Now that we are into March it is official autumn! It doesn’t quite feel like autumn yet though because the days are still quite warm. We had a funny end to summer actually this year because February was uncharacteristically mild. We have had some fairly warm days but they haven’t been as hot as usual. Plus the nights have been nice and cool and that seems to make a big difference. It’s a bit of a contrast to last February which was very hot and uncomfortable! Actually last February was … [Read more...]
Links I Love from October
If you’re looking for some great recipe, craft, DIY, or gardening inspiration then you need to check out these awesome links that I saw during October! Oh my goodness I can’t believe that it‘s November already, where did the year go! All the shops are starting to fill up with Christmas displays but I am trying to avoid looking at them just yet. Actually I have a niece and a nephew that both have birthdays this month so I will be doing some shopping for birthday presents before I think about … [Read more...]
Links I Love from September
If you’re looking for some baking, craft, DIY or gardening inspiration then you need to check out these awesome links that I saw during September! The Links I Love feature photo this month is a bit misleading. It was taken on one of the very rare sunny days that we had last month. In actual fact September was very wet here! I will admit, we did have a few days that were sunny and spring like, but most of the time it was either raining or very dull and grey! When the weather was nice I … [Read more...]
My Tips for Enforcing a Cat Curfew
We have had our two cats, Maddy and Wally which were adopted from the RSPCA, for a little over six months. It took a while but now they have settled into a routine of coming inside just as the sun is setting. We do this because we have a cat curfew in our area that states that all cats must be kept indoors between sunset and sunrise. We struggled at first, spending time most evenings trying to coax the cats inside after dark. Wally was probably the worst because he just loves being outside … [Read more...]