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30 days wild, week1
Shutting your eyes to listen to bird song. Taking a wild walk at lunchtime. Lying back in the long grass. Searching out urban wildlife. Talking to someone your street about nature. Eating something...
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Tardisian Blue
Hello there! Thank you for all your positive comments regarding my 30 days wild post. I am enjoying it so far, just really hoping I can keep up the momentum and variety of activities.As I got ready for...
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Down at the bottom of the garden, among the birds and the bees...
As part of Sunday's act of random wildness, I mentioned stalking the bumble bees at camp and thought it would be nice to share the photos from that activity seperately. I am really no photographer but...
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Coral anglaise
Some of the nicest dresses I have found have come from charity shops. I think my second post-Lent purchase in a charity shop which I forgot about was this lovely cora shirt dress. It's totally me as I...
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The woodpecker and the very nice B&B
Exmoor is the smallest national park in the UK but in my opinion,the most underrated. You can escape there without hoards of tourists and have a serene peaceful time by yourself. CBC and I were heading...
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Eurovision revisited!
Howdy! I am sorry for a little bit of a boring with my stream of outfitty posts- I've got 2 mammoth book catch-up posts and the odd few holiday and excursion posts to share but I can't seem to finish...
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30 days wild week 2: Days 8-14
Continuing with my wild look at life today!Day 8: Hug a tree Monday.I knew today would have to be a short activity as I have reports still to do and my train was hideously delayed. I walked back...
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2 B's for two birthdays
As usual, June is upon me and the flurry of birthdays in my family which catch me by surprise every year. Yesterday demanded some last minute card making for sister and Dad.My sister's was a fairly...
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Hide Clara, Hide
TARDIS Tuesday comes round again!I'm trying to alternate between TARDIS Blue and inspiration from Who characters so this week I'm returning to New Who and using my beloved Clara Oswald as...
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If you go down to the charity-shops today, you're sure of a big surprise...
I know I shouldn't. I just shouldn't go in there. I know I lose willpower the instant I get in there and scurry towards a rack of brightly coloured and patterned dresses but I just lose it with the...
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The privileges of musicianship
I have found myself in places, experiences and in company that I would never probably have encountered had it not been for becoming a musician. I have a fairly humble background in an East-London and...
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Bunting days
Sometimes, you wonder why on EARTH someone got rid of something!Take this bunting cardie I got for a pound in Ipswich with Sophie and Hazel- WHY would someone get rid of this? WHY? The red skirt, also...
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30 days wild: Days 15-21
Day 15: Wild poem and daisy rescue!Nature has inspired some of the greatest writers of all time: join them, and have a go at writing a poem or blog about your favourite wild place. These 10 top tips...
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TARDIS Tuesday with a little help from my (blog) friends
Hello there!I am assuming temporary host babysitting duties over TARDIS Tuesday for the month as Maricel is away on holiday. I was going to have a rest but felt a bit sad at the prospect (particularly...
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The park
Amazing how different a place can look on two different days. Summer skies, brilliant blue, dazzling greens.And on a stormy day, the lugubrious sky, dim, menacing with malicious intent.And yet both,...
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My bright yellow raincoat
Usually, when it comes to making expensive purchases, I um and ah over this for a long time. I'm fine making charity shop purchases that cost a couple of pounds (do too many of these) but I worry...
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Serendipitous Charity shop visit
I know you all enjoyed my charity shop finds last week so I thought I'd share another post with some things I found this week.As usual, I had no intention of buying anything. CBC and I went to Maldon...
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In training
This weekend I am off to the Aldeburgh Music Festival in Suffolk. When many of my blogging friends are jetting off to pop, rock and the such-like music festivals, I am off to a 'Classical' music...
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30 days wild: days 22-28
Hi there, I will try to keep this a bit briefer as I think you got a bit swamped/bored last week and indeed, only one day has anything particularly much to talk about. Let's just say that my random...
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In search of the ultimate Veggie sausage
Since CBC turned Veggie/Pescetarian, we've eaten a fair few veggie alternatives. I bemoaned the veggie sausage situation, wishing there was a nicer sausage than Linda McCartney sausages. Vix advocated...
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