The Bottom of the Ironing Basket

Teenagers (specifically my own) & Houses (again, my own Victorian house renovation project) appear to have occcupied 99.99999% of my thoughts these past 2 years or so, I have thought/dreamed ...

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We're now over halfway through our loft conversion....hoorah! I think the most stressful days - and the messiest - are behind us & so my thoughts are turning to decor, now that moving in day...

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"TIME PASSES. IT DOES.  THE FOG....LIFTS....UNBELIEVABLY. AND WHEN IT DID, I FOUND THAT I NEEDED TO REDEFINE MYSELF.  OR AT LEAST, TO TRY TO REMEMBER WHO I HAD BEEN AND WHO I WOULD BE FROM...

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We have 11 more days of school & 21 sleeps until Christmas.... it seems like a long time but the next few weeks are filling up with events, parties & activities & I know that time will fly. ...

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My book club read for this month is Lucia Berlin's " A Manual for Cleaning Women". It's a collection of short stories & reading it earlier today, I was reminded of another book I'd once read...

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SO WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING WITH MYSELF?  Thinking and procrastinating. Procrastinating and thinking. It's been slightly better this past week or so but during the last few months, I've had...

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  The best thing about October?  Well, apart from the changing colours, woollens, autumn leaves & winter boots obviously.... soups & stews and fresh, warm bread to dunk in it. I've just m...

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via If I had to choose a favourite food it would be bread.... I (sort of) wish it could be cucumber or broccoli but I love bread in all its forms and really, who doesn't?  Bagels, buns, ...

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The next house project that we will be working on is the hallway. We plan to do all of this ourselves, barring any major disasters or problems. The hallway is dark, unattractive, uninspiri...

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My children have already been back at school for one whole month, it seems that every school year  goes increasingly faster, this year is already feeling "fuller", I feel as though I might ...

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My house is in a constant state of chaos/change/flux/disarray/planning....&, as I've mentioned a million times, the house itself can be quite gloomy, due to the old-fashioned decor & lack of l...

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Late August saw our little family of four heading to West Wales ....via Cardiff & Swansea to Newgale, Pembrokeshire.  It's very quiet, the beach is very very long, the accommodation is ei...

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Hello again, hello! Not for the first time this year, I haven't been blogging as regularly as I once did.... I don't think it's intentional since I write posts all the time in my head....i...

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these Zara shoes = love. this gorgeous kitchen sound familiar? city nights, city lights, rainy evenings this location, wow! PLUS beautifully evocative photos of a trip ...

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I wear Converse pretty much every day but have never quite got into wearing trainers/sneakers for anything other than going to the gym. Trainers as a fashion accessory is nothing new though...

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It's been a different kind of summer holiday for us.... for a start, we haven't been away & following the loss of my Dad in late June , life has been quiet & small. I've been very conscious...

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positano nyc lucca, italy paris san francisco We are not heading off to warmer & sunnier climes this summer, sadly we are on house duty with an ever-growing to-do list.... i...

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It's been a while.  Days & weeks.  It feels like a very very long time since I wrote anything here. Life has felt a little challenging this year, for all sorts of reasons.... I was han...

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I might not have a beach holiday this year but I'll still need a reading list! So, tell me what you're reading, what you've been reading & what you'd recommend?

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Location : Andalusia, Southern Spain - near Cadiz/Seville 4 bedrooms/2 bathrooms This traditional whitewashed Spanish home has been built around an inner courtyard & has a shaded garden fi...

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My phone informs me that it's currently 33 degrees in London, the hottest day of the year so far....Centre Court, Wimbledon was 41 degrees at one point yesterday!! July has arrived in a bla...

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LISTENING : to The Beatles "Love" album, my son bowling balls at his cricket wickets, the hum of my neighbours eating dinner in their garden READING :  "Wild", Cheryl Strayed,  "Girls ...

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r  The weather is unpredictable in England, especially at this time of year.... you learn to get outside & make the most of any sunshine that you get. Nothing tastes as good as eating al f...

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