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A Birthday Post
" Hey Mum just think in four years time you'll be sixty and to think you don't look a day over one hundred!!"😂😂😂. Little Miss PJ AKA Pip certainly has an epic sense of humour!My birthday was on...
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Snapshots
I've had a bit more brain band-with these past few days, so have managed to plan food for the next day as well as following a couple of recipes. I still cannot remember conversations that I've had...
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More Snapshots
I had hoped to pop by more regularly but screens are still an issue and by the time I have the headspace to think it's often too late, but hey it's a Friday night so we'll go with the flow 😁The...
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Tea Time Treats and Mindful Making
Two posts in two days, that's a record!! In between Pip finishing for the school year and everyday life stuff we've managed some local cafe stops - they break up the monotony of an otherwise 'ground...
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Saints :: Reading :: Mindful Moments
Last week saw a mention of two saints, our very own Saint Benedict on the 11th and St Swithin on the 15th. We inadvertently celebrated St Benedict's Day with drop scones topped with blackcurrant...
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Making Things
That scrunched up piece of knitting became this:Its official title is 'Quiet Journey' but I've renamed it The Hope Shawl. I made it for my Instagram friend Fran who has Long Covid, I shared her story...
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Brunches and A New Look Bedroom
On Saturday morning as planned, Pip and Dave made our brunch breakfast, for my part I popped to the local Co-Op for clotted cream, raspberry jam and chocolate spread. The chocolate spread was £4.00...
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This Week
We've had more rain than sunshine and so warming soups and casseroles have been made:Lancashire Hot Pot for our tea this evening, followed by home made lemon rice pudding.Speaking of the rain our...
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A New School Year Begins
Pip is now in Year 10 and officially at the start of her GCSE journey; her journey with InterHigh continues as in Maths, English, Spanish and Geography. She is also attending our local agricultural...
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A Tale of Two Gardens
Dave’s mum stopped over from Thursday to Friday and once we waved her off I noticed some interesting growth in the garden:The free winter squash seeds are abundant! We also have two other fully grown...
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Pip’s Bedroom
After all of Pip’s hard work in assembling her bedroom furniture it seems only right and fitting that the final results are showcased here on the blog. The only item that she did have some help with...
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A Birthday Week and Other Random Bits and Bobs 😊
Just over a week ago Dave celebrated 58 years around the sun. We had a cake to celebrate on the day and then Mum H came to stay that following weekend:Mum's visit involved a pancake breakfast, mega...
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Ten Month Post Covid Update
I've noticed some glimmers this past month:I'm now able to clean my teeth whilst standing.The whiteboard is back in use. At the start of each week I brainstorm little tasks that I would like to...
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Thirty Five Years and A Book Surprise
Dave and I celebrated 35 years of married life today but dang it neither of us could remember the exact time we said, 'I will'😂. I've got a feeling it was late morning or over the lunch time period 😁....
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Home Grown Harvest
I was given some free seeds from a permaculture friend and the winter squash was very successful. I harvested this one a few days ago and decided to add it to our evening meal. We had broccoli,...
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Saturday Chores and Sunday Knitting
Yesterday was quite a productive day 😊. I managed to sort the laundry and do a 'swish and swipe' of both bathrooms and since this task is done on a daily basis it did not take long at all. Ben...
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Monday Moments
Ben was at the decking job in Great Ecclestone this morning and since it was a short visit it made sense for me to stop in the car, so I brought a mending job that was on my list:The zip was no longer...
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A New Kitchen Helper
Our Vitamix blender finally went kaput over the weekend, but I cannot grumble as we bought it when Pip was just two and she'll be fifteen in December! Over the years kitchen aid technology has...
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Tiny Tasks On A Thursday
I had a reflexology appointment this morning which necessitated a drive back to our old stomping ground in Lancaster. Whilst I had my appointment Dave and Pip had a coffee and cake at The Courtyard...
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A Quiet Weekend
Pip started with a flu type virus on Friday. I don't think it is Covid but we tested today and the result was negative, so will test again on Tuesday as sometimes it can take a few days for the virus...
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Kitchen Monday
Pip had her blood test this morning and it was also our home delivery food shop day, so once we were home from the GP surgery I made a start on 'everything but the fridge' soup 😊. We've been pretty...
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Random Photos On A Wednesday
Ben sporting a new Makita T Shirt that he won in a give away on Instagram.Cutie pie Ottilie pretending to be a bear ❤️Poppy cat snoozing on her blanket 😊It's been a pretty low key kind of day. We had...
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Coughing and Spluttering 🙄
Now it's mine and Dave's turn to be ill. We tried holding things at bay with the Lemsip First Defence nasal spray but when a virus strikes it just needs to do its thing. Covid tests have been done...
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All Hallows and All Saints
Yesterday Pip had fun carving her pumpkin and I enjoyed my time in the kitchen. For lunch we had Tomato Soup with Cheesy dumplings , courtesy of the I Newspaper weekend recipe file and it was just...
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Another Month Almost Over!
I certainly lose track of the days and had no idea that I've been absent from here for a three week period. We seem to have had a run of medical appointments which always manage to affect my health...
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