The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely: A girl hiring a guy to pretend to be her boyfriend for a family reunion weekend? I do love a good let's pretend romance! The hero and heroine felt like a real couple from the very beginning and I found that more than a little odd/annoying. They have an easy … Continue reading For The Love of Books | July 2020
It's only now, at the back end of July, that I've completed May and June's Pause pages. For May, I chose to record my birthday selfie - complete with a make up-free face and a nasty stye. I couldn't decide on patterned paper, so opted to go without. I blew the dust of a few … Continue reading One Little Word | Pause – May and June 2020
At this point of the year I usually have a day-to-day plan written out of how the Summer holidays might play out ... not this year. Obviously. The Boy Child's basic plan for Summer 2017 But The Boy Child still prefers to know how a day or days might be filled and winging it every … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Summer Plans
Source "I won't be a minute, I'm just tweezing my moustache!" Are you willing to share the strangest thing you may have said over the last few months?
Chartwell, the former home of Sir Winston Churchill, has been on our list of National Trust properties to visit for quite a while. The current system of pre-booking and limited numbers meant that now was as good as any other time to visit. The Churchill family found the upkeep of such a large estate very … Continue reading A Socially-Distanced Visit to Chartwell
I've added two more pages to my in progress Ascension album. I went back to Shimelle's 4x6 Photo Love class for a spread featuring three photos and an interactive element. I may have got a little carried away with the embellishing (scraplifted from here), but I love how it looks next to the photos. English … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2020 #11
Up there alongside Hughenden, Grays Court is one of our favourite National Trust properties to visit. We visited earlier this week and enjoyed a few hours walking around the gardens and woods with Miss Tilly. The house is currently closed, but you can learn a little about the family who owned it here. Although the … Continue reading A Socially-Distanced Return to Greys Court
Ingredients: As many tomatoes as you like (there is no such thing as too many tomatoes) Two chicken breasts Olive oil Salt and peppper 1/2 onion, sliced into thin half-moons Pasta of your choice (enough for as many people as you are feeding) 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth 1/2 cup of apple juice 1/2 … Continue reading Roasted Tomato and Chicken Pasta with Caramelized Onions
Since the easing of lockdown began a few weeks ago, we have been meeting up with my lovely sister-in-law weekly to walk our dogs together in the countryside near where she lives. We choose a route through the woods and around farmers' fields which keeps us away from other people. Not that we're anti-sociable, or … Continue reading The Three of Us, Two Dogs and One Sister-in-Law | Photo Heavy
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