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Be kind to yourself
I caught myself doing something today and wanted to share it to help you be more kind to yourself. Like most people, I’ve always struggled with self criticism. So it might seem a bit of a contradiction that my latest podcast episode was about dealing with negativity but I think it’s because of this episode…
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What are you grateful for?
When a message keeps coming your way, you better start paying attention. I say that because for the last week or so, I’ve been noticing the word ‘Gratitude’ more and more. In fact it’s everywhere: in my emails, newsletters I’ve subscribed to, YouTube videos, search results – everywhere I look in fact. I get it…
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Growing tobacco in Scotland
Another garden experiment and this one has made my husband very happy! We all know the tobacco we buy is not just tobacco – even if we don’t know what else is actually in it or how the leaves were grown. I say all this as a non-smoker by the way. In fact, I can’t…
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A Bagful of Bargains
It’s getting harder for all of us to manage as prices go up so managing to get your timing right at the supermarket will really pay off. I managed to get to the local supermarket the other night, 8:15pm to be precise. I thought there might be a few bargains I could get to put…
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Autumn clearing begins on the allotment
This has to be my favourite time of year for working on the allotment plot. Firstly, my beans are still doing great and producing like crazy. I’ve recently found a ‘new’ recipe for them which has led to everyone in the house eating them very happily (let me know if you want me to do…
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Making Kefir Cheese
I like to experiment in the kitchen as well as the garden so the other day I thought I would try making the kefir cheese I’ve heard about. I got my tools together: bowl/jug, funnel, muslin I put the funnel in the jug I had and lined it with the muslin which I had soaked…
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Fundraising – I need help!
I’ve thought about this for a long time and I’ve finally set up a Give Send Go campaign to get a ‘little free library’ for the town of Nairn. These little free libraries are all over the world and are a way for a community to share books – all ages and all for free!…
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*FREE* Menu Plan Printable for October!
Guess who’s been playing on Canva again! I was actually looking for something home-school related but it took me to Canva and I thought ‘hold on, I wonder if could make one of these?’ So for a bit of fun, I came up with a printable for the month of October to help with meal…
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Online Homesteading Bundle for 2024
I don’t normally buy online courses or ebooks but I jumped in with this one and it looks like it’s going to be a cracker. I saw the video Charles Dowding did about it. I follow him on YouTube and when I heard about how many people are offering ebooks and courses, especially Charles himself,…
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Pure Positivity
To round this week off, I decided to do a post about all things positive from the week. To begin with, we have had a good start to our home-schooling term and I’m so happy that Macbeth has been well received! I have lots of ideas for us to learn about together – yes I…
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Looking for garden and craft inspiration?
If you are looking for a little inspiration, allow me to share the Nairn & District Gardening Club 42nd Annual Show for 2024. I managed a very quick look around the show this year as I was a little later than I had intended. I must admit, even though I don’t enter competitions like this,…
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Wine making with an unusual ingredient and some kombucha news!
I took a break from the wine making for a little while but recently I’ve been making a few batches to use up some of the fruit which wasn’t at it’s best. One batch I did put in a demi-john had a terrific aroma: raspberry, blackcurrant with a hint of rhubarb! It will be a…
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