I know that this blog post is going to seem a little random, but I have so many things that I want to blog properly and right now, I just don’t have the time. I can also get twitchy about getting all my details correct and I’m always concerned I’m going to miss something or […]

I have nicked this picture from Pinterest by taking a screenshot in my phone. It’s a sample of a stunning Kaffe Fassett fabric design taken from Coqui De Vicente’s account. I don’t have Coqui’s, or Pinterest’s permission so I will be taking this picture down again in the next few days if I find out I’m breaching […]

Years ago for a few years, I used to take high quality fish oil capsules not knowing quite the extent of the benefit of taking them upon my system. Having experienced sustained periods of low mood over the lockdown, I’ve begun to look at the power and usefulness of health supplements in a more dedicated […]

Today has been a great day for eating and our lovely evening meal of pork sausages, homemade chips and steamed broccoli was prepared for us by one of our sons. It truly is a blessing when your children can cook for you as well as for themselves! In amongst the joy of including them in […]

”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such there is no law.”  Galatians 5 v22-23 This is such a lovely verse and especially nourishing at this time of continued turmoil and uncertainty. We’ve had a blessed Lord’s Day here today and again, I’m very […]

I’ve wanted one of these gorgeous Deux Mains Designs Marcilia Gold Long Lariat for ages and since it’s arrived I’ve loved it so much, I’ve discovered a whole new category of arranging how to organise my daily outfit choices; will it or won’t it match my Lariat necklace?! I couldn’t be more overjoyed with this exquisite […]

Today I’ve been extremely busy and I’ve eaten hardly anything of great substance to no apparently significant negative short term consequence. I’ve had three soft poached eggs on wholemeal toast with butter this morning and then forgetting I’d had that for breakfast, I had a Starbucks toasted egg mayonnaise sandwich for dinner. I’ve had far […]

Happy New Year 2021 !!! Phew, thank goodness 2020 has gone for good! It’s been a really tough year for so many people and devastating for even more, so now is definitely the time to rally round and bring in the best support and positivity we can to reach those who need it and not […]

Hi guys, I wanted to share with you a great new food magazine I’ve discovered called Food To Love which is produced by the Australian Women’s Weekly. I first came across the Australian Women’s Weekly about 20 years ago when my sister-in-law gave me a copy of their Good Food for Babies and Toddlers. I was […]

This is a cake baked by our son. The photograph is old and he is considerably more grown up now, but he baked this cake of his own volition and completely unaided when he was fourteen. What I love about these pictures, apart from the fact that the cake looks delicious, is that they remind […]

I don’t know what you think, but I was tickled pink (excuse the pun!) when I was in a Lidl recently and saw these two children’s winter jackets on sale; one in fluorescent pink and one in red and navy blue.  There were only these two colour choices available in the shop and I know […]

Since I took this picture, I’ve moved things around and changed that corner kitchen area about three times. One of those three times was today. After more than three weeks of living most of the time in a cabin, I do believe I’m starting to get the swing of things! These pictures show some messy […]

There is so much that I would love to tell you about life in our cabin but sleep is calling me! I will come back to share some of what we’ve been doing to make our cabin more and more habitable and what we are learning along the way! 

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