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Settling into my new home in 2019
No, we haven’t moved house – I’ve moved to a new blog home – Come and find me over on at www.viewsfrommygardenbench.com ***** This is what you’ve missed so far in 2019: Life is short – don’t be a wallflower – 28 January 2019 I wrote about my awesome brother who died suddenly 2 years ago. It’s […]
My September update – new home :-) new adventures?
September has been a hectic month for me in work, blogging and at home – In a good way though. It was our first wedding anniversary at the end of September 🙂 but more of that later on. My main news is I’ve got a shorter domain name – I’m over at http://www.viewsfrommygardenbench.com There were […]
BlogOn Introduce Yourself – about me and why I go to Blogging conferences
Note to self: Don’t join a linkup then move to self hosted two days later – My fellow bloggers is there any chance you could comment on this post on my new site? – BlogOn – Introduce yourself – and Why I go to blogging conferences/ In a couple of weeks (16th Sept), I’m off to […]
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In a Vase on Monday – Raspberry (jam) and custard
‘Happiness is like jam, you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself’ Author: Unknown The weather in Manchester has made a return to its usual Summer windy, soggy-ness but that’s a good thing as you almost hear the plants sucking up the water. Everything is looking a bit more chirpy than last […]
Six on Saturday – out and about around my garden – 11 August 2018
I’d been thinking for a while that I haven’t taken many photos or described what’s happening in our garden – so I looked around for a linkup to prompt me to join in, and found Six on Saturday – hosted by thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com (participant guide) who lives in Reading, Berkshire. That’s where I went to school, […]
In a Vase on Monday: be present with yoga
“Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.” Swami Satchidananda This week, despite the heat in Manchester, I’ve done quite a bit of gardening in the evenings, when most of our North facing garden is in the shade. I notice my mood is better if I’ve spent time outdoors, especially pottering around […]
On an adventure to BlogOn X
I’m planning on writing more this year, getting a shorter URL and I’ve got plenty of ideas for blog topics. More photos of flowers too. This weekend I’m off to a blogging conference run by the team at BlogOn (https//BlogOnuk.com) – it’s only down the road at Hotel Football, in Old Trafford, in Manchester – […]
In a Vase on Monday: Create your own sunshine
‘Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine’ Anthony D’Angelo – American Educator The weather has been a bit chilly and windy here in Salford, so for today’s vase I picked the brightest colours I could find in the garden – lots of different kinds of dwarf daffodils, including a […]