We all think we’re ready for winter and we think we have time to prepare. After Halloween, we assume there’s a nice little lull through autumn before we have to prepare for that season of chills. This is, of course, complete nonsense. There’s no lull and if you don’t believe me, just go outside. You […]
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Encourage Your Little Ones To Get Green-Fingered With These Amazing Garden Tips
When most of us look back on our childhoods, we won’t remember sitting indoors playing video games. We will remember long summer days spent out in the park with our friends or playing in our friend’s back garden after school, come rain or shine. If it was rain, or snow, that meant jumping puddles or […]
Instant Ways To Update Your Home
Wood furniture and flooring looks beautiful in both traditional and contemporary homes. It can add ambience to a country cottage or add a chic Scandinavian feel to a modern interior. Wooden worktops in kitchens look super stylish whether in a modern or classic home. And wooden bedroom furniture can add timeless appeal, an exotic touch […]
Something I wrote – Talking like a teenager
Here’s another writing exercise, you might like. It came from the week we looked at The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan. I’m fairly sure proper literary types are supposed to study the book and its inhabitants from a dispassionate point of view. However, I just loved Anais, the tragic kid at the heart of the story. […]
Things I try to care about, but don’t
Find Your Inner Strength: Getting Active When You Want To Give Up
It might not be totally accurate to say we all get depressed sometimes. I’m sure there are lucky people out there who don’t have those days when everything seems much harder. There appear to be those who can see the up side in everything. For the rest of us, though, sometimes it’s just there. This […]