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I don’t want to clean today
(procrastinating at Christmas) The house is needing cleaned but my motivations low. I’m seeing piles of laundry I’ve been lazy and it shows. The hoovers sitting waiting to be used on every floor, the dust is piling too I can put it off no more. But I don’t want to clean today or change my…
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So this is what happens to apples you don’t pick!
We had a few apples still on our little tree in the back garden and I thought to myself, ‘I must get them in’. I went out to collect the last few and saw only one little, sad apple left which wasn’t worth picking! What happened to them? This:
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I had a (strange) dream
The other night I had such a strange dream that was so realistic I thought I would share it with you. It started off as me being alone in a large, well-lit room that was a bit like a big classroom or workshop. There were cupboard doors all along one wall, tables pushed up at…
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Build-A-Bear gets new outfit!
Ok I confess. I’m a grown woman and I have a build-a-bear. I didn’t ‘build’ her, I bought her on Ebay last Christmas as a present to myself! She cost me a whopping 99p and I named her Daisy-Rose. She came to me with no clothes so I made her a couple of things to…
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Easy Christmas crafting using free natural materials!
As much as I love to cover the house in tinsel and anything else shiny or glittery at this time of the year, there is a part of me which prefers the natural look. Wooden ornaments, dried flowers, garlands up the bannister – that sort of thing. So when we were out walking Scooby the…
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Christmas Lights Switch On, Nairn, Scotland (yes with bagpipes!)
Its amazing how quickly things come around. Only 5 minutes ago I was posting a video on YT about the Christmas lights switch on – which didn’t go on. And yet, at the weekend, the town turned out to see the lights get switched on for Christmas 2023! The main roads were closed to traffic…
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Trouble in the Kitchen
I thought I’d do some baking – a bread with cheese and chilli. I didn’t wear my gloves, I’ve touched my eye, now that was silly. Everythings gone blurry, It’s painful and I’m crying, I’ve walked into a door and tripped on shoes that were left lying. I hope that bread is tasty, be worth…
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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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Bargain Hunting Once Again!
If I’m honest, I’ve noticed I am struggling a bit more this year with the reduction of daylight hours – even though Autumn is my favourite season and I’ve written several blog posts about it. So, in an attempt to cheer myself up and keep motivated, I’m trying to do ‘nice’ creative things this week,…
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A reward for hard work
I feel I have been working very hard this week so I decided to treat myself at the weekend with a glass of wine….just the one:
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Playing with words
Creation is the reason all the writers keep on breathing. Painting pictures with their words from dramatic to absurd * * * * * * * * * * * S sad C can’t L lovely L life M mouth R really A and O offers I is Y yawn U utterly V vast L…
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The trials of buying ladies’ undergarments – and a surprise source of good advice
On a recent shopping trip to our local ‘supermarket’, (note there’s no plural there), I noticed the “womens’ clothing” section had a sale on. I rummaged through a few rails of multi-coloured crap I wouldn’t clean my floor with, and found some reasonable looking and priced undies. I was aware my stock was needing replenished…
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