Don’t Forget…A Poem, by Kate Hanford We are always so busy it’s easy to forget an invitation or be late for an appointment because we forgot to write it down. Do you have a message board with all your reminders in one place? Maybe it looks something like this: Don’t Forget The message board hangs…
Just Smile…A Poem by Kate Hanford These days people are always rushing around with heads down emersed in mobile phones. It seems like simple acts of kindness and good manners have been long forgotten. I wish people would take time to absorb what is going on around them. Then, they might notice the old lady…
Losing A Dog (The Real Truth About Dog Bereavement) 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…
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…
I Know My Name C. J. Cooke 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, Twickenham, London: Eloïse Shelley is officially missing. Lochlan’s wife has…
Remove Pet Urine Stains Permanently How To Remove Pet Urine Stains Permanently With These Simple Tips 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…
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,…
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…
Here is a selection of fake cupcakes, chocolates, and tarts. Can you believe that there is no calories insight? Each item is handcrafted by myself and my sister. We do our best to make the fake cupcakes look as realistic as possible The fake cupcakes are easy to make, get the kids involved and have…
How I Became A Dog Lover Apologies for the grainy photo, it’s over forty years old. This is Dinky my first ever dog, my best friend as a child and the one who started my lifetime obsession with dogs. We never intended to have a dog but when my mum was offered an unwanted dog…