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A Good Ol' Catch Up!



Hello there!
Wow! Its been two months since my last post! I just don't know where the time went!

So, what's been happening?

We are now the proud owners of 2 blackcurrant bushes, a tayberry bush and a loganberry bush, i've planted them and so far they seem to be surviving haha, fingers crossed!

We have a "new to us" rug, which covers almost the whole living room, so no more cold floorboards! Woohoo! Thanks to lovely Jayne for helping to cart it back for me :)
Also, thanks again to Jayne, we have a wee hoover called James :)

The Bearded Wonder and i have been making the most of the lovely weather and have been exploring on the bikes 



That day was sooo hot!

I've been getting crafty and made a matching seat cover and bar bag for my bike out of an old backpack , and a face cover/neckwarmer for the cold weather from the bottom of an old t-shirt, though i have a feeling i may need to make a thicker one!

Angus is getting so big now! He's 9 months old already.
He loves to climb my curtains and thinks he is ever so clever!

A fortnight ago we took him to the vets for The Snip, and he has only just started to speak to me again! Whoops! 


Giving me The Glare




I made some new pantry shelves out of some old drawers bolted together, as our kitchen is so tiny we need all the storage space we can get!
I drew out some labels so i remember what's in each jar 


In very happy news i won a giveaway on Instagram! A rather gorgeous looking cycling jacket, which is 100% waterproof and windproof , which is perfect for our village, being so windy and cold! 

Last week a friend gave me some surplus apples from her tree so yesterday i made some apple chutney, which was...um..fun..as the apples were quite small and a bugger to peel and now the kitchen stinks of vinegar haha

She will get a jar back as part of her Christmas present, as it should be mature by then :)

The jars look so pretty sitting on the shelf :D





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  1. Dawn19 October 2016 at 14:08

    You are really making progress with your home and garden well done :-)

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  2. northsider 20 October 2016 at 05:09

    Good to see you back MEOD. I wondered how your veg plot was coming on.

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  3. Jules20 October 2016 at 09:14

    You have been a busy bee! Your garden is looking great. I enjoy following your progress on instagram but it's nice to see you back here too. X

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  4. Tricky Wolf25 October 2016 at 06:34

    Wow you have been busy! Great to hear from you, hope you and Bearded Wonder are well and looking forward to more updates :)

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  5. Tracy 5 November 2016 at 16:14

    Lovely to see you pop up on my reading list. Loving fab. The little apples are a bugger aren't they!!

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  6. Tricky Wolf5 February 2017 at 12:38

    Just checking you're OK, you haven't posted for a while

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