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Why my allotment gardening is on ice at the moment
I still have a lot of preparations to make on the allotment plot to get it ready for Spring. The Christmas period usually puts things on hold for a little while even though I keep seeing people on YouTube with their Boxing Day or New Year’s Day videos (I don’t know how they manage that).…
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Hello 2025
I had planned to do the writing challenge for the start of the year but I found I just couldn’t get it started. It has made me realise why I don’t really look back in time and get all reflective. I know we are supposed to reflect and take time to think about what has…
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I’ve been ‘Oi-ed’
I would like to officially add this word to the dictionary as a verb please. I ‘Oi’ You ‘Oi’ He/She ‘Ois’ You get the idea. You might be wondering what on Earth I am talking about so allow me to explain. Last night I was taking some bottles down to the one place we can…
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I’ll be banned from the kitchen if I keep this up!
There are many lessons to learn here. If you caught my post about my Christmas cake mishap, you’ll know I can be quite distracted when it comes to cooking, baking and all things kitchen. It’s not a trait I’m proud of or even enjoy all that much – and it’s happened again. I nipped out…
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Do you struggle with this too?
I’ve noticed a new pattern recently and I’m not sure why it started. I’ve always been a good sleeper. Actually scratch that, I’ve always been a GREAT sleeper. I could cat-nap on the sofa for 10 minutes and get up like I’ve had hours. I used to be able to sleep for 12 hours straight.…
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Too Stressful
We’ve just been through quite a stress filled day. As a parent, I hate it when Dearest Son has to get any sort of treatment done. It makes me very anxious, to the point I’m wishing I could go through it for him. I know, I know, he has to learn to deal with all…
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Cold shoulder, cold hands, cold everything
The temperature dropped again today so naturally I got the camera out. There was no gardening to be done today at these temperatures but at least now my bathroom is shining! Isn’t it amazing how busy we can get when we put our minds to it? I ventured out to the garden for a little…
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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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Snow = No Gardening!
Our weather isn’t great. You know I love my gardening. I’ve been working on the plot, getting it all ready for next year. I’ve spent the last week shovelling manure and doing all sorts of prep work. That has all stopped. I haven’t done anything in the garden either and here is why. I show…
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There is a mystery afoot
We have a garden mystery which remains, as yet, unsolved. We have a bird feeding station in the back garden and I love seeing the birds coming to it and making a wonderful mess, scattering seeds all over the place which sprout and grow into the most beautiful field of weeds which I then have…
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Diverted
What should have been a simple shopping trip took quite a turn. On Monday, Dearest Son and I thought we’d go to a place nearby and do a little shopping. Ok, I thought we’d do it and he was made to come with. We are on a break this week so I’m trying to get…
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Randomness
I hope that’s really a word because I have a few random things I would like to share with you. These are just ‘things’ that have happened or ‘things’ I saw so make of them what you will. Firstly, a milestone was reached. Not a huge one by many peoples’ standards but it’s a big…
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