2022 for me was the year of regrowth. Regrowth back to 'Tracey pre 2017' - pre mum dying. We all tend to get a little melodic at this time of year, recall the best bits, forget the worst. I find New Year's a little sad. It's like saying goodbye to a dear old friend, one … Continue reading Goodbye 2022 …
I was kindly invited to pop along and sample the dinner menu at the above restaurant. I grabbed M and off we trotted. Raffina by Reece Elliott is based at 837 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield more or less opposite The Wild Card. There is a carpark to the rear of the building for use by their … Continue reading R A F F I N A • by Reece Elliot
That particular conversation cropped up a lot while my mum was dying . Her appreciation for the life she had led , although shorter than she [and we had hoped] still makes me fill up, overwhelmed by her strength and with love for her . In her own words "I've lived, I've laughed and I've … Continue reading I’ M H E R E • for a good time , not for a long time
By my own admission I've always been a whisky kinda lady. Then Mum got cancer... We would have our girlie afternoons , sit and sip coffee together, chit-chat about everything and nothing. On occasion the coffee would be substituted by a large Gin and Tonic. I didn't really like Gin back then, I didn't hate … Continue reading S H E F F I E L D | Gin experience at Locksley Distilling
As Autumn gets well and truly underway , everything moves forward a notch. Mollie gets her last walk before dark descends which is alot earlier than in the summer months. I tend to take her across the road to the ( very handy) woods. A wasted childhood spent watching way too many horror films ( … Continue reading It’s all in the eyes …#transformulas
Autumn morning ; sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, years end and day's beginnings - Terri Guillemets I Love Autumn ... its my absolute favourite time of year. Dark cold nights loom in early followed by fresh, nippy mornings. The leaves on the trees turn from green to burnt orange, golden brown and vibrant reds. … Continue reading Autumn Mornings …
Picture the scene if you will from the film 'The Secret Garden' the one where the little girl makes her way through the bramble, through the rusty old gate and finally steps into the secret garden for the first time... You got it yes... Last night as Liz and I made our way up the … Continue reading The Botanist,Sheffield
On Saturday I got to have my hair 'done' ,dress up to the nines and party with some of my favourite ladies. (Miss O Malley over in Spain you were missed!) The occasion a Charity 1950's Masquerade Ball, raising money for Sheffield's Children Hospital. Myself and Sue decided to treat ourselves and had booked into Purdys Hair … Continue reading Masquerade Ball …#Sheffield
the naughty forty diaries 