Scents of Christmas
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It’s been a sensory Christmas here at The Watch House. The pain of concluding the building project and clearing up afterwards, the pleasure […]
Musings
Beach Blanket Boxing Day
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It has been a long time since Him Indoors and I spent Christmas at our seaside house, but it is good to be […]
Christmas Cheer
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The last time I was up at 6am on Christmas morning I was ten. With a three-year-old in the house it was inevitable […]
Fogbound
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I managed to spend a whole 20 hours in the UK between trips to the USA and Amsterdam. In that time I unpacked, repacked, […]
A Once in a Lifetime Job
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Our building project was due to finish in mid July. It’s now late November and the work continues, over time and over budget. […]
Going to the Dogs
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I am acutely aware that my blog risks going to dogs …. or dog to be precise. That dog is called Buster. You […]
Saying it with Flowers
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Two subjects I prefer not to write about in this blog are my day job and artificial flowers. Today I make an exception, […]
Moving Mountains
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You may ask what is interesting about the photograph at the top of this post. It is, after all, a view out of […]
A Walk in the Park
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They say “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. In order to avoid falling into the same trap as Jack, […]
A Case for Daydreaming
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There is a great deal to recommend letting your mind wander aimlessly, and yet how often do we allow ourselves to daydream? At […]
Being Mindful in Marrakech
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For someone who is building a library, I don’t read a great deal. I am not a great one for sitting and relaxing, nor […]
Holiday Mode
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Our “proper” holiday, by which I mean a holiday where I am looked after rather than being expected to look after others, has […]