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How I plan Christmas gifts and budgets
Our telly boxes are filled with Christmas adverts, the supermarkets are blasting Christmas songs and the streets are illuminated by Christmas lights. Whether you adore thinking about Christmas in...
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Completing the Lyke Wake Walk in the North Yorkshire Moors
The title clearly states it- we completed the Lyke Wake Walk; a 40 mile linear crossing of the North Yorkshire Moors. Wahoo!A few of weekends ago, Zoe of Splodz Blogz, Allysse of Beste Glatisant and I...
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Autumn in the wood
IÂ adore observing the dramatic change in seasons in the wood. Although I dread the dark nights, the colours of autumn are somewhat a fair compromise.Members of Outdoor Blogger are blogging with the...
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Feeling SAD
Every year around the start of Autumn I start to feel frustrated and rather low for no real reason other than that the dark evenings drawing in earlier each day. Although I haven't been to the doctor...
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The Summit sleeping bag onesie solves my camping wee wee troubles
I have a strategic 'going to bed' routine when camping. Since I get cold in the night I set out my tent with a thick blanket on the floor with my inflatable mattress on top, followed by my sleeping...
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Hey Clay! Getting creative at The Potter Man Studio
If you have been watching the BBC's The Great Pottery Thrown Down you may have, like me, been inspired to turn your hand to pottery making. If you haven't been keeping up with the series, which has the...
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We found a poorly barn owl
 On Thursday afternoon I was in the pickup with Ian, my step dad, driving home when his hawk eyes spotted a barn owl snoozing low down in a tree on the verge. We will often stop the car to observe any...
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Update on Lindy the rescued hedgehog
Last October we took in a teeny-tiny baby hedgehog that weighed just 250g. Autumn hoglets, as they are known, need to be around 350g to survive hibernation over winter, so this little one was doomed if...
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A luxury stay at the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel near Scraborough
When I recieved the email inviting me to review the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel near Scarborough with a complimentary night’s stay for two people with evening meal and breakfast, I got very excited. When I...
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Fossil hunting at Runswick Bay
The night after our luxury stay at the Ox Pasture Hall Hotel near Scarborough, we headed to my favourite beach in Yorkshire, Runswick Bay.I spent many a weekend as a child playing on the sandy stretch...
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Rekindling my passion for music
Like it is for most young people growing up, music was an integral and influential part of my existence throughout my teens and into my early 20s. The bands and artists I listened to with my friends...
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Phil Spencer, Home Hero series
It is 18 months since Dave and I moved from our tiny rented annex to the wood together. On one hand time has gone so quickly yet on the other it feels like we have been here together for years. It may...
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Build a birdbox for the birds in your garden
My fascination for birds started when I was a little girl. My step father would quiz me on the birds we could see from our window or through our bincoluars on a walk. With its diverse landscapes and...
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We're going to Berlin next week!
Last week I received an email from a lady at MyVoucherCodes to tell me about their new holiday quiz that recommends a destination to you based on three simple criteria- the temperature, the cost and...
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The Epson EcoTank printer may be 'The One'
My relationship history with printers hasn’t been very good.My current printer needs me to hold its paper for it and gently guide it through or it will chew it up or tell me I haven’t given it paper....
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4 days in beautiful Berlin
A couple of weeks ago we travelled to Berlin to see some sights, eat lots of food and learn lots of history. Being a country bumpkin who finds cities rather noisy and full of concrete, a camping trip...
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My struggles with 'living the dream'
Trying to juggle a new business, this personal blog, the Outdoor Bloggers network and everything else going on in my life is making my brain hurt a little bit. It feels like there is no room in my head...
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Vlog: Catching Lindy the rescue hedgehog on the wildlife cam
I'm very excited to post my very first vlog. I bought myself a (bright pink) selfie stick especially recording vlogs for The Thrifty Magpies Nest and for recording 'how to' posts for SocialRocks, my...
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Vlog: Releasing Lindy the rescue hedgehog
Finally, after almost 7 months of being in a care, we released Lindy back into the wild.Lindy has come along way since Ian, my step dad and Rachel, our next door neighbour, found him while on a walk...
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New Life: A tour of the bird nests in my wood
May is my favourite month of the because the world around me suddenly springs into a scene of vivid colours, fresh growth, warm light and the happy sounds of birds singing.Each month, the Outdoor...
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