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Summer in the Garden
Time to catch up with garden news. It’s that gorgeous time when you can hear bees buzzing, butterflies are dancing; fluttering across the broccoli, and it doesn’t matter a bit, because the garden...
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Writing a novel.
Have you ever written a novel, and been struggling with characters, and wondering why these people bother to get up in the mornings? I love choosing a catchy title, getting going with the opening...
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Pansy Potting
It’s that time of the year when I go and put something nice on an old Auntie, and grandad and grandma’s grave. Also, we go to visit Alan’s Dad’s and grandma’s. This year I’ve made up some pansy pots;...
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Latest news.
Hello blog followers, new ones and lovely old ones. How exciting, the latest writing magazine landed on the mat today. It’s a job to know which bit to read first as it’s all good. I have to confess my...
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Scrubbers in the garden.
No, not me and Nellie Aldridge, and if you’re reading this Nellie, you know I don’t mean it. And, I’m not going to google you, because I’m sure you’re sitting there, eating your sweets, and saying ‘who...
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Tempting temping.
Temping week is over, and I had a great time. Really friendly people, and my own little office to answer the phone, and sort the post, tick off a register of who’s in, who’s out on business, and who’s...
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From shabby chic, to sleek teak.
Here’s the before and after pictures of our garden fence. It’s cedar red to be precise, but that doesn’t rhyme with shabby chic. I was wondering what that white thing like a mushroom was in the...
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Have a lovely Easter
Enjoy Easter weekend, whichever way you’re going to. We’re still on painting the fence, in-between relaxing, reading, chatting to family who will be popping in. Also, I want to plant the garden with...
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New job, and temp job.
I’ve been to the gym today, and spent some lovely time in the garden as well. Now I’ve got a part-time job, yippee… that’s good news. Things come together don’t they. First you have no job, then the...
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Malaya garnet.
These are some stunning clematis that I love. They’re lovely rambling among the greenery in the borders. I had a job to get on to my own blog! How rude. Now I’ve tried a different browser and it’s...
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Glam gran’s blog
I’ve had my hair done, so you have to get a picture don’t you? Let’s face it, it won’t stay like it for long. Hello to all my lovely followers, hope you’re enjoying the sunshine. Had a new hairdo, so I...
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Alfie dog competition
Are you all having a go at the Alfie dog writing competition? Read all about it here. I’m planning my entry and the prizes are amazing so if you’re a writer of short stories, you’d have to be mad not...
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What’s missing?
We’ve had a smashing weekend, and got rid of some dead wood. If you look closely, at the pictures, you’ll see what I mean. Where that old green shed was, is where we sat to go, ‘Yahoo, the shed has...
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A touch of Cilla
I know we’re well into the new year, but didn’t you just love that bit when Cilla’s voice rang out into the London sky? We did, so incase you missed it, there it is. So, I’ve started on chapter one of...
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A jog with a view
I’ve been going to the gym most days over the last week. On Thursday, me and my gym buddy got to the reception. I’d love to blog about what happened next, but on a scale of 1 – 10 it comes around about...
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Something Regal
We had a lovely time at Blenheim Palace yesterday. It’s well worth a visit if you haven’t been there before, and we learned a lot from the knowledgeable tour guide. Then we had a wander around the...
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Writing week
I’m having a good writing week with a new Alfie dog story out, Martha knows best, and a letter in Writing magazine, and a piece on the lovely Lynne Hackles page, Random inspiration people. Thanks,...
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A crafty weekend
Hello, friendly bloggers, hope your weekend is going well. I’m catching up with writing and doing some knitting – making a tea cosy from some scraps of wool. Reason being, I’ve just finished reading...
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Updating facebook
Here’s our wedding photo from 2008. The reason I’m putting this here is because when I updated Facebook to put that I’m married, it immediately assumed I meant we’d got married on that day. So it...
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A Factory Affair
My latest kindle read, A Factory Affair, will be available in paperback later this year. A story set in 1970’s Warwickshire, with a Hat Factory at the centre of the story. The paperback will have a...
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