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What do ‘normal’ people do?
This question popped into my head today as I was standing in my kitchen, blitzing cooked, home-grown pumpkin to a puree. It crossed my mind that the average person in this town doesn’t grow their own pumpkin, and doesn’t therefore, cook the flesh and make puree with it. They certainly don’t do through the process…
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What I Hate About This Time Of Year…
I have to get something off my chest. I’ve done posts about Autumn and how much I love it – and I do. Autumn is my favourite season; I love the gardening, the dramatic light, the joy of shutting the curtains at 7pm with that cosy feeling that we’re semi-hibernating. Work can still be done…
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Have You Tried This On Your Dog?
I’ve noticed something about our dog and his meal times – not including his recent bout of ill health which we strongly suspect came about after eating a baby rat (he caught another one at the weekend). I don’t know about you but I’d gotten into the habit of feeding our dog sardines in mixer…
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Poorly Dog
Our poor wee dog was sick, my hairy child was ill. Breathing fast and shaking, then lying very still. We took him to the vet, to see what they could do – the pound signs on the wall, should have been my first clear clue. 50 quid to see him, 20 for a jag, “He’ll…
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Proof Dogs Do Dream in their Sleep!
Our lovely dog Scooby was sleeping soundly in the living room the other night, when it became apparent he was having a dream! Sometimes he makes a lot of ‘wuff’ noises but this one was silent so I wanted to share it with you:
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Normal Life Challenges?
The past week has felt more challenging than normal. Maybe its because the summer holidays are drawing to a close and the start of a new homeschool year looms ever closer. Maybe its because I’m a bit under the weather, despite my best efforts to stay healthy – including starting to make kombucha which I’ve…
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The Weirdest Things
Little warning before you go any further – don’t read this while eating! I’ve seen the weirdest things over the last few days and they have been gross and mind-boggling. The first thing I saw was as I stared out the kitchen window waiting for the kettle to boil, mind wandering as it does, but…
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Highs and Lows of a busy week
The British summer is well known for consisting of rain and disappointment. It always has been and this year is no different. It would appear ‘climate change’ hasn’t reached our part of Scotland yet! My husband always says we get about 2 and a half full days of sun here with a sprinkling here and…
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Dog Food – A Poem
My dog won’t eat his food, he wants the same as me. I look into his big brown eyes and say “That cannot be – I went up to the shops and bought you all the tins – But now it would appear you don’t want whats within. I cannot make you burgers, Spaghetti is…
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Time At The Dog Park
We are very lucky to have a great facility for dogs near us which we paid a visit to recently with our lurcher Scooby. We don’t let Scooby off-lead when out for his usual walks for many reasons: All this might make him sound like a nightmare but he is far from it. I’ve never…
Coming from my slice of life to help you find more joy in yours
