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Beware the water flosser
Dearest Son now has braces, which as you can imagine, is a monumental occasion for him. It does bring it’s own challenges and some dietary planning of course, but he is managing all of that very well. The issue is the flossing. As luck would have it, our local Home Bargains store started stocking water…
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Who cares for the carers?
Let me start by saying, isn’t that a stupid term? ‘Carer’. Of course we care, everybody cares but I suppose ‘looks after-er’ is a bit of a mouthful. Over the Christmas period, I was left asking this question, ‘who cares for the carers’? Actually it’s been on my mind for a while, since a nurse…
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Waving Goodbye to 2025!
Yes it does come round quicker and quicker, it’s not your imagination. I won’t lie, 2025 has not been an easy year: The first 6 months were spent taking Dearest Son to hospital/dental appointments and they were some big deals for a boy terrified of such things. The last 6 months have been spent finding…
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Perimenopause stopped me from sleeping – until I did this!
I have made no secret of the fact that my sleep has been severely knocked by perimenopause. Actually, a lot of things were. When sitting down to write this, I was going to say something about how well informed we are now about this stage of life compared to earlier generations. Then I remembered the…
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You won’t believe what’s happened this week
To say this has been a crazy week isn’t doing it justice. I mentioned before that the fence got badly damaged in the storm last week. Well, there has been no further movement there I’m sad to say but I’ve had to put that on the back burner and here’s why. On Tuesday night, I…
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Husband’s Health
This is the post I’d always hoped I’d never write. I try to be a positive person, at home and online. My gardening channel on YouTube, on here and even on the old podcast – positivity is at the heart of everything I do. Not naivety – I’m fully aware of the negative aspects of…
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Change of transport for allotment visit
High stress levels this week and we’ve barely started this journey. This is going to be a mixed post. Yes, I went to the allotment and I’ll show you some of the work done there but there have been a LOT of other things going on too. Life isn’t too easy at the moment if…
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The Weirdest phone-call I’ve EVER had!
This happened just a couple of days ago. I was in the kitchen doing something (can’t remember what), when my husband called me to tell me my mobile was ringing in the living room. I went through to get it and of course, the person had hung up. I looked to check the number and…
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Family life and other complicated stuff
Well, where do I start? I did say recently I’d had a bit of a week – every week? That’s how it feels at this point. I’m still going through everybody’s older posts to catch up with what I’ve missed so if you have a blog and suddenly see my name appearing on several of…
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Car trouble + garden issues = a difficult week to find the wins
I have tried, I swear I have. I’ve prepped beds, weeded like my life depended on it, checked the weather forecast…frequently but I still haven’t got the plot fully planted. I have finished putting up the supports for the peas & beans and even got peas planted out. When I went back up to put…
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Almost a perfect Sunday
I had quite a busy Sunday and it was almost a perfect day. I made things: I made some sourdough crackers and a lovely dip; started some l.reuteri yoghurt in my new machine which I don’t quite understand; made some rhubarb cordial; choc chip sourdough cookies; vanilla cupcakes. The weather was not great to put…
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Is this the sign I need to stop watching so much spooky stuff?
I was convinced we had a mimic in the house! Picture the scene: I had just sat down at the table in the living room, switched on my laptop and picked up my headphones. No sooner had I lifted them to my ears than I hear the word, “Mum”, in a loud whisper from the…
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