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• Alphabe’s Thursday Letter “G” – Garlic, Greenfly and Others.

  

  I am always on the look out for something new and exciting to write about on my blog. Not only does it keep it fresh and interesting for you to read, it makes i... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 DIARIES, GARDENING, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week #25 : Sartorial Mishaps

  

  Week #25 in Julia’s place 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups is a photograph with the instructions write as the person who is arrowed in the following... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Magnificent Day It Has Been Today

  

  My main New Year resolution is to pay more attention to the world around me and to take time to really look at something each day. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• 7 Random Things About Me – My Versatile Blogger Award

  

  I start this post with a great big apology to My Fair Lady who was kind enough to nominate me for The Versatile Bloggers Award. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Strongest Supporters Are on the Sidelines

  

  This last week preparations for Christmas went on hold and now there are only two days left to get my act into gear. There are a lot of Christmas cards that... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Going on a Berry Hunt

  

  The phone rang this mid-morning and my friend’s voice said “We are going to Clapham Woods for a walk would you like to come”, I jumped at the opportunity for a... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Standing on the Sidelines

  

  What is your role when your ex-husband dies?I have shared the sadness and anguish of my two daughters in the last year during his dreadful illness. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration

  

  I did start this post by writing about the meaning of Christmas in connection with the Weekly Photo Challenge of Celebration.  It became a bit too... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Story Behind the Name

  

  It’s Sunday afternoon, wet, cold and dismal. Just the right time of the day to sit down with a mug of freshly brewed coffee, a custard slice and my laptop. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Top 5 Christmas Songs – What Are Yours?

  I followed a link that took me to a link that took me to a lovely blog called “These Precious Things” and a Listography of her Top 5 Christmas Songs. People... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Looking Back Over the Last Year ( a Review of Posts)

  

  My blog is almost a year old, it has had over 18,000 hits, and an average of 500 visits a month. I have written 168 posts, 2,034 comments have been left and 71... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pride Comes Before a Fall: 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week #22

  

  She had been in the bar of the Penhelig all day. North Wales was Autumn’s bolt hole when life became too much for her. Along with the wine, she drank in Welsh... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• End of Month View – November 2011

  

  It’s been a difficult past week with lots going on in the family so I was going to give the End of Month View a miss, especially as at the end of November... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Waiting

  

  I only have to take a quick look around my house and garden to see all the jobs that are WAITING for me to get on with. I did think to take a photo of my... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Will Your Family Photos Be Around in 100 Years Time?

  

  When I am not writing my blog, I am researching family history. Call me Miss Marple please; I am rarely happier than tracking a trail to discover more... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Conversation with Granny – 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week #21

  

  The 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups this week is a photograph – I love it!!Sometimes I find it easier to go with my first thought rather than ponder and try... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Thing Leads to Another…

  

  It was with some surprise, when I opened my November issue of Gardens Illustrated, to find the drought garden on Worthing Seafront was featured. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Family

  

  I have come to realise not to immediately dismiss any of the Weekly Photo Challenge prompts. They consist of one word and it is all too easy to think “Oh, I... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mene, Mene : 100 Word Challenge Week #20 (Part 2)

  

  Julia from Julia’s Place offered us three prompts this week, it was too tempting to only use one. Some of the other contributions have been very clever and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Father’s Dilemma: 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups Week #20

  

  I make no apologies for drifting away from being a gardening blog, especially as we are now into Autumn and shortly Winter. There is little happening in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 DIARIES, GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION