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My Favourite Podcasts

Hi Guys 👋🏻

I have really been enjoying podcasts over the last year. A Lockdown discovery. I enjoy listening to them before bed.

I have an eye op this week so I won’t be able to read for a bit 😫

So I know that these podcasts will be my saviour.

Here are some of my favourite ones.

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ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ʙʏ ᴍʏ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴍᴇᴀʟ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴜʀᴀɴᴛ.

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴜʀᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ, ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ, ꜱɪᴅᴇ, ᴅᴇꜱꜱᴇʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ/ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.

ᴇᴅ & ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ.

BRYDON &

ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴏʙ ʙʀʏᴅᴏɴ – ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀᴠɪɴ & ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ‘ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴛꜱ’ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ.

THE SECRETS OUT

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ (ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴢᴏᴇ’ꜱ) ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏꜱ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜᴛᴜʙᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ.

ɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏꜱ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ, ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ. ꜱᴏ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ᴠɪᴀ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ… ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ꜱᴘɪʟʟ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ.

ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ.

THAT THING I DO

ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴄᴀꜱᴛ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀɪʀʟʏ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ. ᴅᴀʀʀᴇɴ ᴄʀɪꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ/ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ɪ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ɪɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.

ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇꜱᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɪᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ, ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴏɴ.

ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀʀᴇɴ ᴏʀ ᴇꜱᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ʜᴀɪᴍ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ.

SHOWMANCE – GLEE RECAP EDITION

ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɴɪᴄʜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏx ᴛᴠ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴀɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 2009 -2015. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛꜱ.

ɢʟᴇᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴄʟᴜʙꜱ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪɴ ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴄʜᴏɪʀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀᴍᴘɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ. ɪᴛ’ꜱ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴠ ꜱʜᴏᴡꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ʜᴏꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ, ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ ᴜꜱʜᴋᴏᴡɪᴛᴢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴠɪɴ ᴍᴄʜᴀʟᴇ – ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ɢᴜʏꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴇᴇ. ꜱʜᴏᴡᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ɢʟᴇᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴇᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴀᴘ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɢᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ 2020. ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴠɪɴ ʀᴇᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ (ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʟᴇᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛ, ᴄᴀꜱᴛ/ᴄʀᴇᴡ ᴇᴛᴄ) ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋꜱᴛᴀɢᴇ/ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴇᴄᴅᴏᴛᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ.

ʙᴜᴛ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ/ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ɢʟᴇᴇ (ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ… ᴡʜʏ?!) ꜱᴀᴅʟʏ, (ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʙʟʏ) ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴀᴛᴜꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴍᴀᴛᴇ ɴᴀʏᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀᴀ 🖤 ʟᴀꜱᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

SH**GED MARRIED ANNOYED

ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ (ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ) ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴇᴀɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜱᴜɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴛꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ɪꜱ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ! ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ.

TWO MR Ps IN A POD(CAST)

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ.

ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴇᴄᴅᴏᴛᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀꜱ.

ɪᴛꜱ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴅᴏ, ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ.

ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɴᴇxᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ.

Have you listened to any of these?

Which Podcasts are your fave?

Any recommendations??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Autumn fun 🍁🍂🎃

As I have said many times, Autumn/Winter are my favourite seasons!

I know its chilly but hey, its England, we were made for this weather.

Plus, it’s so pretty 😍

Theres nothing like a crisp autumn walk, frosty, leaves crunching under foot, trees fire bright against a pale sky, wrapped up in cosy jumpers, a hot beverage in hand.

Now tell me that isn’t a delight!?!

Here are some of the ways I’ve been enjoying the Autumn so far!

• P U M P K I N • P I C K I N G •

Me, my sister and my nephews had a great time pumpkin picking, at a local patch 🎃

We went early Oct to get the most out of our Pumpkins.

I’ve used them to dot around the lounge to create a cosy, autumn vibe. Some will of course be carved on Halloween.

• A U T U M N • W A L K S •

I definitely have a new appreciation for walks since the lockdowns and the pandemic in general.

