June has arrived and with new month I have a new challenge.  I will be reading Sense and Sensibility as part of the Jane Austen Book Club and tweeting about it with the hash tag #JaneAustenBookClub  Every month there will be a new book and I am very excited to join Erin on journey of Jane Austen’s works.... Read More »

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Day 23, Thursday: Things you’ve learned that school won’t teach you At the last book release with my newly acquired book in hand while carrying my sleeping baby ‘Mandrake plant’ in my HotSling. There are many things I have learned through experiencing life that I did not learn in school.  However there are also a lot... Read More »

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Getting over this sick bug has not been fun, but I am hoping that June will be a great month for heath and for some summer weather.  We will see how this English summer plays out. Going to start blogging once a week and compiling my favourite Instagram photos in one post.  A little overwhelmed... Read More »

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Reading the Hobbit with my boys from the same book my dad used to read to me from when I was a little girl.#hobbit #photoadaymay #Hobbithttp://instagr.am/p/Kranl-ok0N/ Beautiful. Nothing is more beautiful to me right now than the simple beauty of fresh strawberries and raspberries. #maycreative #fruithttp://instagr.am/p/KsQ2iPIkyH/ I cannot sleep. So I’m breaking in my heels while... Read More »

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I really would love to beat out last year’s two layer Batman cake with an 8 layer Justice League cake for Maddox’s birthday this year. But after the debate between the cake and cupcakes (and dealing with with lots of fondant) I am leaning towards doing Cake Pops this year. Besides the fact that all... Read More »

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I took all the books and clutter off our shelves today and then reorganized the whole lot.   We do have books in the office of our flat as well, but these are the ones displayed out in our living room.  From left to right and starting with the shelf on the left we have... Read More »

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Just a few days ago I was reading up on a photography convention where a photographer I have followed for years was going to be speaking.  Being that I had the day off of work and that it was only in Birmingham (though at the time I did not exactly know how far away that... Read More »

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