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Hugs In The Time Of Covid
A few weeks ago, my younger brother, Ollie, sent me one of his old jumpers. In recent years, it’s become something of a tradition that I inherit his cast offs. It started because whenever he came to stay, he’d always accidentally leave something behind when he left. And as it so happens, most often it […]
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Hearing Myself Think
This post follows on from Finding Enchantment. Today is one of those gentler autumn days, seasonally breezy but with just the right amount of bluster. Not so much of a gale that it demands us to hurriedly down tools to retrieve buckets flying round the garden or, inside to hastily fasten angry doors and windows. […]
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Finding Enchantment
‘We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts, to live our lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.’ Laura Ingalls Wilder The idea for this post came to me shortly after we moved here in June […]
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‘Life Is Like A Cucumber …’
‘Life is like a cucumber. One minute it’s in your hand, the next it’s up your ass’ ( Lawrence Durrell) This quote is one of my favourites. It perfectly describes, albeit crudely, what it feels like when things don’t go to plan or worse. This past year I’ve had plenty of ideas for blog posts […]
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Make Do And Mend
It would be all too easy to gloss over the hard, shitty parts and just write about what’s good, but life’s not like that, is it? And if I am to write an honest account about our life here and our projects, I need to address not just the positives, of which there are, i […]
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The Hippy, Hippy Shake
God, cow shit smells awful. It’s evening and I’m sat by the stove in the kitchen. Supper has been and gone, candles are lit and cast their glow on the windowsill. I have a mug of Earl Grey tea and Irishman has his PG Tips and after some bickering, the three dogs have finally sorted […]
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Newsflash
Hello, this is a public service announcement … Dear friends, last year Irishman and I were invited to appear on a British TV show called ‘A New Life In The Sun’. After it aired, several of my blogging friends in the US asked how they might be able to see it ( VPN is generally […]
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Print, Ink and Paint – Atelier88
Atelier 88 is no longer just a pipe dream, it is actually happening! This week is our busiest yet and we have a full house now until the end of the week. Just as one bedroom is vacated, the phone rings and bingo, another booking, time to don the Marigolds and pinny yet again. I’m […]
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