Theres alot of enjoyment to be had in the fresh air, amongst the trees and pretty plants. I loved our sunny summer walks but in Autumn it’s an even more beautiful experience.

• C O S Y • R E A D S •

…because I could read anywhere… but, theres nothing better than in my little reading corner, in autumn and winter, because it just feels even more cosy.

• H A L L O W E E N • F U N •

I am a big horror film fan so I enjoy the spookiness of Halloween.

Lockdown no 2 was announced this Halloween (Horror!) So I wanted to make it even more fun, because if you can’t enjoy the little things, (even when stuck at home) during a global pandemic, when can you!?

Over the weekend I ended up watching eight different horror films!

•Nightmare on Elm St (New) •Friday the 13th • Psycho (New) •Anabelle • Freddy Vs Jason •Nightmare Before Christmas •IT (The Original) •Hocus Pocus

We like to carve a pumpkin each year, because its just some harmless seasonal fun, and since I had a few from our picking spree, I carved a few.

As well as the films and pumpkin carving, we also listened to some Halloween tuness (until the X-Files theme freaked me out 🤣😱) we had Spooky, mummy sausages and jacket potatoes for dinner (because why should kids have all the fun) and Halloween Hot chocolates to round off the evening.

And a spot of Halloween Animal Crossing!

It was really good fun and it made us forget about the pandemic a bit, a fun weekend/evening spent together.

• P U M P K I N • C A R V I N G •

Because you have to do one of these every year! Come on now.

‘Parry’ By me & Tim
My slight fail, HP lightening scar and glasses attempt
This was really flippin’ hard 🤣 Yes, I’m that cool.

… and yes I am indeed wearing a Bat onesie in this picture, my traditional Halloween costume/pumpkin carving outfit! 🦇

Don’t hate me cause you ain’t me!

• A U T U M N • N A T U R E •

• H U N T •

As a fun little pre lockdown 2.0 activity with my nephews, we went on a Nature Hunt.

They love running about in the park and exploring and they enjoyed it even more than I thought they would (so did I!!)

• B A K I N G •

I spent another lovely pre lockdown day with my niece 😊

What’s more cosy (and delicious) than baking!?!

We had a lovely time together ♡

Gotta love a Unicorn Cupcake 🦄🧁

& finally…

• B O N F I R E • N I G H T •

Again, due to Lockdown (thanks Rona!) we won’t be seeing people for a bit, but its timing did coincide with Bonfire Night and so we resurrected a Byford tradition, and got together to celebrate.

Outside, wrapped up, enjoying other peoples fireworks, sparklers, s’mores, soup, jackets, bangers, log burners and catching up!

A great evening! We missed this tradition last year as there was alot going on, so it was great to do it again.

It’s been a little while (probably the Summer hols) since I’ve done a little ‘life’ update and I love capturing memories on here. I think I forget to use my blog this way sometimes when I get carried away sharing about my hobbies.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Stay safe everyone ♡

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Ｂａｎａｎａ Ｂｒｅａｄ 🍌

Hey Guys 👋🏻

I did a spot of baking this weekend after a busy week at work. I find it quite relaxing (as long as the recipe is simple!)

I made a Banoffee pie for a family BBQ (Link to my blog post recipe here ) & a banana bread cake. This one is for my mum. I had plenty of left over, very ripe bananas!

Let’s take a look at the recipe…

(The recipe I followed)

Mҽƚԋσԃ

1. ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴏ 180ᴄ/160ᴄ ꜰᴀɴ/ɢᴀꜱ 4.

2. ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀ 2ʟʙ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ.

3. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ 140ɢ ꜱᴏꜰᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ 140ɢ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴜɢᴀʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴜꜰꜰʏ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅ 2 ʙᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴇɢɢꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 140ɢ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀ.

4. ꜰᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀ, 1 ᴛꜱᴘ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ 2 ᴍᴀꜱʜᴇᴅ ʙᴀɴᴀɴᴀꜱ.

