The value of friends
Today, I dropped in on my dear friends from my original church, the vicar and his wife (he did the sermon at my wedding too) who have moved to the same town as CBC's parents live in. They recently...
View ArticleGhent by night
CBC and I decided to make an impromptu vacation to Belgium last week. It all began about a week and a half ago when I said it would be lovely to return to Bruges, the scene of our almost engagement,...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were an offering far too small,Love so amazing, so divine.Demands my soul, my life, my all!(Wesley).He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
View ArticleTARDIS Tusday- Clara in The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's familiar
Hello there!How are you? Well, I hope!Today is a TARDIS Tuesday I have done before a while back but updated in almost all respects. I hesitate to post this one as it is also currently being upgraded...
View ArticleEco things this week #2
Not a huge amount to report this week as I have been on holiday...On the first day of our holidays, we headed to town to pick up some parcels and to post some (mainly to other bloggers!) so I headed...
View ArticleBlue Charity shop chic!
Blogging introduced me to the breadth and variety of vintage clothes that were available. I had long bought second-hand clothing from charityshops and eBay before I blogged (first charity-shop purchase...
View ArticleWild Garlic pesto!
I wrote back in April 2015 about making Wild Garlic Pesto so it is high time it merits another post!I'm presuming you all know about Wild Garlic? If not, it grow around this time of the year. The...
View ArticleTARDIS Tuesday - Yaz Khan in Rosa
Hi there!I try to mix up the Clara TARDIS Tuesdays a bit so you don't get bored of Clara. And also, sometimes, her outfits that I am waiting to share aren't really suitable for my plans or whatever the...
View ArticleSakura
Here's a photo from Easter Sunday! I went to the morning service at Hexham Abbey and as it customary, my Mother-in-Law takes some photos of me in the Sele- the park after church!My dress features...
View ArticleTARDIS Tuesday- Clara Oswald's second outfit in The Bells of St John's
Hi there,Hope you are well!This is a short and sweet post from me!I actually wore almost this identical outfit for TT last February but since I wore it for work last week, and I hadn't got around to...
View ArticleAloe, can I help you?
We have an old Aloe plant that used to belong to my Mum. It has moved with me through our marriage and last Summer, CBC repotted it into a large pot. It thrived, oh how it loved life! It grew fat and...
View ArticleA Flautista dress
Hello there!I'm doing my usual, "Ahrgh, I have a million holiday photos of interesting places to do posts on and a million books to reviews," so I am avoiding blogging! So, here in a very boring post,...
View ArticleTARDIS Tuesday- Sleep No More Clara...with a cameo from Ang Almond!
Today, I am excited to share a completely updated cosplay with you!It is a particular favourite outfit of mine worn by my favourite Clara Oswald! It's a combination of things I love: a Peter Pan...
View ArticleEco things this week #3 successes, fails and moans
I've been a bit busy these past weeks so not really posted about this.Here's a few successes and fails for the past few weeks in terms of Eco-stuff.I've almost finished my supply of Tre Semme hair...
View ArticleLife Lately
Here's what I have been up to in the form of verbs:Watching... Still Neighboours on 5od. I'm a bit obsessed with it and I'm rather fond of Finn Kelly- hope he doesn't turn out evil again! Gardener's...
View ArticleEmbroidered blue dreams
Hello to you!I hope you are well! As feared, from Friday's tonsil doom, I now have a fully-fledged cold which I am quite miserable about but ah well, there are worse things that could afflict one so I...
View ArticleTARDIS Tuesday- Robots of Sherwood Clara
Hello there!I thought I'd share a cosplay here that I have done before but that has had a little upgrade thanks to Ang!Here's Clara at the very beginning of Robots of Sherwood, a Robin Hood...
View ArticleIf I wish to write a blog post about my new teapot, I shall...
Welcome to a self-indulgent blog post!I went to town on Saturday as CBC had a physio appointment. I planned to go to the Refill room and have a look about the shops. What I didn't know was that the...
View ArticleGreen Fritters
Last Sunday, CBC and I went over to my Mum's and she cooked us some Corn and Courgette fritters. They were delicious and it reminded me of when CBC and I made my Mum Full of Greens fritters last...
View ArticleEltham Palace
Back on the first day of the Easter Holidays, CBC and I went over to my Dad's as we wanted to visit Eltham Palace with our English Heritage. They'd sent us a Guest Pass so we wanted to take my little...
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