We had more lovely Autumnal weather and did our best to be outside in it. Little Venice I smile every time I come through the front door and see our freshly decorated walls :)A friend and I treated ourselves to Afternoon Tea at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge (you might have seen a few images … Continue reading Me on Monday
September meant that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness was approaching. It also meant that Shimelle ran her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day.As with the previous few years, I’m recording what I learned throughout September here. Day 26: Seeing The Boy interacting with his younger cousins is something that I will never again take for granted. … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 26-30
September meant that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness was approaching. It also meant that Shimelle ran her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day.As with the previous few years, I’m recording what I learned throughout September here. Day 21: The first day of Autumn was perfect for meandering around Chelsea. Day 22: Moving scrapbooks around is heavy … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 21-25
Today is the third and final link-up for this year’s SPHS and is hosted by the lovely Mary-Lou of Patio Postcards blog. #2: Favourite Time of Day - any time spent with a flask of tea by the Thames. #9: Something Older Than You - Keats. You can read his story here. #11: The Shape of Round - a … Continue reading Summer Photograhy Scavenger Hunt 2021 | Final Link-up
September means that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is approaching. It also means that Shimelle is running her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day.As with the previous few years, I’m recording what I’ve learned throughout September here. Day 16: Leaf sweeping is back for the foreseeable future. Day 17: Our decorator has pushed back the start date … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 16-20
It was a busy week, with lovely Autumnal weather We took delivery of a brand new mattress for our bedTilly and I met our friend for a long afternoon walkI went to see Chelsea in Bloom :)There was a day of Zoom meetings :(There was a lot of moving furniture aroundSeveral hundred books were taken … Continue reading Me on Monday
Was August awesome? Let's see what the numbers made of it: 11.5 days of having the decorator in the house 30 pieces of Happy Mail written, addressed and posted 33,745 steps walked by me on my busiest day of the month* 34 walks with Tilly The Boy received his 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine … Continue reading Month in Numbers | August 2021
Too nice to actually sit on It was a week of horrendous traffic and overcast skies: We returned from our road trip to South LakelandThere was a lot of laundryThe Boy and I went on two Slow Summer outingsI tried to donate my 35th pint of blood but was turned away because not enough time … Continue reading Me on Monday
A week of more torrential rain, bright yellow walls and a road trip: There were 3 more days of redecorationI purchased lamp shades that I didn't think The Brainy One and The Boy would think much of. They both surprised meThe Boy and I discovered some more of London's secrets during Slow Summer outingsWe headed … Continue reading Me on Monday
Today is the second link-up for this year’s SPHS and is hosted by the lovely Mary-Lou of Patio Postcards blog. #1: A breakfast of champions: #3: Something to represent home but not the building - house keys (they have a story of their own): #4: Head in the clouds - shapes or interesting patterns - after the rain: #14: … Continue reading Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt 2021 | Link–up 2
