I always had it in my mind that one day I would grow and sell succulents, and maybe after retirement, this could even be a small income stream for me. These thoughts were pre Covid, when retirement seemed far into the future. And then 2020 arrived, and the pandemic forced us into isolation. I’m still […]
September Smiles
This is my wrap up of things that made me smile during the month of September. Earlier in the year I made a commitment to myself to make a concerted effort to think about the great and positive things in my life, and in particular, those things that make me smile. These days, most of […]
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June Smiles
This is my monthly wrap up of things that made me smile during the month of June. Earlier in the year I made a commitment to myself to make a concerted effort to think about the great and positive things in my life, and in particular, those things that make me smile. These days, most […]
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April Smiles
This is my monthly wrap up of things that made me smile during the month of April. Earlier in the year I made a commitment to myself to make a concerted effort to think about the great and positive things in my life, and in particular, those things that make me smile. These days, […]
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Life in Lockdown #coronavirus
I have been self isolating now for twelve days. For the first two weeks after the corona virus self isolating rules were introduced, I decided that I would keep working. Even though I’m in the high risk age group, and work in a high risk sector, coming into contact with many people every day, in […]
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Autumn Bucket List
Recently, I read a blog post written by Leslie who blogs at Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After titled The Why Behind Creating Seasonal Bucket Lists. I f you click on the previous link, you can read all about why Leslie thinks a seasonal bucket list is a good idea. Leslie was actually […]
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Last Week in Photos
The week just gone was all about the rain. We had the heaviest rain here, that we’ve had in a long while. This makes me feel a bit more positive about the garden. Usually at the end of summer, I’m feeling a bit sad and wondering if the battle is worth it. Not so this […]
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Enacting Our Fire Plan: Code Red Day
Code Red Day What a day we had! Last week, I posted about my thoughts on the need to make a fire plan. We hadn’t actually made the plan, but we were thinking very seriously about how we would do it, the decisions to be made, and what we would include. We knew that we […]
