You may or may not have noticed the gorgeous china I use at every mealtime. Our china is Portmeirion and is not cheap. I have a very normal, and probably more clumsy than normal family. Needless to say, china gets broken. Frequently. I remember when the older ones were little, probably about two, they used…
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Seasons of Joy
If I close my eyes to the heated rays of the sun, I can hear a lawn mower in the far distance. Birds and insects chirp in equal measure. There’s the odd bang or clatter from nearby gardens, the sound of feet walking on shingle next door. It is a cacophony of auditory pleasures, life…
Seasons of Joy
Obviously I’ve been away for the last couple of weeks and haven’t done too much in terms of gardening or indeed homemaking. Instead I have spent the time writing, reading and spending time with first Charlotte and then the rest of the family for the past few days. It was wonderful! I handed over the…
Seasons of Joy
I particularly enjoy writing my Seasons of Joy posts. They are a little break from all things homeschooling and touch upon the bits and pieces of everyday life, a life I enjoy very much indeed. Last weekend I spent the entire weekend cleaning our cooker and ovens, oiling the wood counter tops in the kitchen…
Spring Seasons of Joy {17/03/2018}
I thought I'd use this space to record all we did for mother's day. Mum had instructed me that I was, under no circumstances, to buy her anything or to spend money on her. With that in mind, I knew I would have to get really creative if I was to show her how much…
Spring Seasons of Joy
The first thing I have to say is a huge congratulations to Charlotte who received notification today that she achieved an A* in her English Literature IGCSE. Charlotte works so hard at her school work and she thoroughly deserves this grade. Well done Darling....we are SO proud of you! It has been a couple of…
Wintery Seasons of Joy {February Week Two}
Welcome to my weekly Seasons of Joy post. Thank you to everyone who sent me a message or email and shared what you are doing to make your seasons joyful. I love what you all shared! It's giving me lots and lots to think about for future joyful-projects 🙂 It's been a quiet week, really,…
Wintery Seasons of Joy: February Week One
Welcome to the first February Seasons of Joy! This is my most favourite post to create, especially when I've had a productive week and have lots to write about (like this week!). The first thing I have to share is something which touched me so much. My mother-in-law (who really is like a second mum…
Wintery Seasons of Joy: January 2018 – Checking in on my Goals
Welcome to the last Seasons of Joy post for January. I know I said it Friday, but can you believe how quickly it has gone. I didn't manage to get this post out yesterday because I was at the cinema with the rest of the family and some friends watching The Greatest Showman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr9QtXwC9vc I…
Wintery Seasons of Joy: January 2018
It's not so much wintery as wet! It is pouring down with rain this morning and we have all been working hard in the garden, filling the skip and getting rid of all the building stuff left from September. What a morning to choose! No matter, we all joined in with a(n) happy attitude ;)…
Wintery Seasons of Joy
Hello, hellooooo! Welcome to my Wintery Seasons of Joy post. I have so much to share 🙂 Gary took a couple of weeks off over Christmas in order to put some wood down on our floors. The upstairs has already been done (over the summer) and the downstairs was next. We are leaving the kitchen…
Wintery Seasons of Joy
My plans for Wintery Seasons of Joy Welcome to Wintery Seasons of Joy, I am so glad you are here! I have missed writing these posts, but y'know what? I have also missed looking back and reading them too. The next few months will be exciting as I seek to explore this side of my…
Seasons of Joy: When you just want to give yourself a kick up the backside….
I've not been around blogland at all for the past few weeks to post any sugary updates, due to my older ones sitting some of their IGCSEs. So here is a mammoth one 🙂 After I had been sugar free for six weeks I felt that I was not addicted any more. In fact, I…
Seasons of Joy: Still hanging on….
This is just a quick post, because I am crazy busy. So, having been sugar free for a month, this week I decided to decrease my fruit intake, which I think was probably masking any sugar deficit cravings I was (seemingly) lacking. I didn't stop eating fruit, just decreased it. Man, this was waaay harder…
Seasons of Joy: Surprising things about Living Sugar Free
This is just a quick post today. Somehow the day has got away from me, probably because Gary is home and I am enjoying my time with him far too much to spend any at the computer <3 First thing first....I am still sugar-free and it has now been a month! But over this month…