5. I ꜱʟɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɴᴀɴᴀ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ.

6. ᴘᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴋᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 50 ᴍɪɴꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ. ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴀᴛ 5-ᴍɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴀʟꜱ ʙʏ ᴛᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴋᴇᴡᴇʀ (ɪᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴꜱᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴʟʏ), ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴠᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴛɪɴ.

7. ᴍɪx 50ɢ ɪᴄɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɢᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ 2-3 ᴛꜱᴘ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴜɴɴʏ ɪᴄɪɴɢ.

8. Cᴏᴏʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɴ ꜰᴏʀ 10 ᴍɪɴꜱ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡɪʀᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴋ.

9. ᴅʀɪᴢᴢʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ.

Eɳʝσყ!

(Credit: BBC Good Food Recipe, Link above)

Let me know if you have a go at this recipe!

What’s your favourite thing to bake?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Holiblog: Summer 2020 ☀️

Hey Guys 👋🏻

I love documenting what we get up to in the Summer holidays.

Though thanks to Covid we didnt actually have a Summer ‘holiday’, I also didn’t have to work this Summer, so I had all six weeks to enjoy, have fun and relax ready for Sept!

So, without further ado, let’s have a look at what we got up to…

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕆𝕟𝕖

ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ/ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡꜱ. ᴡᴇ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴏᴛ oꜰ ʟᴜɴᴄʜ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ.

ᴡᴇ (ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ) ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴏʟꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋʟʏ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ .

ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ᴡɪʟᴅ, ᴏᴜᴛᴅᴏᴏʀꜱ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ… ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ᴏɴ ꜱᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ…

ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜰʀᴏɴᴛ.

ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ!

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕋𝕨𝕠

ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴡᴏ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴜꜱ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ɴᴏ 2 ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋ, ᴀ ꜱᴜɴɴʏ ꜱᴛʀᴏʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄɴɪᴄ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀᴇꜱ. ʏᴜᴍ!

ᴡᴇ ᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀQᴜᴀɪɴɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ, ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ɴᴇʀᴏ ʜᴀʜᴀ. (ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴘᴏꜱᴇꜱ ʙʏ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡꜱ😎)

ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ. ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ.. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴀ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ… (ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ 😂)

ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ꜰʀɪᴅᴀʏ Qᴜɪᴢ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴡᴏ.

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋꜱ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴇꜱ!! ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ ꜰᴇʟɪxꜱᴛᴏᴡᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴀɴᴅ.

ᴡᴇ ꜱᴡᴀᴍ, ᴅᴜɢ, ᴀᴛᴇ ꜰɪꜱʜ & ᴄʜɪᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ, ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ! ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴜʀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ (ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴜɴᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴ!!!)

ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴡ ꜰᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛ.. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜰꜰʟᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ.

ᴏɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴘɪᴄɴɪᴄ, ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜰʀᴏɴᴛ…

… ɪ ꜱᴡᴇᴀʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴅᴏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇꜱ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ 😂 (ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ)

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕣

ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ.

ɪ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴀʟᴋ.

ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ɴɪᴄᴇ ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀʏ ꜱᴛʀᴏʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴀʟᴛᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍ. ᴡᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄɴɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ʜᴀʟꜰᴡᴀʏ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. (ᴡᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴍɪꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ, ʏᴀʏ!)

ᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋʟʏ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴡɪᴄᴇ. ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ, ᴡᴇ
ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅꜱ ꜰᴀʀᴍ. ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ, ɢʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀᴛꜱ, ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴏʜ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴀɴ! (ᴡᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ)

ᴡᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴘᴀʀʟᴏᴜʀ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜ (ꜱᴜʀᴘʀɪꜱᴇ, ꜱᴜᴘʀɪꜱᴇ!🤦🏼‍♀️) ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ. ᴘᴀɴᴄᴀᴋᴇꜱ, ʙᴀᴄᴏɴ & ᴍᴀᴘʟᴇ ꜱʏʀᴜᴘ.. ʏᴜᴍ.

