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I won!
At the beginning of March, I concocted a recipe to help celebrate Faitrade Fortnight. I entered it into a competition with Liberation Nuts to win a fabulous Fairtrade foodie hamper. The competition was only drawn by the amazing chef Allegra McEvedy, comedian Harry Hill and nutritionist Fiona Kirk of Fat Bust Forever who has written … [Read more…]
Do you know a Pirate? I do…
Ahoy there me hearties. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a Gran who is a Pirate,” and while I can’t lay claim to that, I have got a friend who is. You see, I have worked at a Catholic newspaper for over ten years and one of the lovely people who writes features for … [Read more…]
Our guide to the secrets of style
Today we have a guest blogger at Farmer’s Wife and Mummy. We are entering a competition with La Redoute to capture the secrets of French style. Given the fact that Boo, even at three, is much more stylish than me, I will hand over to her. I may only be three but, even in … [Read more…]
New life, new lambs on a Saturday morning
One of the things I love about living on the farm is that every day is different. We knew the sheep were due for lambing any day but, we’d done a little family bet and suspected it would be tomorrow (Sunday). We had a lovely lie-in this morning (Saturday), thanks to Boo-6.30am instead of 5.30am … [Read more…]
Word of the Week: Diary
My word of the week is Oh my diary is like my life. I know a lot of people put reminders in their phones now-a-days but I still love a good old diary. I bought a lovely red diary in January from Moleskine. Oh it was a beauty. This photo is of what it did … [Read more…]
TeaPod- the new way to drink tea. It will leave the others strained
Tea. We love it don’t we? If something goes wrong-we offer a cup of tea. We celebrate with the stuff. We welcome people into our homes with a cuppa. According to the Tea Council (yes, there really is one), we British drink 165 million cups of tea every day. I’m glad I don’t have to … [Read more…]
Five tips to stop men forgetting birthdays and Mother’s Day
Does your husband or partner always forget occasions like Mother’s Day and birthdays? Mine does. As Mumsnet release the results of their latest survey which says nearly a third of mothers say they probably wouldn’t get a Mother’s Day celebration without reminding their partners in advance, I have decided to share what happens in our … [Read more…]
Rosie- My Doggie soul-mate
So Rosie the dog has been under the weather since Sunday. She was still down this morning-not eating and lethargic but I thought she would last until tomorrow when I am off work. Hubster rang me at 8.15am and said she yelped when he picked her up. I panicked. We had to put Poppy, one … [Read more…]
wondering what’s happened?
I’ve been trying to go self hosted for a long time now. it means i will have more control over content etc. it has been in progress for 2 weeks but typically, glitches were only discovered Friday night and the techno people work office hours. hopefully everything will be sorted by Monday. my logo will … [Read more…]
