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The Autumn Kitchen
‘In the kitchen, autumn is my favourite season, too, because it is preserving time – jams and jellies, chutneys and pickles, fruit butters and cheeses, and the whole glorious season rounded off with…
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Here, in Late September
I cannot believe that next week ushers in October! Where has the time gone?? This weekend we brought in the last of the harvest. Loads of tomatoes that were never going to ripen…
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‘Season of Mists…
… and mellow fruitfulness.’ John Keats’ words describe the season so well. This whole week we have woken to a misty landscape. It’s all quite lovely I have to say. The evenings and…
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Hints of Autumn
It always amazes me how the seasons in England just suddenly arrive! In South Africa it’s all very gradual, sometimes it seems you simply jump from summer into winter – at least that’s…
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It’s Been A Rough Week…
… on Tuesday we had to put our beloved kitty to sleep. She’s been sick since June. After 6 weeks of antibiotics and 2 of steroids, she was no better. The vet said…
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Pottering About
Well the weather has been cooler around here this week. Ex-hurricane Bertha tore through England over the weekend and in the early part of the week. Fortunately we were not too badly affected,…
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A Little Loveliness :)
Hello Everyone 🙂 I’ve been grounded! Isn’t that wonderful? Last week Friday my car got sick and is now in the workshop for a whole week. Initially I was not as thrilled as…
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Around Here Lately…
It’s been a little crazy around here, I have to admit. At times this week I have felt that I have been stuck in some kind of weird movie, I’m doing things I…
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Heartfelt Home Ponderings
Today I have firmly dug my heels into the ground and have refused point blank to move from my home – apart from a run later on today to take my daughter to…
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Weathering Wild times
Today the heavens have been heavy, great big cumulonimbus clouds have been gathering and building. Finally, late afternoon, these great big magnificent clouds unzipped their fluffy fronts and showered the earth with the…
Inspiration for the aspiring Proverbs 31 Woman