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝔽𝕚𝕧𝕖

ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ꜰɪᴠᴇꜱ ꜰᴜɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍɪꜱꜱᴇᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴀᴜɴᴛɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ/ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ʙᴏx ꜰᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ.

ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ᴡᴇ ᴄʟɪᴍʙᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴇꜱ (ᴏʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ)

ᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋʟʏ ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴛʀᴀᴡʙᴇʀʀʏ ᴘɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜰᴜɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ. ᴡᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀʀᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏꜱ.

ꜱᴛʀᴀᴡʙᴇʀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ, ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ! 🍓

ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴜᴍᴍʏ ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ʙᴏʏꜱ, ᴀ ‘ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʙʙɪᴛ’ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴍᴀʀᴀᴛʜᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛɪᴍ 💗 ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟɪʟ ꜱʜᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ, ᴍᴏᴏᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴏᴘx ɢʀᴀʙʙɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴇʀʀᴀɴ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ.

𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕊𝕚𝕩

ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀʟ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ 😥

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋꜱ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄɴɪᴄ, ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɴɪᴄᴇ.

ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇꜱᴛ ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡꜱ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ! ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ɴᴇᴡ ʙɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ.

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜ, ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ, ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ, ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴡᴇᴇᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ.

𝔹𝕒𝕟𝕜 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕

ᴀ ʙᴀɴᴋ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ.

ᴏɴ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀᴅᴀʏ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜰᴀꜱᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄʜɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄɪɴᴇᴍᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ. ᴡᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴜɴʜɪɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ.

ᴏɴ ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀʏ ɪ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴀʟᴋ, ʙʀᴜɴᴄʜ (ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ 😂) ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ.

ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴜɴ! ᴍᴇ & ᴛɪᴍ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴍɪɴɪ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴀ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀꜰᴇ (ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴠɪᴇᴡ) ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜱᴜɴɴʏ ꜱᴛʀᴏʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏꜱɪᴅᴇ 💗

ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡꜱ.

I suppose the fun has to come to an end at some point

This has been such a fun Summer and its been great to have the whole time off for once.

Great fun, great memories 💭

I hope you had a lovely Summer!

What did you get up to?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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𝔸 𝔻𝕒𝕪 𝕆𝕗 𝕊𝕖𝕝𝕗 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕖 🧖🏼‍♀️

ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴇ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ.

ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ʙʏ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘꜱ, ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ɴᴇʀᴏ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜱᴏʏ ᴄᴀʀᴀᴍᴇʟ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇ, ʏᴜᴍ!

Love a coffee shop, Coffee!

ɪ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴏᴘ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏɴ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ.

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ, ʙʀᴏᴡꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ Qᴜᴀɪɴᴛ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱʜᴏᴘ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

My purchases.

ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ (ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱɴ’ᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ!!) ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴜᴛᴇ ᴘɪɴ ʙᴀᴅɢᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ! ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ.

ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴꜱ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴘ ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜ&ᴍꜱ ᴄᴀɴᴏᴘʏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ɴᴇxᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ!

Christchurch Mansion.

ɪ ʙᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴇᴇʀᴀɴ: ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪɴ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ ᴍᴀɴꜱɪᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜰᴜʟʟʏ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴜʀᴇ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ɪᴛ!

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴅ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ɪᴛᴇᴍꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴄᴀꜱɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴍᴇ.

ꜱʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʏʀ 11 ‘ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀᴍᴏᴜꜱ’ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴜʙ ɢɪɢꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴍʙʟᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ.

ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ, ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛ ɪ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛ.

ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ɪꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʀᴜɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇᴀ.

3ᴋ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ, ʀᴇʟᴀxɪɴɢ ʙᴜʙʙʟᴇ ʙᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.

ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴀx. ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʙꜱᴏʀʙᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ.

Bubble bath time 🛀🏼

ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪ ɢᴏ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴊꜱ, ᴅᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ɢᴜɪᴛᴀʀ ʟᴇꜱꜱᴏɴꜱ (ɪ’ᴍ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏɪɴɢ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ, ɪᴛ’ꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴ! *ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴅ*🤣) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴏɴ ɴᴇᴛꜰʟɪx.

