It was nearly dark when we arrived but on Friday night (our tenth wedding anniversary) it was still so warm at half past nine, we all bolted straight down to the beach. Wed come up with lots of ideas...
At last, a day with no rain! Its not warm yet but the forecast for the week to come is at last looking like a glimpse of summer may be on the way. Along the lanes, cow parsley is beginning to do its ...
Two days in bed with the lurgy is no fun at all when the sun is shining. But a cold is only a cold and today I was feeling much brighter and the sun was still out miraculously. Time to celebrate...
Everything is green and golden outside my window at the moment. It might only be dandelions but the show is amazing over the fields. This morning we even managed a few minutes of glorious sunshine.Ba...
This what happens when a drought is declared in England. The heavens open and it rains and rains and rains.In 1976 it took the appointment of a Minister for Drought to bring on the wet stuff. No...
This is the first time Ive had a proper display of tulips to enjoy. Because I was under the impression (wrongly it turns out) that tulips in pots needed to be planted later in the autumn, most y...
Springy is a pretty good word to describe life in general at the moment. I can hardly believe were a quarter of the way through the year already though. My new job I started in January has domin...
*** A treat of a weekend - summer in springtime. And looks whats turned up in my hedge. After five years of wondering where I could squeeze in a cherry tree in our tiny garden - ones appeared fr...
My quest for a dolly tub has been a long and lenghty one I can tell you. If only Id known how sought after theyd be when I used to play with the one my grandma had.. They did have a top loader machin...
Sharp, blue skies and the promise of flowers brought me out of hibernation today. Finally we got to go off on our snowdrop walk and it was the perfect day. Cold, brisk and bright.Ive not been here fo...
A local phrase (I think), meaning a lucky happenning or something youve hoped for, falling in your lap...Like after youve had to call off your planned walk to see the snowdrops in a lovely...
Blimey what a week. I cant believe were at Sunday afternoon again so quickly. Where did last week go? It started off for us with some brilliant news; my second nephew, little Charlie, arrived safe an...
I do spend probably far too much time imagining what life would be like in my dream house. Nothing would really be any different of course but I can get lost in my head for ages conjuring up what chi...
I love simple weekends and now Im at work lots more, this weekend was just perfect. My first week in the new job has been full on to say the least but Ive really, really enjoyed getting back into th...
It seems to be taking me ages to gear up and get to grips with this New Year. 2012, goodness. I remember when I was small thinking that Id be ancient by the time the Millennium came around (all of 26...
Another year has spun past and tomorrow the next opens up, all clean and new. 2011 has been full of great things, a few tricksy problems yes but nothing we couldnt cope with in the end and its when y...
No frost or snow this year but wintry brightness, low sun and wind roaring in the chimney. A true green ChristmasIve been cosyed up with my lovely family for days on end and its been ever so marvello...
To mark the solstice yesterday I went into the garden and gathered up all the greenery I could find to hang from our doors and celebrate the turning of the year and the coming of Christmas. My patch ...
Ooh my Christmas wish came true! Every year I hope and keep just about everything crossed for a little of the white stuff in the build up to the big day. Weve had a few flakes already but yesterday a...
I cant wait to hit the downhill run - can you? Next week the holidays start, there are only a couple more school and office days to do and the nice things like a family lunch, cocktails with my siste...
We reckoned wed earned a treat, Woody and me, after several week of really hard work and a fair bit of stress too. But on Friday everything changed. We got some fantastic news that changes things so ...
Watching the seasons change marks the rythym of my year. Traditions and rituals of each month and quarter might be small sometimes but I couldnt be without them. This weekend winter took over. The li...
Not long left of my favourite season now but it really has been fabulous this year. The lack of frosts meant the colours turned quite slowly and perhaps werent quite as vibrant as other autumns,...
A new range of vintage homewares and lovely decorative items have made their way onto Curlew Vintage today. There are things for Christmas, books from memory lane, something to wear and a colou...
Its been a fairly busy tumbly old time this past week or so. What with cats needing emergency vet visits (Bertie is back home and perking up no end now thankfully after fighting off a massive infecti...
Christmas Eve aside, tonight is my most favourite night of the year. Theres something magical and a bit primal about crowds of people walking through the dark night, towards the brightness,...
Every now and again I crack. When all the bits of things Im trying to juggle come crashing down and I dont know how to pick them all up again. Whats most ridiculous (and Ive given myself a good talki...
This is usually the week when the first autumn frost blackens the foliage of tender plants in my garden. Even though the sun shone the air was sharp this morning and my breath rose in clouds as I pot...
Well Ive been meaning to do this for a long time and finally Ive conquered (sort of) the technology and I have a little vintage web shop open for business.Curlew Vintage is a small virtual shop stock...
It definitely feels like summer outside this week, but there are plenty of signs that were already well into the season to follow. It was hot and balmy this afternoon but while I got some gardening j...
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