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Category Archives: Adventures
Do Something New a Month ~ July
This month the sunshine seems to have inspired me and I feel for once that I have actually achieved what I set out to do in January. I even went out in the sunshine two days running and lazily stayed … Continue reading
Do Something New A Month ~ June
Half way through the year already. Time is an odd creature sometimes though at least the weather this weekend has suggested summer. I went off on my jolly hols at the beginning of the month and though I was revisiting Pembrokeshire … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Books Glorious Books, Life, but not as we know it, Making and Baking
Tagged baking, bluebells, books, castles, food, holidays, knitting, maltesers
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Do Something New A Month ~ May
The sunshine clearly brought out my adventurous side, for not only did I complete a new section of the Thames as detailed here, I discovered a new circular walk between Dorchester and Shillingford. This combined river, woods and meadow in happy quantities and there was … Continue reading
A Tale Of Two Holidays
My some miracle this year both Mondays this May Bank Holiday have been beautiful. So much so that I had to find the suncream and my summer hat had its first two outings of the year. I made the most of the first … Continue reading
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Tagged adventuring, outings, spring, the river Thames, trains, walking, weekends
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Look Up
It is easy to become complacent, by nature it happens without us even realising, so sometimes a small jolt is welcome. Mine came in the form of a heron. I have grown used to living in this little bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Life, but not as we know it
Tagged adventuring, bluebells, the river Thames, wildlife
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Do Something New A Month ~ April
I’m beginning to get the ‘this year is running away with me’ feeling. It is almost May and I do wonder ‘have I really done the new things I wanted to?’ Yet this month the list is quite long! What … Continue reading
Springtime?
Flicking through the photos on my phone over the weekend I came upon the few I had taken of bluebells in My Favourite Local Bluebell Wood last year. In fact the very date of this photo was 22nd April 2012! … Continue reading
Do Something New A Month ~ March
I can’t believe another month has ended, despite the weather making me still believe it must be February (will it ever be warm again?). However, the lightness outside suggests a change, here’s hoping. This month has been reasonably productive and … Continue reading
Do Something New a Month ~ February
Thank you for the lovely response to the January post. I’m glad so many you liked the idea and that you are thinking of adopting it and there is still plenty of room for more! For myself, I feel as … Continue reading
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Tagged adventuring, books, food, knitting, something new
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Do Something New A Month ~ January
This year, to keep myself entertained, I have decided to try and do something new each month. I wanted it to be achievable, but also be challenging and take some thought and effort, so I came up with these ideas: Read a … Continue reading
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Tagged adventuring, books, food, knitting, something new
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Make and Bake with Bert 