The stuff trap
We work so hard to get the home we want. Our first home, then the next one with the extra bedroom and the baby. Then, a bit more garden and a nicer neighbourhood. We stretch ourselves on the mortgage and go bigger, better, a spare room, renovate, decorate, debate style and colours, textures and space. […]
Easy, delicious, vegan recipes that are a dream to make and eat.
To thrive on a plant based diet, eat well and feel satisfied, especially if we have busy lives, we need to be able to make delicious, vegan meals quickly and easily and that means having ingredients and recipes at the ready. Today I made fast and easy vegetable fritters with a herby sauce. This recipe […]
Nurture with nature
There is a so much going on at the moment in the world, in the house, in my head. I have spent a week working out heating wattages, where pipes can go on repointed walls, how things will work in the kitchen to leave space for a sofa in front of the fire. How to […]
Dressing up, a little bit naughty and very nice
Christmas can be a stodgy affair…but it doesn’t have to be! Its like wearing that very expensive little something with bargain basement everything else and the whole ensemble looking super chic – if you aren’t careful it can go the other way; it is a question of thinking, balance and taste. (Obviously I am not […]
Smash a mash.
Hello, hello! How are you feeling? Have you followed anything here, changed anything? Simply put, nothing will change unless you change something. I know I am repeating myself but please don’t hold back until ‘all the bad stuff has been used up’, ‘after the holiday’, ‘after Christmas’ and all the other delaying tactics our heads […]
Doing or going to do – that is the question.
Lets have a word about procrastination, avoidance, distancing. A client came to me about ‘all the things he has to do, and that he was not succeeding or getting anywhere’. He felt between a rock and a hard place, nothing was working. We spent a lot of time talking and have spoken many times before […]
‘To go’ or not ‘to go’ that is the question.
Hi Mum, move, let me past, I need to go to the loooooo! The cry of so many kids when they get home from school. “Why didn’t you go at school?” “No way, I can’t!”. No. I do get it. You would think the fact that we all need to ‘go’ would mean that ‘going’ […]
Charlie Brown: “Some day we all will die” Snoopy: “True, but on other days we will not “
Charlie Brown; “Some day we all will die” Snoopy; “True, but on other days we will not ” Let’s make the best of our days, our loves and our lives. Some day we die, the other days we don’t and those days we need to enjoy the living not worrying about dying. If you are […]
Packed lunch for Aimee!
My lovely daughter asked for some tips for easy, tasty, fast and cheap packed lunches. Tired of the, and by the, sandwiches, wraps, even more supposedly healthy options available within easy reach of where she works in Paris she needed to get back on top of this. Everyone needs to enjoy a meal and function […]
The great unmentionables!
I have had lots of conversations about my last post with people who related to various points. I am so glad we have had the many experiences we have had and can use them to help others! I did wonder for a moment or two if was a good idea to post about dealing with […]
