As I'm sat here looking through the doors as the rain beats against them, I can't believe how incredibly warm and sunny it was at the autumn festival at Daylesford only four days ago! The seasons really have changed in a blink of an eye. Yesterday officially marked the first day of autumn, as 23rd… Continue reading Autumn Festival at Daylesford
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Five things that made me smile this week
Look at this face. How could she not make you smile? The mud on her nose is from investigating a mole hill - she is doing her very best to keep us safe from these terrifying creatures... Finally, finally, finally my tomatoes are starting to ripen! I'll be extremely lucky if half of them actually… Continue reading Five things that made me smile this week
National Vegetarian Week
Even though I'm not a huge meat eater, the thought of going vegetarian for a week feels a bit daunting, but I'm going to give it a go! I'm totally behind this and the awareness it raises is really positive, especially with people's diets changing. It's almost impossible to avoid knowing that veganism is on… Continue reading National Vegetarian Week
Five things that made me smile this week
The Wild Rabbit in Kingham is one of my favourite pubs to visit in the Cotswolds. It's not far from home, has multiple open fires, comfy chairs and is absolutely picturesque in wisteria season - perfect pub to spend a lazy weekend afternoon with the papers. Oh and did I mention that they do a… Continue reading Five things that made me smile this week
Morning Walks
There's been a lot of talk recently about mental health and ways you can help with your mental state, which I think is brilliant. I don't particularly suffer with any one thing, but I do sometimes feel overwhelmed and have a tendency to over-worry, to which I use humour and what people perceive as a… Continue reading Morning Walks
My new toy – Nikon D5100
"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
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?
Life-Changing, No-Knead Bread
Yes, it is life-changing. Well as long as you don't have a wheat allergy and as long as you eat bread, but who doesn't eat bread? I buy a loaf of bread most weeks and I love a multi-seeded or granary loaf but nothing beats a crunchy-topped white loaf or a sourdough with salted butter.… Continue reading Life-Changing, No-Knead Bread
Homemade Rhubarb Vodka
You can probably sense a bit of a rhubarb theme at the moment... The neighbours have a crown of rhubarb that is such a prolific grower and they are constantly telling us to help ourselves, so we wouldn't be very good neighbours if we didn't. A few weeks we made rhubarb & ginger jam (and the… Continue reading Homemade Rhubarb Vodka
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 