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My Week in Photos (21st June 2023)
The following photos are a summing up of the past week in my slice of life: The philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’ (beautiful star) living up to its name. In full bloom and smelling gorgeous. So, that was my week so far. As you can see, there have been highs and lows but thats the way it…
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When Staying Positive is the Hardest Job of the Day
The Scottish word ‘Scunnered’ sums up my feelings for today! I started this blog, my Youtube channel and hopefully will start soon, my podcast, all with the tagline ‘helping you to find more joy in yours (ie your slice of life)……. And here I am struggling to find it in mine! There have been a…
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The Wonderful Loneliness of Gardening
As a gardener, there are things that only I care about in this house! Things that make or break my day and nobody else even knows about them. That also means I get the triumphs, the highs that go with the lows. I was so taken by this that I decided to be creative with…
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Gratitude
In the garden, in the trees, the birds are chirping. Our car breaks down and we are stranded, but the birds are chirping. The fridge-freezer failed us – again, still the birds are chirping. Some seeds won’t germinate, no matter what I do and the birds keep chirping. We have food in our bellies and…
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Dog Reacting to Thunderstorm
They say animals can detect thunderstorms coming. Our dog was acting a bit strange for a while, sniffing the walls outside, running to look out the window inside – as if he was expecting something. I love watching how he reacts to these sorts of things and I’m hoping you will too! Watch the video…
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5 Pieces of Advice That Could Enhance Your Life!
You know the old saying ‘hindsight is 20/20’? Well I was thinking of all the life lessons I’ve learned and how much easier life might have been if I’d been given certain pieces of advice when I was younger – and listened to it! Here are my top 5 pieces of advice I wish I’d…
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Tree Orchestra
Background: When I was a student many many years ago, I was in the student accommodation of the town hospital. It was a dark night and the weather wasn’t great. As I looked out of my window, watching the trees outside the following short poem sprang to mind. This is one I’ve turned into what…
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Announcing Poetry Corner
Wait! Hear me out and don’t let the word put you off – give it a try, you might surprise yourself. As well as the usual sorts of articles I’ve been posting here, I’ve decided to have a small patch on the blog just for poetry of some sorts. Don’t panic – I’m not talking…
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Dogs Love Presents – Fact!!
If you doubt me at all wait till you see this little fella… Ok, picture the scene….. It’s Christmas and there are presents aplenty (well almost, times are hard you know!). Anyway, in comes ‘the dog’, actually in this case it’s ‘our dog’ – our lurcher who is called Scooby. I will do a post…
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Kale Salad…that actually tastes delicious – honest.
If you think you “don’t like kale” – I’m here to change your mind! I recently went up to the allotment and during the usual tidying and preparing for the season, I noticed my kale plants were looking pretty good for the time of year. So naturally I brought home armfuls of the stuff. Then…
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Slicing a home-made loaf of bread?
This method is a game changer!! If you bake your own bread, you’ll know what its like trying to slice the thing and not succeeding in getting lovely uniform slices. I have an easier way I’d like to show you so that you can achieve just that. My method makes your bread easier to slice…
Coming from my slice of life to help you find more joy in yours
