officinalis

Darned things

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:37:00 +0000

I will start blogging properly again soon.

home.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:08:00 +0000

I miss this blog and the fact it encouraged me to look for the joy in my life.

Anyway, new living space..

We didn't need much and we were lucky to be given gift vouchers towards the things we did.

Volunteering in a charity shop also helps, although I have gotten better at not buying & thinking about what I'm bringing home, thanks to Marie Kondo.

Life has been so big and fast recently.

To think this time last year, I didn't know how I was going to achieve any of the things I've achieved in the last 6 months.

Now I am trying to regather and think about what I want next - maybe not such big things, but to reestablish a rhythm that includes the small things I have been letting slide as well as some goals to continue moving towards.

Ickworth

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:29:00 +0000

My first stumpery!

Castle Rising

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:15:00 +0000

We went on a day out to Castle Rising and King's Lynn. I'm sure I took some photos of the town, but they don't seem to be here.

Pensthorpe & Bury St. Edmunds

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:33:00 +0000

Day out at Pensthorpe today

Bury St. Edmunds

my new camera has a video mode & I got some of my favourite candles (woodwick) half price!

resuming

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:17:00 +0000

I'm going to start blogging properly again soon, preferably not when I'm in bed trying to tap quietly whilst my boyfriend sleeps beside me.
The chickens went to a new home because I had less time and liked eggs less, but I hear they are happy and miraculously survived their coop being crushed by a tree in the awful winds.
I've been making a lot of changes and my attitude to life is becoming a lot more positive; probably why I want to blog again. I had gotten into a bit of a slump and most of my energy has gone into dealing with that and prioritising the main important things in life. Which is why my garden currently looks like a jungle and I haven't yet been able to do any volunteering this year.

Chickens

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:52:00 +0000

my new culinary herb bed, + frog

eating sweet potato

St. John's Wort & Jacob's Ladder

Courgettes & eggshells in a somewhat empty raised bed with plotted square feet.

Alys, disliking the sound of the camera clicking

Wisteria

I am slowly slowly getting back to things. The stress I was feeling because of my job was wearing, wearing, wearing me down. I stopped crafting, I stopped taking photos, I disliked most of my hobbies. Everything started to feel very bad, and that's no way to live. I've left that behind now and I'm scared about what comes next, but the fear is easier than the stress of before. I've started making again, I've started growing again, I seem to have started everything again. Most of my photos have been coming out blurry, it's like I really am starting over.

lovely, dark & warm

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:33:00 +0000

I will update properly soon. So much has been happening!

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Josie laid a double yolker!

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:49:00 +0000

My 1st & only paleo book.

Excellent as an introduction & for reference, good selection of recipes with nice pictures but unfortunately I haven't found many of the recipes that good yet. They're OK, just not amazing. Maybe it's just my tastes.

Courgette pancakes

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:03:00 +0000

Chickens in the snow:

#1 Keep water indoors at night to prevent early morning defrosting

#2 Scrape away snow from coop, shelter, water & food

#3 Extra mealworms & corn

#4 Extra straw

#5 Frequent checking to make sure the water hasn't frozen again
#6 Cider vinegar in the water to boost health

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:57:00 +0000

Two hens laying.

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:11:00 +0000

Homemade Yahtzee = hours of fun(?) for £3-something.
Bonus improvement of maths skills.

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:54:00 +0000

Super Scrabble!

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:46:00 +0000

A lot of the gifts I received this year ran along a theme..

Eggs-ellent.

The girls have finally begun to lay this week, so all in good time. They received meal worms and a mirror as gifts from me.

Finally a decent tea strainer, put to good use already with cold & flu tea.

posh lambswool scarf & handmade angora gloves.

Planning on growing all sorts of wonderful things next year.

Spoilt rotten with posh stuff - champagne, fortnum & mason's rose biscuits, a gold necklace & perfume.

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Patch waits patiently for Nanna to take her picture.

too much mead & bucks fizz.

cracker crafts

cracker opera glasses

cracker church

socks made from recycled plastic bottles.

chicken cushion.

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:10:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The start of the real festive fun!

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:37:00 +0000

Early presents :)

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:37:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:48:00 +0000

Early presents :) by beefayre

£1!

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:09:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:10:00 +0000

new blog

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:34:00 +0000

i created a different blog to run alongside this one, here: http://threadbare-in-candlelight.blogspot.co.uk

join me!