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Monthly Archives: November 2015
40 years on
As well as our wedding anniversary, we also celebrate the anniversary of when we started going out together, which in many ways feels more important and relevant to us than the wedding anniversary. Never let an opportunity for a celebration … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Inspirations, Reflections on life (and death)
Tagged Anniversaries, Celebrations, Community, Family, Growing older, Living, Reflections, Relationships, Simplicity
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Allotment update – October and November
Yet again, a bit late. Sorry about that. October was a month of busy-ness with more paid work than usual, two lost weeks with flu, a family funeral, and a brilliant celebration. All of which were important; none of which … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Growing, Local food, Reflections on life (and death)
Tagged Allotment, Food, growing, Growing food, Harvests, hens, Living, No-dig, Orchard plot, Simplicity, Thanksgiving
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Licensed to wear purple
You may have come across Jenny Joseph’s poem ‘Warning’, and if not, you probably know the first line: “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple…” Well I don’t know whether at 60 I am now an old … Continue reading
Seeing differently: car-free Paris in the autumn (with added wheels): Part 2 – free from cars
Oh, how strange! I thought I had posted this last week, but somehow didn’t. Was of course meant to be between part 1 and part 3! Better late than not at all….. This is the second of my Paris posts, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Inspirations, Local, Seeing differently, Travels, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Car-free day, Climate change, Community, Cycling, Living, Paris, Pollution, Simplicity, Walking
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Seeing differently: car-free Paris in the autumn (with added wheels): Part 3 – gardens
This is my third (and last) post drafted following our September visit to Paris, and finished during the aftermath of the horrible attacks last Friday. An email exchange with our French friends moved us very much. The daughter of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Growing, Inspirations, Reflections on life (and death), Seeing differently, Travels, Walking
Tagged Active travel, City life, Community, Gardens, Growing food, Living, Paris, Parks, Reflections, Urban life, Walking
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60 years
Well, the Big Weekend arrived. I was very excited about my birthday, and about the plan to celebrate it in a place we’ve been to several times before, with both the boys and both the girls – a house in … Continue reading
Posted in 60th year, Craft, Family, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Travels
Tagged Celebrations, Crafts, Family, Food, Friends, Hay-on-Wye, Living, Local food, Making, Reflections, Simplicity, Walking
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