Motherhood for the ‘unmaternal’

Let me start by saying that for many, many years I had little, or make that no, desire to be a mother.  My own mum told me this was because my maternal instincts were satisfied by taking care of the dogs and maybe she was right.  But I was never one of those girls who dreamt of having a family…
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Bon weekend

Just another lesson in layering…  it is that time of year where honestly more than one coat is almost compulsory.  The advantages, in my opinion, of multiple outer layers versus multiple inner layers mainly being that as soon as you step inside, into what will invariably be an overheated room, you can shed those outer layers and immediately acclimatise.  Whilst…
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Loch Ness in Autumn – history, myths and monstrous legends

Let me take you on a journey.  A journey of history, myths, breathtaking scenery and monstrous legends… Last weekend we found ourselves mini-breaking in Inverness and, naturally, exploring Loch Ness featured big on our itinerary.  Now I bet the loch is beautiful any time of year (in fact we chatted to a local who had attended a launch in the summer…
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How to create a unique gallery wall on a budget

Gallery walls are everywhere right now are they not?  There is just something so visually satisfying about a jigsaw of pieces and the personality you can add with different art and layouts.  Having painted the master bedroom this gorgeous green I lay in bed at night (ok, yeah, often during the day working on my laptop too) and knew I…
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Five things I do every morning

I don’t know about you but I am always really interested to know what other people’s mornings look like.  So if you don’t mind I’m just gonna go ahead and share five things about mine…  they might surprise you and then again they might not.  I went ahead and skipped a couple of super obvious ones like waking up and brushing…
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