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Overwhelming Kindness
I recently had a bit of a situation as some of you will be aware, and yes it was of my own making. I will also admit that I took a bit of a confidence hit with it too. I let stress overwhelm me and made some very big mistakes because of it. But it…
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S8 Ep 4 Can we make EVERY day SPECIAL?!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gisvs-17aa345 Have you ever felt like you’re just ‘getting through the week’ so you can get to the weekend? What if there was a way to make every day feel just a little more special? What if there was something you could look forward to every day of the week, not just the 2 days…
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S8 Ep 3 Come on a woodland walk with me
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8djz4-1797ba0 Happy New Year to you! Phew, I don’t know about you but I needed a bit of relaxation and calm after all that hustle the festive season brings. So I thought I would go for a short woodland walk – and take you with me. Get yourself comfortable, sit back, close your eyes and…
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S8 Ep 1 All Things Christmas!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iaq4q-177d859 Merry Christmas! Welcome to the My Slice of Life Podcast – We start a new season today and it’s called…..’From Random to Rants’. I have a whole gang of topics to bring you with information, questions, relaxation, mini rants and more! And we start this week by taking a look at all things Christmas.…
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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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The Biggest Compliment
We worry, us parents, don’t we? The future brings such anxiety, even today brings concerns: Does he sleep enough Is the food healthy Am I making the right choices What else should I do What should I stop doing? On and on the record plays in our heads. So one day I thought to ask…
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Nairn Highland Games for 2024
Saturday 17th August was the big day when Nairn held it’s annual Highland Games for the 147th time! At the risk of sounding like a made-for-tv movie, I couldn’t help feeling proud to be Scottish! This is one of those posts where it’s better shown in photographs rather than in words but there are a…
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It’s great to get a win
A day of wins today which I will not take for granted! The first major win of the day was the MOT. I put my car in for it’s annual test and I usually use a garage not far from here. However, after talking to my hairdresser a couple of months ago, I went to…
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Perfect Pea Productivity!
We did a very quick harvesting from a couple of our pea and bean plants and the results were surprisingly positive. We only have a few snow pea plants and a short row of maincrop (kelvedon wonder) peas plus a few broad bean plants. The other day we nipped up quickly to the plot and…
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Wine making with an unusual ingredient and some kombucha news!
I took a break from the wine making for a little while but recently I’ve been making a few batches to use up some of the fruit which wasn’t at it’s best. One batch I did put in a demi-john had a terrific aroma: raspberry, blackcurrant with a hint of rhubarb! It will be a…
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I made a fairy garden!
Yes, I finally got it finished – we now have a fairy garden in the front and it lights up at night. You may remember a while ago I mentioned I’d started making some furniture for my fairy garden and I was having problems with the pond and the neighbour’s cat? Well the cat broke…
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Growing carrots using the egg tray method – the honest results
I saw this method on YouTube and thought I’d give it a go. I put up a post previously about how I set it all up but in case you’ve forgotten, I’ll give you a quick reminder. Today they look like this: So was it a success? Actually, no it wasn’t but the failure is…
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