Not all good food has to be green and crunchy*, now does it? Sometimes there is nothing better than something comforting and carbohydrate-laden instead. These jaffles are just that. You can make…
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It’s such a rainy day here. After two or three very hot days in a row the cool change came through and it has been bucketing down since the exact moment…
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This is one of my favourite comfort recipes. It’s quick to make and makes four generous serves which at my house means there’s plenty of leftovers for breakfast or lunch or…
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There has been so much going on in my world that I have been too tired to pop in here, but it’s a very quiet and rainy Saturday morning … and…
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Well hallo there! How has your weekend been? I have been a bit poorly, so I made a plan to begin a cute thing called Hook & Look. The hook part…
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For me, noticing the good things – however tiny – has been a sort of hook into the world when I had been feeling like I was drifting. Believe it or…
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Feeling A Bit Sht Nice Life Reminders Pip-LifeFeeling A Bit Sht? Here are some non-sht things that might prove bolstering
Feeling a bit shit? Well maybe some of these things will make you feel a wee bit less so? I honestly hope so. 1/ The pink robin lives in the south-east of…
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Guess what? My new book is done! I can’t quite believe it, but my work on it is totally finished as off about 15 minutes ago. It’s got a few more…
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Hello cutie patooties! I just wanted to check in to tell you what I have been up to, in case it’s the sort of thing you fancy being up to, too!…
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When I was 18 I fell in love and got pregnant. I suppose I was meant to be horrified, but really the idea of having a little family loomed large and…
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I have been a bit quiet here. My day job is on the computer writing, writing, writing – and it’s a bit over 40 hours a week. So sometimes that means…
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How about we talk about some nice stuff? Just in case you fancy snapping something up for yourself or a good friend / dear family member? Let’s do that! 1/ Firstly…
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Nice Life Reminders Pip-LifeThe (grown-up) kids and I took a little beach break. Here’s what happened!
Last weekend I was lucky enough to take a four day break and head to Venus Bay with my kiddos. It’s the first time I have headed off somewhere with them all as an…
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Do you want to see some nice stuff? You’ve come to the right place, peach! Nice stuff for good people 1/ So honestly? I need a great colander. The ones I have…
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Surely it’s time for a round of Feeling A Bit Sh*t? It’s been way too long, don’t you think? And what better day than hump day to roll out the better-feels…
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This is sort of like window shopping on the internet, really and I’m all for it. In fact, the internet sort of wrecked window shopping didn’t it? We used to go…
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On The Guardian they used to have a section for Comfort Reads. The sort of books you tucked into for their bolstering and trusty qualities. The sort that recalibrate and propel…
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And look, who am I to judge, maybe these things are for bad people too ……
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Nice Life Reminders Pip-LifeMore than meets the eye: babies have life-long, shape-shifting superpowers
Babies. Oh my goodness. They possess your body (in either a way that you are okay with or a way that is disconcerting or both) and then bust their way out,…
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I recently read a comment on something that talked about how the internet has driven us to celebrate and live in extremes more than ever – and that might not be…
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Feeling A Bit Sht Nice Life Reminders Pip-LifeBumper Edition: Feeling A Bit Sh*t? These Stories Might Make You Feel A Bit Better
It’s time for everybody’s some people’s one of my favourite things – Feeling A Bit Shit! Let’s face it, the news is so very often less that bolstering, so why not…
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Holy cow. Can you even believe an amazing baker is whipping up ’embroidered’ cakes? I honestly can’t. And yet they make perfect sense. And yet they are too pretty to eat.…
