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April 19th – Wildlife

We had an uninvited guest in our back garden. This little chap decided he wanted some of the nuts we put out for the birds. He was quite chilled hanging upside down for an eternity. It’s a good job our 4 legged children were inside, but whenever we see squirrels we immediately think of ourContinue reading “April 19th – Wildlife”

April 18th – Anxiety

Today’s post is inspired by the dog walk and photo below. We went through some woods filled with wild garlic, just coming out in white flowers. So what does this have to do with anxiety I hear you ask? Well, there is a technique called the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise. There are a few variations ofContinue reading “April 18th – Anxiety”

April 17th – Dinner

It was my turn to muster something up for dinner this evening, yikes, fire brigade on standby…. We’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s Keep Cooking and Carry on, which is easy watching. We also have a few of his books so along with inspiration from the program and a few reminders from the book. Anyway, IContinue reading “April 17th – Dinner”

April 16th – Small

Today’s picture of tiny cactus flowers got me thinking about the way we live our lives. We are all bombarded with marketing material on social media, TV, emails etc, especially at Christmas. The pressure on people to ‘spoil’ loved ones with lavish gifts is immense. But over the past few weeks we have seen thatContinue reading “April 16th – Small”

April 15th – The Lockdown Garden

So the little garden stream project is nearly complete, with just a few finishing touches required. We’ve been talking about a water feature for a while, but last year we thought we’d be selling the house and so didn’t want to do much apart from basic maintenance. It has been named as ‘The Lockdown Garden’Continue reading “April 15th – The Lockdown Garden”

April 14th – Lazy Munsterlander

Today’s picture was taken this afternoon. Denise decided to take some time out to read her kindle after working hard in the garden, however Alfie decided to join her on the swing seat. Nothing is sacred with a Large Munsterlander in the home. If he isn’t talking asking for your breakfast, lunch, dinner or coffee,Continue reading “April 14th – Lazy Munsterlander”

April 13th – NEVER leave your phone on the table….

Which is what I done, whilst out in the garden doing a bit of building, and my lovely wife snapped me in action. Well, at least I now have evidence that I’m not consistently on the phone 🤣 Lockdown has given us all more time on our hands, and the weather has been kind, soContinue reading “April 13th – NEVER leave your phone on the table….”

April 12th – Camera v Phone

The 2 images in today’s post were taken last night in the pub’s garden. Our lovely neighbours set out some lights to see what could be created as the sun went down (whilst being cautious about social distancing rules) One image was taken by my camera which captured what we see and then took someContinue reading “April 12th – Camera v Phone”