So much has happened in twelve months it is very hard to know how to begin, the item with the strongest impact is the fact after 20 years we have left the farm and moved into the beautiful city of Salisbury. Probably the hardest decision we have ever had to make, we believe it has …
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Category:My Day & Everyday
I see this as my life’s diary, it is where I write about my good days and bad, the seasons of my life, what happens in the community and how current affairs are affecting us all.
Comments are always welcome.
Enjoyable Bristol
Just as I finished my last post poor little Paige was taken into hospital with a bad chest infection which need intravenous antibiotics, she was allowed home after two days but then had to go back in a week later for another overnight stay so again it has been a very uncertain period Slowly Paige has …
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A lot is happening !
Since my last posted so many things seemed to have happened not sure if this should be two posts. The weekend John had past his exam was also the weekend that Jo told me she would like to do something really special for the charity she chairs, as this is her last year and she …
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Positive Result
At last something more positive to write about, today I went with John up to Reading. I was traveling as moral support as he was taking an exam, he dropped me at the Oracle shopping center and then he went off to take the exams. It was a long two hours in which I went …
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Calvet Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2012
A stunning wine from Bordeaux, this makes a change for me as of late a lot of my wines have come from New Zealand and Australia. This Sauvignon Blanc has won silver in the wine challenge and wine writer Jancis Robinson reviewed this wine back in July 2013 as a quality wine for under £10. …
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Do you want things to be perfect?
I have a major flaw within me that makes me quite nervous, that is the fact that I want everything to be perfect. By that I mean, I look forward to things such as trips away or special weekends so much that I truly believe I almost ruin them. I plan everything to the max! …
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The School System
I was really upset this week when I read about the couple who had been fined a £1,000 for taking their children out of school on a holiday during term time. I know that they did have the option to pay the initial fine, which was £360 but they chose to fight it. I believe everyone …
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A Wet Begining
I hope you all had a fantastic New Year, I felt a little sad on New Years Eve becuase my brother had been down to stay for a few days and it had been lovely. The weather had been good and we got to walk the fields togheter in the sunshine, shared a few good …
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Good Bye 2013
We are only a few hours away from the beginning of a New Year, I have already said Happy New Year to our dear friends in Hong Kong it is already 2014 over there, so I am now looking back at the year that is leaving. I started last year with a terrible feeling of …
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Magic Kitchen Windowsill Plant
Last week a friend of mine popped in bearing gifts for the Christmas season, in her arms she two plant pots with strange looking spiky plants. My friend Carole said these are for you as I feel you need them as you have 6 grandchildren, she went on to explain the wonderful nature of this …
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Paige’s treat
We have just returned from a special happy week, one that I had began to think would not happen again, most of you know Paige’s story and what a dreadful year she has had. Well last week she managed to go to Center Parcs at Longleat for a few days away. John and I took …
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Have a laugh with me!
Just recently life seems to be a little more balanced and I started to go over my old photos, I thought how nice it would be to share my wild and wacky moments with you all. This is not really a post as such, I have lots to tell you about things that have been happening …
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