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November Challenges
Krissie at Questions for Dessert has several November projects going on. One of them is to be thankful. I’m rubbish at setting and keeping goals, but maybe given that I don’t have the focus on work...
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Thankful – Day 3
It starts to rain as I leave Kathy’s and by the time I’m home, I’m wet to my knees. But I get home, to a warm flat, a change of clothes, Radio 4 and a cup of mint tea. It’s cold and dark and wet...
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November Goals update
How did I do? Find something to be thankful for everyday Pass. I did, although I seemed to have missed day 21 not sure how or why but I did it. Run 3 times a week Sort of pass. I started well, my...
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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...
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Thankful
I hate November. Not as much as I used to but it’s not my favourite month, it’s dark and cold (although the weather is not at all cold yet!) and generally I don’t enjoy it. Krissie doesn’t have my...
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Thankful
Tuesday 4 November Today I’m minus a tooth and in more pain than the tooth caused. So I’m grateful for painkillers and that I live in a world where antibiotics still work. Also not pictured ice! I’m...
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Thankful – Day 3
It starts to rain as I leave Kathy’s and by the time I’m home, I’m wet to my knees. But I get home, to a warm flat, a change of clothes, Radio 4 and a cup of mint tea. It’s cold and dark and wet...
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Allotment Adventures: Getting a bit chilly
Last week didn’t only mark the beginning of November but maybe the beginning of cold weather. It has been getting colder, on the plot you can see it in what’s coming off the plot, as my allotment...
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Allotment Adventures: Cold Weather and the War on Pigeons
So two weeks of updates in one. It’s cold, we haven’t been on the plot much but we have done some things. The giant cosmos came down. It looked like thisThen after an afternoon of chopping them down...
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Allotment Adventures: November visit
After a week’s absence, the allotment was the beginning of my very busy Saturday.It’s looking very autumnal at the moment and Saturday was a very quick visit. We cleared up the Halloween stuff and...
View ArticleSunday Music: Hope the High Road – Jason Isbell and 400 Unit
I love Jason Isbell and I hate November. This song is everything I want in November I know you’re tired And you ain’t sleeping well Uninspired And likely mad as hell But wherever you are I hope the...
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Monday Miscellany: Emotional
Not going to lie, last week was tough. The last week of November is tricky for me generally as the SAD kicks in, it was Stef’s anniversary on Thursday (14 years later, it doesn’t pack the same...
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Monday Miscellany: Trying to be positive about November
Happy Monday! Well November still sucks, I’m tired and having strange dreams and it’s dark. In order to get through the dark days, I have been really hygge-ing it up. I’m all about the candles and the...
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Allotment Adventures: The Compost Area
After a week off, we finally started to think about our plot extension, Joe has taken what he wanted and it’s now all ours, this is the view from the back of the plot. There is lots of work to do. One...
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Monday Miscellany: Aching and Tired
Happy Monday! I’m hobbling into work today because I have been broken by compost! We had a work team volunteer day at Spitalfields City Farm and I got to spend some quality time with a compost heap....
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Monday Miscellany: Finally something good…
Happy Monday! I feel like last week was both really quick AND 100 years long. It needed pancakes! Obviously a non narcissist President Elect, is not going to solve all the world’s ills and the UK...
View ArticleFriday Links: Done
Happy Friday! People, I’ve had a week. I know that it’s darker nights and the boredom of being at home all the time (which I kind of like but not when I have to work!). But I have reached the stage of...
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Monday Miscellany: November-ish
Happy Monday! I’m feeling November-ish. It’s dark and dull and the weather is terrible and I’ve not done any of the things that we’d planned to do at the plot. So peak November. Yesterday would have...
View ArticleFriday Links: Captain Hindsight
Happy Friday! All this week, I’ve been confused as to what the day is. On Wednesday I was convinced it was Tuesday and I’m not sure that it is actually Friday today! Here are this week’s links…...
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Recommended: Dorset Meats
This year, I’ve been working towards eating less but better quality meat. Last month I ordered the introductory box from Dorset Meats. It came in an insulated box and was in really good condition and...
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