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our new house (sneak preview)
On a flying pick-up-the-keys-and-sign-the-contracts visit to the seaside. Fancy a sneaky look at the house through my eyes? The fireplace in our sitting room, the one with no television, heaps of...
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our new dresser
Southport is the best place ever for thrift shops. I’ve only just started discovering what’s out there – but a Victorian seaside town with an ageing population means there are gorgeous old things...
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things I love
Crochet hearts and granny squares and windfall apples and the tiny hint of winter in the air. And misty mornings and ooooh I love autumn. I’m still searching for sloes to make sloe and apple jelly. I’m...
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the simple things
I think most of you have worked out by now that I’m easily pleased. Iced tea in the sunshine, keeping chickens in the garden, walking in cornfields, pumpkin pie and planning autumn gardens, ladybirds,...
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An Announcement
Look I know you all think I’ve gone bonkers but there’s a reason for all this sponsored post shenanigans. I don’t know if you remember, but my beloved camera is getting very old and tired and I really...
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Martha Stewart Giveaway
(Please note: I’m not actually giving away Martha Stewart. If I had her, I’d be keeping her here to tidy up the house, then we’d be out on the town drinking margaritas.) My love of all things Martha...
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a new look
I’ve been fiddling around with the blog this week and giving it a spring makeover. I’ve decided that it’s time to make a few changes – I realised the other day when I was out in the garden taking...
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bits and pieces
I think this is a cup of coffee sort of post, the kind I like writing best. So go and find one, and then come back. I’ll be here, waiting. It’s been a weird sort of week. Got my editing notes back for...
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the joy of jam and jelly
I went out and collected a ton of blackberries for jam, came home and consulted Delia. When I thought for one terrifying minute that the jam and jelly pages of my book had fallen out, I realised when I...
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Creaking back into life over here in blog world, after an unexpectedly long break where I was caught up with writing Coming Up Roses. So here I am, answering, in good old fashioned blog meme style,...
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fab feb
Feb is fab. It’s my daughter’s birthday month, although the idea that my little baby is going to be eleven is rather scary. It’s Valentine’s Day, which means flowers, which is always a good thing....
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Ruby Ferguson
Ooh, I love Ruby Ferguson. There’s something about her Jill books (you can find them here at Jane Badger Books if you need a fix). They’re gorgeously horsey and full of delicious food, and my obsessive...
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weekend bits and bobs
This book arrived in the post this morning – Pattern, by Orla Kiely. It’s gorgeous, inside and out. I’ve been dying to get my hands on it and it is just as beautiful as I’d hoped. I’ve earmarked a...
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crochet hearts
What I should be doing: packing boxes for our imminent move. Our we’re NOT moving again move. The one where we move to the seaside and ooh it’s really exciting because I’ve always dreamt of living in a...
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our new house (sneak preview)
On a flying pick-up-the-keys-and-sign-the-contracts visit to the seaside. Fancy a sneaky look at the house through my eyes? The fireplace in our sitting room, the one with no television, heaps of...
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bits and pieces
I think this is a cup of coffee sort of post, the kind I like writing best. So go and find one, and then come back. I’ll be here, waiting. It’s been a weird sort of week. Got my editing notes back for...
View Articlequestions and answers
Creaking back into life over here in blog world, after an unexpectedly long break where I was caught up with writing Coming Up Roses. So here I am, answering, in good old fashioned blog meme style,...
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resolutions
I’ve never been much good at resolutions. I’ve done “keep a diary” (fizzles out every February) and “join the gym” (I’d be better off sending the direct debit to charity) and all the usual stuff, but...
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