Musings :: Moments :: Memories
What a fun day which included pumpkin carving, pumpkin soup making (and eating!), a Halloween dance party, and of course, trick or treating! I especially liked being back home after going trick-or-treating with the kiddos so that I could answer the door to trick-or-treaters coming to ours. We had red lights in the front rooms… Continue reading Happy Halloween
Our lodge has the most fantastic outlook which is entirely made up of the surrounding pine forest. It is quiet, beautiful, magical. In the mornings, I like to sit with my cup of tea and just listen to the soft sounds of the surrounding woodland. I can feel myself relaxing minute by minute. This morning,… Continue reading Forest Magic
We had a fantastic day at Chatsworth House and even though Rich and I had been earlier this year, we still enjoyed returning and touring the house and gardens, and farm with the kiddos. The house was starting to be decorated for Christmas so we saw a preview of the stunning decorations. Sadly, the bonfire… Continue reading Our Day at Chatsworth
We are spending the weekend in the Peak District staying at the same place we visited for our twentieth wedding anniversary in May only this time with the kiddos. We are staying in between Matlock and Bakewell in the Derbyshire Peak District. With my familial links to the area (my maternal grandparents lived in the… Continue reading My Heart Belongs to the Peaks
We have had quite a few short breaks away in recent years and so we have honed our packing for these self-catering trips. Inevitably in trips past, there has been something we needed that we have forgotten or not even thought of. We now have a shared note in our iPhone Notes app which lists… Continue reading Self Catering Packing Hacks
Back in 2005, I started my journey to become an English teacher. I made initial enquiries and it soon became clear that in the climate at the time, my BA (Hons) degree in Linguistics was not going to contain enough English content to satisfy university requirements. so while I was still working in London as… Continue reading Regret, resolve, and peace
This weekend, we are heading back to the Peak District for a short lodge break at Darwin Forest - this is where we stayed for our 20th anniversary in May. Here are five things we want to do when we are there: Chatsworth House - this beautiful house is home to the Devonshire family and… Continue reading 5 Things to Do in the Peak District
One of the things on my 23 in 2023 list that I wanted to achieve was to make a photo book. I am aware that nearly all our photos in recent years are solely in digital form. It is true that we occasionally peruse the Photos app, and share photos that pop up on our… Continue reading The Magic of a Photograph
There are lots of things that are currently up in the air with a big decision that is looming. Since I have a deadline to make this decision, it makes it even more all-consuming in terms of my thoughts. As such, bedtime has become a real issue. I struggle to relax at bedtime as it… Continue reading *Sighs in burnout*
Last Friday, I made huge progress in getting my first draft structured, even adding some new words to the overall word count. However, my hyper focus on this task meant that it took nearly all day. As a result, I feel like I have been on catch up. Add to that hurting my back at… Continue reading The Friend Trick
Notes From My Day 