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It was pretty much exactly this time three years ago I was returning from a fantastic adventure in the Arctic Circle in Sweden with a group of former elite soldiers and fellow intrepid explorers. The companies I went with were called X Platoon, based in Durham in the UK and Camp Faravid in Northern Sweden […]
Screenshot I realise it’s not Autumn and perhaps even sillier, we are in the early weeks of Spring and so surely it would make more sense to write something crocus or daffodil related, but I feel a need to blog and must turn to what I have immediately to hand. And that happens to be […]
It’s late, 12.47am actually and after a very busy and successful day I’m shattered, but I am determined to blog something for you, and for me. So, I am sharing with you some of my holiday pictures from the Summer last year. I know that might seem like an odd thing to do at Easter, […]
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I love these BRILLIANTLY soft and comfy socks derived from Bamboo from sustainably and ethically oriented company BAM. I’ve had so many pairs over the years and they are among the best socks I ever come across. I realise my photos of them do not do them justice, so please allow for that! Trust me, […]
Just a very quick blog this evening ladies and gentlemen, but I wanted to share with you these lovely examples of some vintage children’s book illustration. I adore the colours and of course the sense of mystery and adventure conveyed in every single one. These examples were taken from Enid Blyton’s The Secret Seven books […]
I’ve always loved this scripture verse taken from the book of John chapter 10 & verse 10 in the New Testament. It’s explaining that God’s Son Jesus came and died so that trusting in Him we could live life to the fullest. “ I have come that they might have life and have life abundantly!” […]
I didn’t cook today unusually. My husband has started to cook lunch some Sunday’s recently and today he made a superb homemade tomato sauce with leeks, spring onions, carrots and celery which we ate with pasta and grated cheese for our meal. For pudding was a scrumptious carrot and banana loaf with a cream cheese […]
Welcome back to my blog! I’ve been gone for while… approximately eighteen months actually, but you my readers and my blog have never been too far from my mind. And I’m extremely excited about what I’ve got to share with you. Absolutely first on the list is my series of blogs on my time in […]
Yes I do realise first of all, that the pictures I’m using here do not feature a tripod cooking stand but a six fold tripod like contraption made up of sticks and branches with some rather simple yet impressively effective binding also made from branches holding it together near the top. However, until I come […]
I’ve been really craving this French cafe restaurant salad the last few days. It’s a superb combination of tender roast chicken with finely sliced fennel, red onion, butter head and baby leaf salad leaves, rocket, pine nuts tomatoes and dressed in olive oil and a mild basil pesto. And balsamic vinegar oil to serve as […]
Normally if you were eating seasonally, you wouldn’t be able to make this at this point in July. However, due to the cold spell in April, the rhubarb in the garden is still good. If like me you have rhubarb that needs eating, this is an excellent way to serve it. This recipe is entirely […]
It’s dark and rainy here today, which is not surprising really bearing in mind that the North is known for being on the colder wetter side. It is reputed that the Rossendale Valley has seven times more snow than the rest of England and I deeply suspect that something like that goes for the rain count as […]