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Being busy and making plans
We managed another quick trip to the allotment today – but I didn’t take any photos or videos! No, I’m saving it until the job I’m working on has progressed a little more. Dearest Son was working on the pond area as it was overgrown and we couldn’t even see the little tyre pond! There…
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Birthdays
We have a couple of birthdays in this house in the run-up to Christmas. Last week, Hubby had his birthday and it was a very special one! I’m not allowed to go into details but let’s just say it was another milestone reached. On Monday however, it was Scooby’s turn. Our lurcher turned 7 –…
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It just isn’t Christmas without this
I have to share this. When I was growing up we listened to this EVERY Christmas and when I found it on YouTube, I discovered we weren’t the only ones. If you don’t know this album you should. Yes it’s old but it’s adorable and to me, it just isn’t Christmas without it. Enjoy.
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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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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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Getting the garden polytunnel ready for Winter
It’s that time of year already so let me show you what I managed to do. Regular readers will know I got the polytunnel for the garden very late into the season so I don’t count this as a ‘normal’ year for it. Having said that, things have been attempting to grow and there is…
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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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Teethy Tribulations
To put it mildly, we’ve had a bit of a week It all started last weekend, at this point I’m not sure exactly when, but Dearest Son came downstairs almost in tears and holding the side of his face. It was pretty swollen and he was struggling to speak or eat. I had a good…
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We got a trail camera!
Hubby was convinced we were getting a large visitor to the garden at night so I was determined to find out what was going on. I went shopping on Ebay and found a decent trail camera. It arrived a few days later and I opened it with the excitement of a child at Christmas. I…
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Underwhelmed by our pumpkin picking adventure
We went to the Cawdor Pumpkin Patch but weren’t too impressed. Now before I dive in, I want to admit, I could be completely wrong. Maybe what we saw and experienced is what we were supposed to. Maybe our expectations were just a little too high. Maybe if Dearest Son was 3, it would have…
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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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Nice and ordinary
Nothing spectacular happened today and that’s ok. I was thinking about this earlier today, thinking about the kind of day I’ve had. It was ordinary, it was normal, it was not exciting and I’m very glad about all of that. The night before I had gone to bed earlier than usual because I was feeling…
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