With the rain falling incessantly since the early morning hours, I've retreated indoors this weekend, catching up on chores while the weather does its thing outside. I do like these sort of slower days, taking things easy, pottering about, sheltering from the elements. I've been ticking off a few things too on my autumn 'to…
I'm an autumn girl at heart. I love autumn and all that this season brings. I've been looking forward to it more than normal this year. Perhaps it was the intense heat of June and July, perhaps it was the relentless rain in August, but already in September, I feel more at ease, happier in…
It feels of late like we are in those in between days. Summer is ending and autumn is yet to get underway. We've seen a late flurry of sunshine here and it's given some flowers a final flourish. Others, though, have already gone over, their seed heads turning mellow and golden. Children are already starting…
It has felt like summer has eluded us for the last month or so. It's hard to believe there was a hosepipe ban here just a short time ago, when August has brought so much unrelenting rain. It has been warm, though, and in between the showers, there have been glimpses of an August summer.…
1.It's not even 10am here this Sunday morning, and already the sun is high in the sky. Boris is happily lounging in his sunny spot and it promises to be the most beautiful day. In fact, the week ahead looks full of gloriously sunny days. 2. A photograph of mine from an old blog post…
When people ask me what I do in my spare time, I say 'I blog'. Sometimes, in response, I get a blank look, sometimes I get an 'oh ?', their interest piqued, followed by a 'what do your blog about? And I explain that I blog about my life and the things that inspire me.…
Waking up on a Saturday morning to sun streaming through the bedroom window must surely be one of life's great pleasures. Knowing that a day of glorious weather beckons and that you have the working week behind you, bestows a lovely sense of freedom, a lifting of the spirits. It's so much easier to get…
