Imagine being in Sutherland the top of Scotland , wild and rugged, the heather turning purple, grand mountains towering around you, it fills me with a sense of romance ! We headed off to the coastline to visit hidden bays and coves, we found Achmelvich bay that is stunningly beautiful, the sea! The colour of …
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Category:My Day & Everyday
I see this as my life’s diary, it is where I write about my good days and bad, the seasons of my life, what happens in the community and how current affairs are affecting us all.
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Walking the Pewsey Downs
A Beautiful part of Wiltshire, lots of paths to wander, only about 30 minutes from where we live in Salisbury. Christmas 2022 was very wet, but at last the rain stopped and we went out for a walk with my brother and his wife, my brother always loves to bring a bit of fun to …
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Susie’s Tools
Hi guys, this is not a real post as such, but a response to comments asking about what I cook with and thought that it may help if I list them here. Of course prices change all the time, and dependent on where you live so it is difficult to to provide pricing. And although …
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Susie’s Ninja Baked Apple Crumble
Ingredients for the apple mix: Ingredients for the dry crumble mix Peel and finally chop 3 medium sized cooking apples, then pour 1 tablespoon of lemon juice over peeled apples and apples tossed around in it . Add 1 tables spoon of raisins or sultanas with a small handful of chopped nuts; this is optional, …
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The Grove Hotel, Narberth
We love this hotel, it tick most of the boxes for us; the only gripes for us is that the coffee is not to our liking and that we don’t live closer to it so that we could visit more often. The hotel has changed quite a bit since our last visit and everyone is …
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The 5 course tasting menu at The Grove
On our first night we ate in the Fernery restaurant, we were set to have a five course tasting menu with a wine flight. Before we went in we tried The Grove’s version of a Martini, which was a very nice way to start the evening, it came with roasted salted almonds and lovely large …
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Eggs & Keto
I have to say this time I have gone over the top! Not deliberately, simply messed my shopping. Went shopping straight from night shift picked up what I thought we needed and had totally forgot I had an online shop coming, so I now have 48 eggs. I am at least happy that John is …
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A Weekend Of Reflection
Hearing about Prince Philip made me sad, I felt so sad for the Queen, all those years together working as a team as well as being married to each other. Looking at photographs of them both so much love between them. When most of us lose someone we love, we get the chance to withdraw …
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Tasty Keto Stroganoff
I have tonight tried my first recipe from the new book I bought Keto Kitchen, it is well written, clear and takes you through he stages of the recipe which ensures a successful dish. The author Monya Palmer also gives you tips which are useful and clearly lays out the prep time and cooking times …
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Biona Organic Juice & Apple Cider Vinegar
Just a very quick post tonight as a lot going on for me at the moment .I wanted to share my husbands latest drink and the fact I managed to find the correct juices for the drink. So many of the juices I picked up which said pure lemon or pure cranberry actually had apple …
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Weekend Treat
I decided to try and make a treat each weekend that fit within my husbands Keto diet. We talked this over and believe for him it is better to keep it to a weekend as he does not want to begin craving treats. This is such a simple dish and it ticked the boxes for …
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Meet Nellie
There has been so much worry about mental health with people and teenagers during lockdown, I thought it would be good to share how as a family with teenagers we got through it. My granddaughter Summer had weekly riding lessons and worked at the stables every weekend, her passion is horses, just like her mum …
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