2023 – A Review
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It’s that time of the year between Christmas and New Year when my energy totally disappears! However, at least this year I have dodged the old C.O.V.I.D. Thankfully! Travel After ... Read more
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Jessie Wills Anderson
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An unassuming gravestone sits in the village cemetery, no different to those surrounding it. It gives no indication of the lives led by those it immortalises. You would never know ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Galen Leather Co (Ad)
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I have looked longingly at the products on Galen Leather’s website for a long time, so when they contacted me and asked if I would like to review one of ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Edwina & Olive
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I’m a keen letter writer and I have a bit of a soft spot for enamel pins, so when I saw this mailbox pin by Edwina & Olive I just ... Read more
2022 – A Review
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Guess what I got for Christmas this year… Covid! Having successfully dodged the dreaded virus for two and a half years, it finally caught up with me in August this ... Read more
2021 – A Review
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2021 very much felt like a continuation of 2020. The year ended in yet another lockdown here in Wales and so 2021 began in lockdown. Life felt a little more ... Read more
Gary Barlow – All The Hits Live 2021
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What an evening! We’d been waiting more than a year for this concert and I wasn’t going to miss it for the world! Armed with our tickets, Covid passes and ... Read more
Remembering: Charles Trow
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Born in the summer of 1896, Grandad Charlie was one of 11 children born to John & Ann, with a further three younger half-siblings. He lived his entire life on ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Pure Innocent London
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Welcome to the sixteenth edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. Today I would like to introduce you to Pure Innocent London – a shop I found on Etsy while ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Annabelle Davis
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Welcome to the fifteenth edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series! This time I’m supporting Annabelle Davis and her wonderful enamel pins. I came across Annabelle’s enamel pins in a ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Mallows Beauty
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Welcome to the fourteenth edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. Mallows Beauty is another small business I found while browsing TikTok. Their videos came across as professional as well ... Read more
Busy Butterflies
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We might be heading into autumn but summer isn’t ready to let go just yet! The sun is shining and the butterflies are loving the warmth and making the most ... Read more
Bees & Butterflies
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Yesterday, I spent around half an hour watching the bees and the butterflies out in the back garden. We’ve had over a week of hot, sunny weather here in Wales ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Write Here
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Welcome to the eleventh edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. This time I would like to introduce you to a shop I have been visiting for some years, both ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Moonlight and Hares
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Welcome to the tenth edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. Once again, I am back to the roots of this series and supporting an illustrator who sells some wonderful ... Read more