Don't Forget The message board hangs on the kitchen wall With post it notes in penciled scrawl Children's pictures on magnetic strips Parties, injections, and fishing trips That silly hat in a photo booth And how to 'Make your Custard Smooth' A takeaway menu for lazy nights Dental appointments and wedding invites Notes of dietary inspirations Meaningful... Continue Reading →
Just Smile I find it hard to construe, What it takes to say "Thank You" It really doesn't take that much To pass along a grateful touch and... Continue Reading →
Dog Bereavement (The Real Truth) It's been almost three months since I lost Alfie and the first time I've been able to talk about losing him. I don't think there is any coincidence that I started this blog soon after Alfie died, it was his gift me. Whilst I was walking around looking for feathers... Continue Reading →
How to Create Napkin Decoupage, A Simple Tutorial for Beginners Just a few photos of some of the wooden items I have renovated using Napkin Decoupage. The items were all lying around the house looking tired and unloved or bought from car boot sales and charity shops for a pound or two. Here we have various... Continue Reading →
Book Review I Know My Name CJ Cooke Published by Harper Collins 15.06.2017 Amazon UK Amazon US Komméno Island, Greece: I don't know where I am, who I am. Help me. A woman is washed up on a remote Greek island with no recollection of who she is or how she got there. Potter’s Lane,... Continue Reading →
How To Effectively Clean Pet Urine Stains, With One Simple Ingredient Our puppy Luca gets so excited when we come home or have visitors that he occasionally literally 'showers' us with love. It's not something that he can control, but we needed to find a good way of dealing with stains. I'm not a fan... Continue Reading →
Dust If You Must Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better To paint a picture, or write a letter, Bake a cake, or plant a seed; Ponder the difference between want and need? Dust if you must, but there’s not much time, With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb; Music to hear,... Continue Reading →
How Many Dogs is Too Many? Here are my own two dogs (Alfie has now sadly died) my daughter's cava poo Rosie and Mickey the Yorkshire Terrier who is an ex-foster dog who comes back for holidays. As you can see they all got on really well! Are dogs Addictive and How Many is... Continue Reading →
