The third month of this gratitude journal, and again, surprisingly, I actually managed to do it most evenings. I must admit, it has made me more reflective, even when doing things or experiencing things during the day I wonder if this is the thing that will make it into the journal in the evening. Sometimes [...]
Merlin
It's been a year since we had to let you go Gone are the days of you trotting on our tow It's taken a while to write you this song It's been hard knowing you've been gone this long. Our Irish, Schnauzer-looking, Jack Russel-Westie, You stole our hearts, ate from our hands or snatched when you [...]
Amsterdam – part 2
Continuing from part 1, here is the second part of some great places we visited on our trip to Amsterdam. This part focuses on the Museum Quarter, Southern Canals, and Lisse which is just outside of Amsterdam. Museum Quarter South west of the main city centre is the Museum Quarter, which boasts so many great [...]
Amsterdam – part 1
We spent a lovely relaxing week in Amsterdam, what a brilliant city. I know a fair few people who have visited and when I asked advice of places to go, yes it was the usual touristy places, but there were a few gems that I wasn't told about that I feel everyone needs to know [...]
March 2019
This is the second month of my gratitude journal, or gratitude blog, which I'm pleasantly surprised I actually managed to complete for another month. My second month doing this has made me more present and aware of my surroundings, just appreciating the every day and the people around me, essentially focusing on the good and [...]
Afternoon tea at 11 Cadogan Gardens
We had booked afternoon tea at 11 Cadogan Gardens for the weekend after Valentines Day but I was too ill to make it: I had a cold and had lost my sense of hearing, smell, and taste; so we postponed it. 11 Cadogan Gardens were lovely and very understandable and were very happy to accept [...]
Feb 2019
So it's been a while, a very long while, since I last posted on here. And a lot has changed, some things I'm grateful for, other things not so much. I had recently listened to a podcast where someone was interviewed about a gratitude journal and how it had changed their perspective on life. With [...]
Stuffed peppers with lamb chops
Made this a while ago, but I remember it being quite tasty indeed. We prepared the pepper stuffing first. Steamed some rice, once that was done, we cooked it some more with tinned tomatoes and chopped spring onions. Whilst all that was cooking, we washed and halved two peppers, removing the seeds. Then added the rice [...]