Like is like a box of chocolates - sometimes it's a chocolate truffle [yum] and other times a piece of liquorice [yuck] Saying goodbye to my mum was THE hardest thing I've EVER had to do. Leaving my husband after 7 years was the worst thing I've ever had to do to somebody else . … Continue reading M U S I N G S • Life is like a box of chocolates
I H A V E • always fancied myself as 'Lady of the Manor'. I swear in a previous life I was, or I like to believe I was ... knowing my luck I would have been a servant stuck downstairs in the kitchenToday we paid our first visit to Wentworth Woodhouse, which is just … Continue reading D I S C O V E R I N G • Wentworth Woodhouse
I should NOT mix my drinks - something I've been reminding myself ever since I started mixing my drinks and realised it gives ' good [ as in a bad way ] hangovers' Hangovers are the work of the devil . . . but they are sure worth it! Especially after an 18 month breakup … Continue reading T H I N G S • I’ve learnt this week
I was pondering this question earlier . I'd had a crap nights sleep [ welcome to the menopause ] and my head was all over the place. I made myself an extra large coffee which I took outside to drink , closely followed by my shadow - Mollie dog .It was only about 7.30am but … Continue reading L I F E • Happiness …what makes you happy ?
Did you know that 80% of extrinsic skin ageing is caused by daily sun exposure? I'm sure I've mentioned on loads of occasions that while I love the beautiful weather I do not like burning & I rarely put my face in sun. Even when I do it's always factor garage doored up [ atleast … Continue reading B E A U T Y • Alpha H Skin Care Diaries
I'm NOT sleeping well. I'll blame it on the menopause… well why not … everything else around here gets blamed on that ! - even the un-washed pots ! I swear I've had only 10 hours sleep the last few nights and to be honest I'm bloody knackered. I feel like an extra from the … Continue reading B E A U T Y – Zombie to half human. The products I reach for
Before my mum died we had the chance to do lots of talking. We were advised she only had 10 to 14 days ,at the most, to live. The cancer had took hold and the doctors could do no more. That period in time still leaves me cold, makes me feel sick to the pit … Continue reading M U S I N G S – life as we enter lockdown … again
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
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