"A picture is worth ten thousand words", Fred R Barnard, 1927. I genuinely love taking pictures; it's a snapshot of a moment that when you look back in a weeks', a months' a years time, you're transported back to that same moment of when the shot was taken. I currently only use my battered iPhone… Continue reading My new toy – Nikon D5100
Category: Life
Spring Days
Oh Spring, you do spoil us with your beautiful blossom, incredible sunrises, longer days, daffodils at every turn, but you do not let us forget that the weather can turn on a whim. Did anyone else get snow yesterday? On Monday we sat out in the garden, enjoyed a glass of wine, whilst shouting at… Continue reading Spring Days
Hello, December!
Happy 1st December to each and everyone! In my opinion, the best month of the year has arrived where we can buy our Christmas trees, decorate our homes, bake to our hearts content, spend time with the people we love, spoil them, enjoy lovely food and pretend that we're professional cocktail makers! Which in my… Continue reading Hello, December!
Is it to early to be excited by Christmas?
That was a rhetorical question because of course it isn't! Don't worry, this picture is from last Christmas... We're getting our tree next weekend, not that the Handsome One knows that yet.. So you may have guessed that the HO isn't *quite* on-board with early festivities, so I've been trying to get him in the… Continue reading Is it to early to be excited by Christmas?
Five Things Friday
Autumn has well and truly arrived! End of Daylight Saving Time On 25th March, we lost an hour and on Sunday we are gaining an extra hour, which means an whole other hour on a Sunday. I've planned a lie-in, a run, getting Sunday lunch ready by 1pm, reading my book and many other things… Continue reading Five Things Friday
A sloe weekend
How glorious have the sunrises been this week? We've had a few freak weather days with glorious hot weather and I know I shouldn't complain, but I just want the cool, autumnal weather and an excuse to put the fire on. Its been a busy few weeks, so it's nice to spend some time at… Continue reading A sloe weekend
Five Things Friday
TV What is going on at the moment? There is so much brilliant TV to watch! Namely, The Bodyguard, I mean come on, it's the best BBC drama after Versailles, which I absolutely loved. Then The Great British Bake Off has started along with, drum-roll please... Strictly Come Dancing! Who else has googled 'Dance Lessons' since… Continue reading Five Things Friday
Five Things Friday
Glad to see this day again - recently realised that the last time I had more than a day off was when I had laryngitis a couple of months back and was signed off work for a week. No my ideal type of holiday, so looking forward to a couple of weeks off at the… Continue reading Five Things Friday
Hello Autumn!
Today on 1st September marks the start of Autumn. Whooo! It's no secret that Autumn is one of my favourite months and this time last year, I wrote about 20 things that I love about Autumn. So this year I'm going to celebrate this day with a beautiful poem written by John Clare called 'Pleasant… Continue reading Hello Autumn!
Five Things Friday
Today is the last day of August, so technically that means it's autumn tomorrow! Well according to meteorological calendar; autumn starts on September 1st and finishes on November 30th. However, if you follow the astronomical calendar, there are a few more weeks until autumn starts. For the northern hemisphere, autumn starts on September 23, the same day… Continue reading Five Things Friday
Abi in the Garden 