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Everything Else

6 Spring Things I’m Craving

This time of year always feels like a push.  Whether that’s the sun trying to force its way through the grey blanket overhead, the Daffodils pushing up through the mud, or even if it’s just the desperation to shed the layers and slip into something a little more summery 🙂  Yeah, I’m gutted we haven’t seen […]

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The Cwtch

Study

The newest little corner of our home.  I’ve wanted a light-up globe for ages and Sunny surprised me with one for Christmas.  It’s now sitting up on a shelf in our study along with a £1 succulent (still alive, somehow!), and an old typewriter that used to belong to Sunny’s grandfather.  🙂

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Cardiff

Fog and Frost

The things we do to take the perfect picture, eh?  Sunny called me on his way to work on Wednesday morning and told me to get dressed, grab the camera and go take a picture of the sunrise.  It was crisp and sunny and foggy and perfect.  “You’ll regret it if you don’t!” he said. […]

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Everything Else Writing

Review: What is Not Yours is Not Yours

I picked up Helen Oyeyemi’s short story collection, What is Not Yours is Not Yours, just before Christmas.  I love short stories – particularly ones that dip their toes into magical realism – and having finished Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber (…for the third time…), I was on the prowl for something new.  Can’t lie, […]

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Cardiff

St Fagans

Last week, I went for a little walk around St Fagans with my Mum.  It was a Friday afternoon and it was very quiet and very cold.  Not that that’s a problem, there’s always an old fire roaring away in most of the buildings. 🙂  If you’re Cardiff born and bred then you’re bound to […]