Spring has arrived and I'm so happy to see sunshine and colour. Nature has been teasing us a bit though; it feels like Spring one minute and Winter the next. Scott and I have finally had some weekend time at home. Eating I haven't tried many
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Another month down, oooof. I saw this quote the other day: The days are long, but the years are short. Both days and years are disappearing. There are places around here we want to explore on our bikes, a farm shop full of tasty food that needs raiding, I want
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A life lately post means one thing. It's the end of January – already! Time has flown by. I turned thirty two this month and celebrated with a trip to the Designs of the Year exhibition in London, Mexican food at home with a bottle of Prosecco and a
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I turned thirty two this month, woooo! Our lovely friends had a bunch flowers delivered to say happy birthday. Since the garden has zero colour at the moment I thought I'd share some photos of them instead, they're beautiful. Much nicer than our swampy looking garden
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Christmas is only five days away so I decided it's time to write my last post of 2016 and log off. I'm going to take a break from internetting to enjoy the holidays and feast on Christmas food. Eating Most of my foodie focus this month
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At the end of November Scott asked me, "When are we going to get our Christmas tree?" To which I replied, "December 1st of course!" Christmas trees are only up for one month out of twelve so I want to get as much tree time as
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The end of November means one thing — it's nearly Christmas!! This month has seen plenty of cold sunny days and our first hard frost of the year. These giant rosehips were gathered from the yellow rose bush in our garden; I picked them for the dinner table when
We've spent most of October waiting to go on our honeymoon in Iceland. Boy was it worth the wait! Now we're back we have a few more days of holiday before things return to normality. There's a mountain of washing to do and we
Melons, tatas, love apples, tittyboppers, hooters, baps, mammaries, gazangas... whatever you call your boobs, they are the focus in October for Breast Cancer Care Awareness Month. Sadly many of us know of someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer; whether it's a friend, relative, colleague or friend
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September felt like a very short month. Nights are getting colder and the mornings are chillu. We got talking to couple on a walk today who told us that Autumn has officially arrived, marked by the Autumn equinox on the 22nd September. Happy days. Eating & drinking * Homemade focaccia using
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August has disappeared in a flash. We've been camping, celebrated birthdays and best of all, finally booked our honeymoon in Iceland!! Poor Scott has listened to me say, "I'm so excited about our trip to Iceland!" in a crazed voice at least once a
Scott and I were toying with the idea of going camping when we realised it had been three years since the tent last came out. Three years!? Part of the reason we don't go very often is a lack of wild campsites; the sort where you can escape
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