A Present of Fruit Cake
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about gifts this year, to be honest I always do. I love finding or making things completely personal to the person I am giving it to. I sometimes go slightly...
View ArticleHave a Very Merry Christmas
This will, I imagine, be my last post before Christmas. I’m looking forward to a cosy and comfortable Christmas as we speak (or I type). I find certain bits of Christmas very stressful, the being...
View ArticleSpicy Mediterranean* Soup
*Yes, I am aware that most of the veg used isn’t Mediterranean, but what would you call it? I went shopping with my in-laws yesterday. They shop in places that we don’t usually shop, like Marks and...
View ArticleGingerbread Layer Cake
We’re doing a Christmas visit this week – admittedly a little late, but you know how Christmas can be. Busy. We were supposed visiting cousins of the OH, and because I’m me and I love turning up with...
View ArticleBroccoli and Stilton Soup – A Work Day Lunch
I have a shelf in my freezer devoted to lunches for him. I make them in advance. Pasta, Soups, Stews, Chilli. Anything that I make for our teas that has extra portions left gets batched up and frozen....
View ArticleThe Big Bathroom Sort Out – Part 1
My intention was to share a couple of things with you this week. I intended to show you how my spare room is coming along, but we had a little disaster which put paid to that plan. What started as a...
View ArticleSpare Room to Study – Part One
I mentioned here a while back that I was working on my Spare Room – I wanted to change it from ex-children’s room to wonderful workplace for me. To be perfectly frank the room in it’s previous state...
View ArticleStudy Colour Scheme – Vote
It’s nearly here, the time to paint the study is nearly upon us. Only I have a problem. I picked a colour scheme way back when, but I think I have changed my mind. But now I can’t choose. I originally...
View ArticleIt’s been a funny old few weeks.
I did a disappearing act and have been MIA from my blog for a while now. Well, in reality not just from my blog. I have taken a little break from most of my life at the moment. As you may or may not...
View ArticleA lot more shabby than chic.
I meant to post this earlier in the week, but I lost my camera cord in the mess that I call my house. It is a big mess. Believe me. Lets focus on the positives here, how beautiful is this rocking...
View ArticleI have been missing
Again! I said I would start blogging again. But I haven’t. Things have been busy. But here’s a little sneak peak of my life of late. I will post soon. I promise myself!
View ArticleI’m dyeing.
I have the world’s most terrible cold today. Have I ever mentioned that I hate being ill, and maybe have a tendency to overreact, slightly-maybe-just-a-little. Yeah. So like I said, world’s most...
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