Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber (Kindle): This sweet Southern story was described to me as a nice, heartwarming read, perfect for a Summer quick-read. It begins when Anna Kate is summoned from her med school studies in Boston to a small Alabama town, because if she is to inherit the famed Blackbird … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading July 2021
It won't surprise you to learn that The Boy wasn't especially keen of another Summer journal ... I think this year is the 6th year of Summer journals. The scrapbooker in me argued the case for a simple scrapbook, which would record the Second Covid Summer ... I won. 🙂 That ... and the bribe … Continue reading The Boy’s Summer Journal
My scrapping mojo has been missing in action this month - this is the only spread I've created. 😦 For July's page, I chose to record my new fondness for brunch. 🙂 The design has been adapted from one seen on the Felicity Jane blog and a perfect way to use up those quirky food … Continue reading Recording 2021’s One Little Word | Heart – July
I'm looking forward to returning to the cinema for the release of this long-awaited sequel (I can't see me inside a cinema before the autumn). Has anyone else noticed that Tom is popping up all over the UK of late?This cheesecake looks delicious! We're looking forward to hiking Loughrigg in August.Would you rather have the … Continue reading Four Fun Things
It was a week of hot days and sweaty nights: I collected my new retainer from the orthodontistI collected those lamp shades from IKEAI met my Swim Ladies for a coffee and cake 80th birthday celebration 🙂 (I am the youngest in our group by about 15 years)The Boy finished school for the SummerThe Boy … Continue reading Me on Monday
The Summer holidays are here ... as is the third wave of Covid-19. How do I give The Boy a great Summer without putting any of us at serious risk? River Thames at Kew The answer has actually been quite simple - we've made the decision to limit our exposure by cancelling a number of … Continue reading Summer Plans 2021 | The Second Covid Summer
When did garden centres become such big business, a destination in their own right? I suspect that they have been for years and it's me that's behind the curve ... the pandemic can only have helped their cause over the last 18 months or so. The Brainy One and I are not naturally green-fingered, but … Continue reading Garden Centres as Destinations
Its been almost 25 years since my first (and last) visit to an IKEA store. I didn't put a piece of IKEA furniture together until February 2017. 🙂 I've been on the hunt for new light shades for our hall, stairwell and landing and kept seeing this one popping up on the home décor accounts … Continue reading Visiting IKEA in Person
Twenty twenty was the Year of No and this year, many of us are still not that comfortable with the thought of venturing too far outside our domestic bubbles. This summer I’m hoping to go beyond simply saying “let's not” or "maybe" and look for ways to venture out that can make the regular weeks … Continue reading Not Every Adventure Has To Be Big
A week where the sun came out, temperatures rose and the nights were hot and sticky. After a wait of almost 7 months, our new picture windows were replaced. The Brainy One, Tilly and I were caught in a thunderstorm - we were beyond wet.The Boy went camping. :)I was finally able to order the … Continue reading Me on Monday
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