In my dreams, my garden would be a sprawling space in the countryside, with a walled garden, a potager within feet of the back of door and an orchard for sitting and whiling away the day in. I like to think that one day this just might be but for now we have our city suburb space, and
Read MoreBefore we had the kids Sam and I would spend a lot of time in our garden. When we bought our house back in 2009, apart from a greenhouse and a ton of terrocotta pots, all we had was grass. It was the perfect blank canvas and we spent the next few years working on it together.
Read MoreFor as long as I can remember, the arrival of September has brought with it feelings of excitement and anticipation. With a new term and sudden shift from slow summer living back to routine, lunchboxes and brand new pencil cases, I've always loved the changes this month brings.
Read MoreToday was a fairly typical Sunday in the Harris household - a slow start, church and an even slower, lazy afternoon. We didn't go much further than across the road to feed our neighbour's chickens, rabbits and to see to their plants. The cafetiere was refilled, the golf was on
Read MoreThis year, turning 4, Wilf's birthday celebrations centered around super heroes. Yes, Spiderman and his merry band of marvel friends have well and truly infiltrated our house. I'm going with it, embracing all things super and, being the party theme Monica Gellar that I am, made sure that
Read MoreThings are growing at a ridiculous pace on the allotment at the moment, so here's a little update on what we've been up to (before it turns into a fruit and veg jungle!) I last posted an update on here mid March. At the time we were still preparing the ground,
Read MoreA year ago tomorrow, my family lost a very special person, my darling Gran. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her. In the days before she died I spent time with her in her care home, sitting quietly, holding hands and just occassionally speaking.
Read MoreBack in August, I started a new series on this blog designed to share little discoveries that I happen on throughout any given month. You can read the imaginatively names 'August Discoveries' post here. Despite there being plenty of little finds, delights and discoveries, the series of posts
Read MoreI love decorating throughout the year, tinkering with shelves and moving things around depending on the season. The arrival of Spring gives me a chance to bring colour into the house again, with spring flowers a plenty, how can you resist daffodils when they're 30p a bunch?!
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