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Are you happy to age?
There are certain facts in life which we do not currently have the power to alter: Time will pass We all age We all die The ageing process has been on my mind a lot over the last few years. I think, if I’m honest, it has been since my mum died 8…
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Dealing with the mundane
There are times when keeping a home just feels plain old monotonous – and there is no getting round it. Day after day, week after week, it can be all too easy to feel like you are going in circles, chasing your tail, heading back to square one and starting it all over again. And…
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Doesn’t anyone read books anymore?
We are at the stage now of moving from having a ‘child’ to having a ‘teenager’ and with that comes a re-arranging his bedroom! Dearest Son has one of those beds that has a ladder which gives a large amount of space underneath – currently FULL of storage boxes of all shapes and sizes. We…
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How has your week been?
I’m not sure how I would describe this week, it’s been a real mixed bag of highs and lows. I have had to try extra hard to find the silver lining, the brighter side of life, which is something I always try to do these days. The home-schooling is going along nicely and we are…
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Family Quotes
We keep a sheet on a door which we use to put quotes from the family on – you know the sort of thing, when someone says something you all found really funny or suprisingly clever? Well, that’s what we do and I would like to share some of them with you today (names witheld…
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Seasonal Shopping
I knew it was going to happen but I think I noticed it more this time because Dearest Son saw it and commented loudly about it. What am I talking about? Picture the scene: it was the last few days before Christmas and we had nipped into a local shop for a few bits and…
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Christmas Limbo
Does everyone else experience this – the Christmas Limbo? All the excitement and build up has come and gone. New Year isn’t here yet and doesn’t have the same feeling it did when I was younger. Don’t get me wrong, I still appreciate the ‘clean slate’ feel but nothing really changes, or does it? There…
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A dog who loves presents
Our dog, Scooby, loves presents, whether they are his or not. His birthday is the 23rd December and yes he does get birthday presents which he rips into with great enthusiasm. Before Christmas, he was sniffing around the Christmas tree and the presents underneath it, like a shark hunting for food. On the big day…
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Boxing Day 2023
I am writing this on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. Everything is quiet and calm in the house as I reflect on the lovely day we had yesterday and how fortunate we are to be able to enjoy Christmas together. Dearest Son loved his presents and he made sure we know how appreciative he…
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Crafting His Christmas
Cards and glitter, scissors, glue, paints and pencils, some pens too. I tell our son its time for crafts, he rolls his eyes and then he laughs. “Christmas crafts”, I tell him next, he stares at me, looks perplexed. “Come and try, we’ll have some fun, you could make cards, at least do one. Do…
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Baking our own goodies!
Our holiday week continues and we decided we would take some time to bake a little something. After a brief discussion with Dearest Son, who is the main baking taster in the house, we decided to make the sourdough snickerdoodles which I’ve done a couple of times in the past. I use the recipe from…
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