It was a week centered around the reassessment of The Boy's needs. Tilly went to the vet I went to the dental hygienist The Boy went to the dentist School was closed due to strike action I took my engagement ring back to the jeweller to be repaired I sent off the completed paperwork required … Continue reading Me on Monday | 6 February
All the classes available at the Kitty Boo CraftAway were self-paced and festive-themed. I spent most of Saturday making the mini book (which much, much longer than anticipated) and by late afternoon, I was ready to tackle something else. The first 12x12 spread was a simple grid pattern and I used photos from a Christmas … Continue reading Crop in the Country | Kitty Boo Crafts | What I Created | Part One
Lake Windermere The plan had been to visit Hill Top, the former home of Beatrix Potter, but we arrived to discover that we should have booked and that the site was full. So we circled the carpark and then carried on a few more miles up the road to the Claife Viewing Station. Claife Viewing … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | Claife Viewing Station
A week of admin, planning the Easter holidays and worrying about the current state of the world. I renegotiated successfully a new contract for our mobile phones, gaining an almost 50% reduction in the monthly bill Filming for Silent Witness took place at our neighbour's house and caused havoc for the whole roadThe development that … Continue reading Me on Monday | 28 March
Did September turn out to be sensational? Let's see what the numbers made of it: 10 separate visits with friends and family 7 pieces of Happy Mail written and posted 5 bags of clothes and books donated to charity 3 haircuts, including the all-important back-to-school one 48 walks with Tilly 30,119 steps walked by me … Continue reading Month in Numbers | September 2021
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 1: A new recipe always takes much longer to prepare and serve than anticipated. Day 2: The Boy will … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 1-5
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
Loughrigg - seen from Grasmere Loughrigg Fell might not be the biggest peak in the Lake District but standing by the summit trig point you would hardy guess this. The reason it packs such a punch for its size is down to its prominent and isolated position. It sits right at the junction of five … Continue reading Northern Road Trip | Hiking Loughrigg
The first thing you should know is that Sizergh is pronounced Size Er. Sizergh is an ancient Scandinavian name meaning 'summer pasture or dairy farm'. Sizergh, near Kendal Sizergh, near Kendal, has been the home of the Strickland family since 1239 (yep, you read that correctly) and they donated it to the National Trust in … Continue reading Northern Road Trip | Sizergh
It was a week of cooler temperatures and frequent torrential downpours: Those lovely lampshades from IKEA? I returned them. 😦 They were simply the wrong look for the space I had in mind. The Boy had three days at Summer Camp.I ordered a whole load of new school uniform while it had 20% off. :)I … Continue reading Me on Monday
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