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Day 6 of My Garden Challenge!
After yesterday, this one was a real delight. When I was thinking about all the jobs I needed to do in the garden, I always had one job in mind. What does a garden need once you’ve done a bit of tidying and tackled jobs you were putting off for ages? I’m not thinking new…
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Come See An Annual Gardening Show With Me
I went to get some floral inspiration and I’d love to share it with you. At the weekend, Saturday 23th August to be precise, I dragged Dearest Son along to the Nairn annual gardening show to have a look and hopefully get some inspiration for my gardens. I am now convinced my veg will always…
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Highland Games in Nairn, Scotland 2025
I had a day out in the town of Nairn for their Highland Games day which also included the ‘showies’! They say there were more than 10,000 people there on the day itself. The main arena has a lot going on at the same time including junior athletics events, pipe bands, highland dancing competitions, tug…
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Losing an hour!
Many thanks to Bluebird of bitterness for allowing me to repost this – it really made me laugh and I realise it might be known to a few people but I’ve never seen it before so I thought I’d share it with you all. Bluebird of bitterness is a great blog for all things unusual,…
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Wing!
This is something totally new for me…. I was flicking around YouTube as you do and of course, I ended up on the shorts. I found this guy called Wing – he is from South Korea and is a champion beatboxer – stay with me here! Even if this isn’t your normal sort of thing,…
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Remember when we used to just have fun?
I’m getting tired of this sort of thing……. Does anyone else remember when we used to just throw snowballs, skate and slide on the ice, climb rails/walls/anything that didn’t move? Every movement these days is so regulated and controlled – I CAN’T STAND IT! Please tell me I’m not alone….
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Christmas Funnies
Hey, we made it to Friday – whether you’ve had a great week or you’re limping over the finishing line, I hope these end the week on a high note! And I’ll leave you with this: What’s the difference between a snowman and a snowwoman? Snowballs!!!
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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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HOME
If my sofa had a mood would it laugh or would it brood? If my lamp could sing a song, would the table hum along? Dancing chairs along the floor as the windows clap for more. Would the carpet walk away could the bookcase make it stay? Would the lights up on the ceiling tell…
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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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This is why hair straighteners are ESSENTIAL!
We made it to Friday so I thought it would be nice to give you all the opportunity to have a laugh at my expense. Every time I wash my hair, I have this to contend with and I think it’s excellent evidence why hair straighteners are not a luxury item – I couldn’t go…
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Petrol-head heaven – Wheels of Nairn 2024
Saturday 21st Sep saw the annual Wheels of Nairn taking place for 2024. A place for owners of fantastic cars and motorbikes to show their vehicles as well as various stalls and of course, the local pipe band. I took many many photos so I’ll try and narrow it down. The weather wasn’t as good…
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