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Perimenopause stopped me from sleeping – until I did this!
I have made no secret of the fact that my sleep has been severely knocked by perimenopause. Actually, a lot of things were. When sitting down to write this, I was going to say something about how well informed we are now about this stage of life compared to earlier generations. Then I remembered the…
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Car trouble + garden issues = a difficult week to find the wins
I have tried, I swear I have. I’ve prepped beds, weeded like my life depended on it, checked the weather forecast…frequently but I still haven’t got the plot fully planted. I have finished putting up the supports for the peas & beans and even got peas planted out. When I went back up to put…
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Dandelion Coffee
I’d heard about dandelion coffee for a while and wanted to try making my own, but would it be any good? I realise a lot of people are not too fond of dandelions in their garden and I have been on a mini-mission to change that. When they were in full bloom, I put up…
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Dandelion Biscuits
Since this weeks episode of the podcast was about the folklore of dandelions, I thought I would share with you a couple of recipes I have for making dandelion biscuits. I have to confess I have no idea where I got these from so I can’t give the proper acknowledgements – I’ll just say thank…
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Relax…it’s Friday!
Ease into the weekend nice and gently. I thought I’d share this short video with you which I took in the back garden the other day when I was doing the jobs I talked about in yesterday’s post. I hope you feel nice and relaxed – even if it’s only for a minute or two!…
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Making Fire Cider
I finally got round to making a new batch of fire cider so I thought I’d show you! I used the fire cider recipe from healingharvesthomestead.com which is one of these herbal sites I dip into now and again. I added a couple of things I had which I think will add colour, taste and…
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Wing!
This is something totally new for me…. I was flicking around YouTube as you do and of course, I ended up on the shorts. I found this guy called Wing – he is from South Korea and is a champion beatboxer – stay with me here! Even if this isn’t your normal sort of thing,…
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It’s THIS easy to lose your privately rented home in the UK
I wanted to bring this story to you because, frankly, it’s heart wrenching but also terrifying. This couple, from the UK, have been renting their home with a private landlord, i.e. not a council or housing association rental. They have been served with a Section 21 which means they are about to become homeless through…
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Making Every Day Special
Why can’t we? In todays podcast episode, I ask the question ‘why can’t we make every day special’? This came about through a conversation we were having about the usual slump that comes after Christmas and how we now have to wait for Easter for some excitement. Or do we? Well my old brain started…
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Writing Challenge to kick off the year!
I think this is just the ticket to kick-start a lot of our ideas and inspiration – I know a lot of people have been struggling with that recently. I am really looking forward to reading what everyone comes up with and plan on taking part. A good idea to start 2025 the ‘write’ way!
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According to YT this will get the oil stain out!
I have a favourite hoodie and I need it clean. It’s time for a YouTube hack. Last week I opened a can of sardines for Scooby’s breakfast and it’s one of those in sunflower oil. Guess where the oil went? Yeah, all over my hoodie. I put it into the washing machine and gave it…
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I’m considering these Christmas gifts – what do you think?
I love watching YouTube videos which show all sorts of gift ideas. I don’t use Instagram or the other ‘social’ self-esteem killers so this is as close as I get to scrolling. Anyway, it got me thinking about a few things – mainly the fact I’m not that organised for Christmas yet. Here are a…
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