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Happy Monday!

I have to admit it was a real struggle getting out of bed this morning – when that wretched alarm went off I did not want to move, but I’m pretty sure that some of you also felt the same? Please just yes.

However, I decided that I would force myself to be happy and it seems to be working so far! It was a glorious morning so once we were outside the door walking the little princess, it started getting better. It got a bit hairy at one point where Bella thought she could catch up to a hare! I admire her tenacity, even though it was very short-lived.

One of the great things about my job, apart from it being located in the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’ is the commute – I start from the top of the Cotswolds (Chipping Campden) and drive through Stow on the Wold and Bourton on the Water, and it really is a great drive. There is not really a day that goes by that I don’t see a beautiful kestrel fluttering next to the road with it’s incredible eyes focused on a mouse or a vole, a soaring buzzard scouring for prey, a red kite hunting for his next meal or a deer darting across the road.

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Then tonight it’s Meat Free Monday! I’ve got a butternut squash, so I’m thinking of cutting that in half, roasting it, making a jeweled quinoa or couscous with some salad and a cucumber raita – I’ll try it tonight and if it tastes half decent I’ll post the recipe. I think as well as having supper tonight we’ll be collating lists of the workmen we will need to contact following our home-buyers report to really find out what work is required before we sign on that dotted line. Slightly apprehensive but once we know the ins and outs, we’ll be in a much better position.

Enjoy your Monday and keep smiling!
A xx

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