has been for the rest of the country. Strong winds saw pots and plants flying round the garden, bins moving as if by telekinesis and me at the kitchen…
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Can a seagull grieve?
This is a question which has been on my mind this week. As someone who lives in a seaside town, I know all too well, the dangers and nuisance seagulls can bring. When Dearest Son was very young and still using his little pushchair, we were going about town doing something or other which I…
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