Our very good friend Pat gave me this recipe, she always cooks a wonderful meal when we visit her and Denis, this soup is just so good you do not want it to finish. With it being tomato season now ,I thought it perfect time to to share this, for those who grow Tomato’s and …
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When The Sunshine’s
it is true that when the sun shine’s thing don’t seem so bad or is it that we are simply stronger to cope with it. Yesterday Saturday both John and I had down days worrying about the future if it is the correct move to try and get a business up and running, as I look …
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A Special Day & A Great Evening
I really enjoyed our anniversary yesterday, it was probably one of the simplest, other years because we had been in a better financial situation we always did something that cost a bit of money, but this year we just put our walking shoes on and went out to find our selves a lovely walk. We …
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16 Years Together
Today is our wedding anniversary, lots of memories, sad times, happy times and in truth not many I would change. When I got in last night John and I started our celebrations with a planters punch drink, Joanne put us onto it from Antigua, the best way to drink rum. Today we are both just …
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One For The Kids!!! Summer Camp Calling
If you have a couple of young teenagers with boundless energy this offer might save your sanity over the summer holidays. It is ran by the Youth Hostel Association check out www.doit4real.co.uk if you book before 17th July you get a great deal for £99 which should have been £150. It consists of 5 nights accommodation, …
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Afganistan For A Drivers Licence
Quite a sad story from a mother of a 20year old man she told me her son had signed up to the army because he felt it was the only way he would ever get a driving licence. I have put the full story on my blog site in the Salisbury Journal, as I feel …
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Help We Are Lost!
Bank Holiday 25th May, we had such a busy weekend, with the party and then seeing people on the Sunday that by the Monday we all felt the need to just relax. My Brother did not feel like driving anywhere as he was facing a 5 hour drive back to the north the next day. …
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Is it ramblers or rabble.!!
it was hard to take anything serious that day.
Passion Fruit Salad
A fresh vibrant salad which I love as I adore passion fruit this also makes quite a nice change from Strawberries during the summer months, although I never really get sick of any fruit. The recipe is from Florida and they also use it as a salad which they serve with a spicy chicken dish, …
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Who Next?
As the list of MPs resigning over their outrageous expenses claims seems to be growing longer every day, I am left wondering how we choose the next people. We are the people that put them into power, it is our judgement, yet how do we know, they are beyond corruption. I assume the new members …
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Summer Is One
Summer had her first birthday last week and she really enjoyed herself. She fully understood the fact that she was receiving presents and reveled in the fact, we had lots of shrieks of delight at the talking handbag that we got her, also dancing as it played music to her. The children all enjoyed giving …
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Sorry John!!
This is an apology, John is my husband we have been married 16 years on the 12th of June, he is having a really hard time at the moment and these last few days I have not made it any easier for him. He did have a secure job but like all of us wanted …
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