Style imitating art: Roses
Hello there,I hope your day was enjoyable and contented. Mine was nice in places, others not so magic but otherwise fine!Today, I bring you an outfit inspired by a painting. Garden Center growARTS...
View ArticleCircumnavigating the UK- Honfleur- butterflies!
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I felt I should really finish writing about my last Summer's travels. If you recall, I was on a 12 day cruise circumnavigating the UK. Our final day's stop was to be the...
View ArticleWhat is it? #56 Rock star
Greetings!As you read, I shall be performing a Balinese Gamelan concert at LSO St Lukes in London. It's been a bit of a manic journey trying to learn new pieces in a week but certainly a fun musical...
View ArticleSaturday
Greetings Human-beings!I hope that all is well with you. I write at the end of a pleasant day. We started out the day with a house-viewing but with washing up done before. The house was in a lovely...
View ArticleA pause for Lent- What is Lent and Easter for me?
For me, though the chocolate bunnies are tasty, it is more than that. A time of rebirth, A time to look afresh at ourselves.A time of endings and beginnings.A time of renewal and promises.A time to...
View Article10 Brooches- summarising my Circumnavigation of the UK- half a year later.
Having completed all the posts of the places I visited during my Circumnavigation of the UK posts and just wanting to share some of the gala evenings from the ship, I thought I'd share the little...
View ArticleA versatile card idea
Hello there!It's been a while since I shared a craft post, mainly because I have been busy doing other activities and have not made anything. I actually have been crafting up a storm in the past 2...
View ArticleA delicious meal at the Square and Compasses, Terling
On Saturday, my husband decided we should go out for a meal to try something new. He looked up online and found a gastropub called The Square and Compasses which he had seen on one of his epic cycling...
View ArticleApril's Spring garden
Why is Spring always such a surprise each year? I was speaking to my sister-in-law about this today when we went over to see her and we said it is always such a surprise and joy each year. CBC and I...
View ArticleMy 12th Blogiversary!
What do you know? I missed out on writing about this Auspicious day two days ago! Yes, I can proudly announce that two days ago was my 12th Blogiversary! I began on April the 6th, 2005- you can see my...
View ArticleA pause for Lent: Be still
I picked up this beautiful colouring in Calendar from the Bible Society which they had a pile of at church. Probably for children but since they were sitting there and it was the start of March, I...
View ArticleTweed and tigers and bees, oh my!
An outfit again? Surely not? But yes!I occasionally regret buying these Poetic License shoes. They are lovely and really pretty and I got them at a great discount.BUT...given the amount of walking I...
View ArticleStyle Imitating Art- Mon mon cats
Monmon Cats painting of Kuazaki Horitomo.Greetings!Hope you are well!All is fine here. I have returned from a delightful weekend at my Dad's. SO wonderful to spend time with him and my family,...
View ArticleWhitby-Wanderings- In search of Falling Foss
It is a while since I shared the last installment of our half-term holiday in Whitby and the North-Yorkshire Moors.The day following our walk in Whitby and Sandsend, we decided to take a walk to find...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
Christ has died,Christ has risen.Christ will come again!Much love and joy to you this Easter!xx
View ArticleBarter Books bartering experience and a quiet stroll along Almouth beach.
We returned from Northumberland last night after a 5 day visit to Haltwhistle. I was, as ever, really delighted to be up there to visit WOMOTM and J, and I only wish we could stay longer. WOMOTM, we...
View ArticleA few April cards
The first week of my Easter holidays were spent at home in Essex with a brief trip to Kent to see my Dad, Stepmum and sister. Thus, the first week was the perfect time to make 20 cards. Yes, you read...
View ArticleDaisies forever.
Daisies are one of my happy things. I think that is true of many people. We remember long Summers playing on school fields making daisy-chains- the innocence and the lack of responsibility of...
View ArticleWhitby Wanderings- Robin Hood's Bay
When we visited Whitby in February, we took a drive to Robin Hood's Bay for a walk. We didn't really do that much or see anything particularly significant but here are some pictures from that day.Lots...
View Article5 brooches #58
Hello there!It is rather a while since I have done one of these posts so I figured I should share my lovely brooch collection and their various outings! My computer is doing that irritating thing again...
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