Category Archives: Thankful

Reasons to be Cheerful

Despite my positive attitude yesterday, so far this week has not been great. There are a number of reasons for this, I caught the cold that Mum has been struggling with for a week, it’s November and it’s Stef’s anniversary … Continue reading

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Monday Morning and a plan for the week.

Happy Monday people! This weekend was quiet and I didn’t take any photos, so the recap of the weekend can be summed up as sleep, cleaning, minor frustration, knitting, more sleep, made a new friend (hi Janice aka Fit Foot!). … Continue reading

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Bread Pudding

The most popular post on this blog is the one about my Grandad and his recipe for bread pudding. I’m not surprised, it’s a good recipe! I always think more about Grandad around Remembrance Day, partly because he’s the only … Continue reading

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Four Things -Thankful

Last week, I was sick and I went back to work yesterday. I am mostly better, the only thing I’m struggling with is the dark mornings and waking up in the morning feeling rubbish. This morning, I have a headache, … Continue reading

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2013 Christmas Songs

Because I was sick from Tuesday and had a very quiet and boring weekend. With the exception of the Grace@xx service and Ma coming over for lunch I did very little so a weekend update seems silly. While Ma was … Continue reading

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50 Days – 2013 Christmas Challenge

All around the Interwebs, bloggers have started ‘holiday’ goals, aims and challenges. Cassie is doing a 4/40 challenge, Krissie is doing Thankful in November, Julie is doing 30 Days of the Little Things, Ange is doing Yoga in November, Angie … Continue reading

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November

It’s November tomorrow. First, what happened to the year? It seems to have just whizzed by. Second, it’s November tomorrow. I find November really hard to deal with, it’s cold and miserable and the beginning of the doom and gloom … Continue reading

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Current favourite necklace

Last month, I was wearing this necklace all the time. This month it seems to be this one. This pedant, Sarah brought back from India. It was just after Stef died and rose quartz (the bigger stone) is supposed to … Continue reading

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An old cup and the importance and unimportance of things

Can you remember what you used to eat for breakfast when you were a child? I was thinking about this on Monday and I remember, boiled egg and soldiers, cheese on toast and toast a lot (I didn’t like milk … Continue reading

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Random Things

I find myself glad that I’m not going to stay in Washington DC this week, but horrified that the US still can’t get gun control sorted out. Yes, I know that horrific things happen in the UK too, some of … Continue reading

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