I was brought up in an age when girls were not supposed to be outgoing. Quietness and demureness were prized, particularly by my nanna, but also by my mum. My sister and I were encouraged to be modest and self-effacing; … Continue reading
Category Archives: blogging
ins and outs
Gifts. Sometimes, like buses, they all seem to come at once. My lovely little pile of goodies above, however, weren’t birthday or Christmas gifts. They came out of the blue, from two friends made over the interweb. A vintage book … Continue reading
technical difficulties
Apologies to anyone who can actually see this post. Apparently modflowers.co.uk is experiencing some technical difficulties. Namely that when people try to view my posts on my home page, they are getting nothing new after March 6th. And some of you have … Continue reading
home from hols
I apologise for the lack of bloggy activity around these parts for the past fortnight or so. I did take my laptop on holiday. And I did take photographs. And when we left, I did have the intention of writing … Continue reading
just being
I’ve had such a lovely weekend. As well as lad’s birthday, we have been outdoors, camping with friends in their garden. It was one of those legendary summer weekends where everything came together perfectly. Rain was forecast and it poured on … Continue reading
blog hopping
I’ve never been in, or on, a blog hop before. In fact, I wasn’t even sure what one was before Bee invited me to take part. You may remember Bee, she guest-posted for me when I was in Australia, visiting … Continue reading