Author: Anny
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Wimbledon Woes & Lots Of Cake
In which I bake like a maniac, walk the dog and wish the BBC wouldn’t mess with the TV schedules. Well apparently it’s Friday already. This week has been almost as busy as last week, but with considerably less stress. Proving that there is no justice in this world, my number two daughter, who has…
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Calming Quick Fix…
Well it works for me… I’m going through one of those phases where all your best laid plans end up going to the wall. Most days I start off with a fairly good idea of what I need/want to do, (I can be thoroughly well organised if I choose to be), but lately, I’ve come…
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Having A Good Time?
I’m trying hard, but this weather is really getting to me now… Being British, we went camping in the Peak District last week – it wasn’t actually raining when we set off, but it wasn’t long before the dark clouds rolled in and that was pretty much the story from then on. The lovely man…
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Quirky Grey’s Court
In which we make an impromptu visit to a 16th-century manor house and wish we’d taken our gloves. Just before the heat wave that we’re still enjoying started, we found ourselves rather unexpectedly over near Henley -on-Thames one Sunday afternoon, and as we don’t go out in that direction very often, decided to visit the…
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Walking Meditations & Whiplash
Ever since the girls got too big to want me to walk to school with them, I’ve found myself spending more and more time indoors, when what I really need, is to get out into the fresh air and go for a walk. Now I know it really isn’t difficult to put your shoes on…
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A Slightly Belated Happy Birthday
Mostly Motley is one year old. Happy Birthday! I’m slightly surprised on this incredibly wet May Day morning, to find that I’ve been blogging here for just about a year. Who said I couldn’t stick at things… Well, to celebrate, I’ve given the blog a bit of a facelift. Happy Beltane friends – hope the…
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Jackdaws in the garden…
In which two jackdaws decide to hang around our garden… Evidence that photos taken through the kitchen window in the rain don’t come out terribly well… We were delighted last week to discover that we had been adopted by a pair of jackdaws. They seemed to come several times every day – sometimes looking for…
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A Dog’s Life – A Dog’s For Life
In which we don’t buy a dog… yet. When I was four, my parents gave in to my pestering and bought me a dog – a poodle. She was wonderful and I loved her – we all did. When I left home and had my own place, I bought a dog from a local rescue…
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Blitzing the borage…
In which hopes of borage bite the dust… Amongst the more virulent members of our garden inhabitants, is a plant, which for the last few years, I have been used to calling borage. It was my mother – usually extremely competent in plant identification, who told me what it was. So I have been happily regaling friends over the…
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Hanbury Hall – Resurgam
A rather sad old house, comes back to life. Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire. I made a flying visit to Worcestershire on Monday and not having huge amounts of time to spare, but wanting a few minutes calm and culture, I drove over to Hanbury Hall, which isn’t far from Droitwich. The little leaflet/map you’re given with…
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Prague Spring
In which a city break to Prague produces a cultural overload. Last week, a few girlie friends and I, took a short break to Prague, Czech Republic. It was a belated birthday bash – we thought a quick culture fix might be just the thing for four middle-ish aged women. I’m ashamed to say that…
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Wrestling With The Weather At Wrest Park
In which we bravely visit Wrest Park, near Bedford, despite evil weather conditions. We’ve had some glorious sunny days around here lately, very springlike. Sadly though, Sunday was one of those grim reminders that we shouldn’t yet take spring for granted and that winter could still turn round and bite us in the bottom. Having…
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