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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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Landfill or compost bin?
A year or two back, I got hold of someone’s old freezer and put it in the garden, thinking I could use it to store veg over the winter, from the allotment. I tried it but water was getting in although it was good at keeping vermin out. I was thinking about getting rid of…
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Keeping Positive
A little gift from me to you which I hope you can use to help keep yourself feeling positive and motivated everyday! If you want to download it and keep for yourself, you can go here (don’t worry it’s free!): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mysliceoflife/e/188961 Hope it helps someone.
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March 1998 – Going through a rough patch (Poem)
This is a poem I wrote a long time ago and I questioned whether or not I should post it here. I don’t remember what was happening at the time when I wrote it but I though it might be helpful to someone going through a rough patch – to know it is possible to come…
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Think you don’t like porridge? This might change your mind!
If you look on the back of a lot of porridge oats packets you’ll see instructions telling you to use water or milk or even half and half and to cook for 3-4 minutes on high. Don’t. What I have been doing lately will take your porridge and your taste buds to new heights! First…
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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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Crafting for the garden birds again!
I had a lot to do the other day, so naturally, I looked for the biggest distraction I could find instead of doing the work that was waiting for me. Making a bird feeder seemed the obvious choice instead of washing the dishes, emptying the hoover or doing the ironing. We have noticed the starlings…
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Black Friday deals? Don’t make me laugh
I don’t know if this is straying into the realms of controversial, but am I the only one who sees no ‘great deals’ on Black Friday? Don’t get me wrong, every website I click on is promising me something spectacular and my inbox is choc full of the latest and greatest ‘offers’ every company on…
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Bird Cakes
Despite the title, I’m talking about making cakes for birds, not cakes made out of birds! Our garden has been very busy lately as the temperature starts to plummet – the temperature for the previous post about the allotment was around 4 C (39.2 F) – and the birds are becoming quite demanding! So, I…
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Allotment News 21st November 2023
Despite the very cold weather, Dearest Son and I have managed to make some progress on the plot recently. We are taking it one bay at a time and I even managed to remember to take some photos so I could show you the before and after! The bay we’ve been working on was for…
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