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Swan lake
A short post from me today. Today has been great in some ways (choir singing at Residential home for elderly people with health problems, child telling me I am her inspiration, seeing my Mum) but I had...
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November nourishment
I love looking at photos of what people have been eating and making. Fat Dormouse and Sophie in the Sticks are particularly good for this. Thus, I thought I'd share a few meals that I/we made in...
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#A pause for advent 2013 : 2
Not really a religious theme to this today or any reflection on me but something my husband said really made me think. He said that, in any other case at this time of the year, in the UK and cold...
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Cottontail
Fern Cotton today wears a cosy winter outfit. I think you'll be getting bored of my cream Bunny sweater as I'm sure I've worn it for Inspiration Monday more than once! And once again, I will not be...
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Caught on Camera
Here's a really simple card idea you can make out of very few things! This card was made for WOMOTM, my Father-in-Law who is into photography and I imagine might make a good card for any photo-happy...
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Tank you
Sophie recently posted a gorgeous outfit featuring a lovely lilac tank top with a white blouse and tartan trousers that was really beautiful and I laughed because I had set out my lavender tanktop and...
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Christmas jumper politics
Jumper: River Island but given by a friend Polka dot blouse (underneath): Farah, Nottinghill charity shop.Trousers: ASOS Belt: from vintage dress.Shoes: Red or Dead.Beads: TescosHat: made by Mum. As...
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#A pause for Advent 2013: 13
Tonight was my Carols by Candlelight service at my home church. It is always a beautiful occasion but tonight, I was overwhelmed by a sense of holiness, beauty, warmth, love and generosity from God and...
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Gingham dreams
Nothing like a swirly Dorothy-Style (albeit monochrome) dress for making you feel like spinning! Smoke gets in your eyes? Hair, more like it! As mentioned, CBC doesn't feel like going Swing-dancing at...
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A while back, I read a children's book by Phillip Ridley called Krindlekrax which I found to be a superb book for my level 4c readers at school. It had SO much you could discuss during guided reading-...
View ArticleFriday letters 20-12-13
Dear School, You're good to me and I love lots of what I do at you but OH, how glad I am that we are going on a break from each other. I think we're spent too much time together recently! Dear Work...
View ArticleA pause for Advent 2013: 4
Every year since I have been a teacher, I have written a song for Christmas for my children at school to sing. I'd love to have a complete nativity after teaching for 10 years which I can put together....
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 1
Happy Christmas to all you- far and wide! May you be blessed in all you do! So this morning on this Christmas day, my husband declared to me that he would be distributing my presents to me daily over...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 2
This Boxing Day morning, I was all in a flutter wondering what my true-hearted dear husband would turn up with for my holiday Christmas present today? It's really lovely having something to look...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 3
By the time it had reached mid-morning and I had got out of bed and breakfasted, I thought at first that my darling husband had forgotten his promise of a gift a day but luckily he turned up with a...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 4
Thank you for your recent comments. In the interests of fair game, I should point out the interesting absence of my camera at the moment ;-) In addition, my love of creative writing and books!!!! We...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 5
We woke really late after swing dancing so late and I confess I was in a complete grump. I had a headache after such a late night. Stomping around teh house, preparing to go round to a friend's, I was...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 6
This morning, the family and I enjoyed a particularly fine breakfast, courtesy of my husband's Christmas creativity. I came down to breakfast first with my father-in-law and enjoyed a small bowl of...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013- an aside
Up until this time, I have faithfully told the truth on this blog. However, with this Christmas series, I have so far enjoyed my foray into fiction-writing. My husband is, alas, not as perfect as he...
View ArticleUnusual Christmas presents 2013: 7
Slightly stunned. You heard my revelation yesterday. My husband has been made aware of these posts as I confided in him due to an attack of conscience where I needed advice on whether to bring forward...
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