Planner Review – Episode 2. Hello again, last week I looked at the Filfox, MAMBI, Erin Condren and Kate Spade planners. Today I have four more, you might not have heard of them all, but I thought they had enough good points to review them. This first one is calledContinue Reading
Planner Review – Episode 1. As I said in the last post, choosing a planner is a big deal. They can be pretty expensive, so you need to know you’ll use it. My first planner was in 1990, just as the Yuppy period was coming to an end I finallyContinue Reading
Back to school means…. Okay, it means the kids go back to school. But, what about all the things that go with that? like new school bags, new notebooks, new folders and my all time favourite new pencil cases! It also means new starts to me,like a new years dayContinue Reading
Sugar free flapjacks. We are all more aware of the sugar we eat these days. Not just in the form of sweets and chocolate but the hidden sugars that seem to be absolutely everything! There are loads of fabulous cookbooks full of healthy living recipes, Deliciously Ella, Fearne Cotton, and Davina areContinue Reading
The joys of getting older. When I write my odd ramblings on this blog I don’t really consider who might read it. I used to, and do you know what? It really held me back because I worried about what those people might think. That sentence has a lot toContinue Reading
Home is the Nicest Word. According to the dictionary it means, ‘House or other dwelling’. To me it means love, family, comfort, safety, coziness. I am a home bird. My favourite place to be is home. Going on holiday is fabulous, but the day we’re returning i’m frantic to getContinue Reading
Quirky? Me? Surely Not! I do like a bit of quirky. Quirky fashion sense, yes. Quirky home decor ? (there are big polka dots painted on the kitchen walls) so yes. Quirky books… LOVE!!!! I belong to a book club, we have been meeting for eleven years now so weContinue Reading
Knit one, Purl one.. Do you knit? Do you like cosy fires and winter days and knitting away the winter? In theory so do I, but for some reason whenever I get bitten by the knitting bug its summer time. You could argue the summer part, officially its Autumn, butContinue Reading
Summer Art Class Despite the wind and rain in Kerry (cats and dogs I tell you!) it’s time for summer art class. There was nothing else for it today, it lashed rain all day. Not what you expect for the first of August, but it was a perfect day forContinue Reading
The perfect gift. Last week I went to the Craft Makers gallery to drop off some artwork. I am wrong to call it a gallery, it’s more than that. As their website says, it’s a craft store, gallery, workshop and studio. Their ethos is wonderful, make, learn , buy.Continue Reading