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ‘ᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ’, ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴊᴜᴠᴇɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ (ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ) ʙᴜᴛ, ɪᴛ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴏʙʙɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟʟ.

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥’𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕩?

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕤?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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ℍ𝕖𝕪 𝕘𝕦𝕪𝕤 👋🏻

ꜱᴏ, ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅ ᴏʀ ꜱᴏ ᴀɢᴏ ɪ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅɪʏ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʙʟᴏɢꜱ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ʙʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʏ ɪɴ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴜᴛᴇ ʟɪʟ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴜɴ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪ’ᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏ!

𝕃𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜!

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ:

•ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇᴅ ꜱɪᴢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴀᴘᴇ (ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ʀᴇᴄᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ɪᴛ)

•ɢʟᴜᴇ ɢᴜɴ & ɢʟᴜᴇ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ

•ꜱᴄɪꜱꜱᴏʀꜱ

ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴇᴀꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

ɪ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪᴢᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙɪɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪɴᴋ ʀᴏꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍʏ ɪᴠᴏʀʏ ʀᴏꜱᴇ’ꜱ.

ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪɴᴋ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ɪᴠᴏʀʏ ʀᴏꜱᴇ’ꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ. ɪᴛ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋ.

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕚𝕥:

•ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢʟᴜᴇ ɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ, ᴘʀᴏᴘ ɪᴛ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴏʀ ᴡʜɪʟꜱᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ʟᴏᴀᴅᴇᴅ, ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰʟᴏᴏʀ (ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ.. 🙄)

•ᴄᴜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀɪᴍ ᴀɴʏ ᴇxᴄᴇꜱꜱ ꜱᴛᴇᴍ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪꜱ ꜰʟᴀᴛ.

•ꜱQᴜᴇᴇᴢᴇ ᴀ ꜱɪᴢᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ꜱᴘʟᴏᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴜᴇ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇɴ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ɪɴ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱ.

•ʜᴏʟᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ 15 ꜱᴇᴄꜱ.

•ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ, ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪꜱʜ, ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇᴅ ᴇꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛ.

•ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀʏ.

•ʜᴀɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴡᴇꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 🌹

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My Lockdown Faves

Its day 38 of social distancing for me and another 3 weeks of lockdown has been announced.

That being so, I thought I would share a few of my ‘Lockdown’ faves that have been keeping me going and keeping me sane during this crazy time.

I’m not posting these to show off all the lovely things I’ve been doing, trust me there have been plenty of very unproductive days too.

Lets take a look!

 

Books, Books, Books

This is my ultimate, favourite hobby anyway but it is so nice to have the time to finally indulge in it. I do a reading challenge on my blog anyway and my aim is to read two books a month… I read two books last week… and I got so stuck into them I couldn’t put them down.

I know this is such a luxury, especially without having dependents, I have lot more time for me, but I’m taking full advantage because we are unlikely (fingers crossed) to be in a similar situation again.

Plus, I get alot of enjoyment out of immersing myself into stories, its a great way for me to relax, feel happy and less anxious about the current COVID situation.

 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

I entirelly blame my friend Dan for this new obsession haha!

I was always a Harvest Moon gal, back in the day, and I loved playing that on my DS, so, whenever Animal crossing came out I never got it as they are quite similar games.

We’ve had a Switch for a little while and lockdown was the perfect time to get stuck into a game like Animal Crossing, and I have to say, I am really enjoying it. Its right up my street and its really getting me through the long days.

Plus, there’s a nice little community and me and my friend Dan have been playing together which is really nice when you are so disconnected (physically) from everybody at the moment.

 

TV

I have been re-watching Glee since it came onto Netflix in Oct/Nov time but I am very thankful for its familiarity and awesomeness right now. Its nice to be able to just pop it on and watch and enjoy something without having to think too much about it. The same goes for Friends too. I have also really been enjoying Disney + which we got at the start of lockdown, as well as Jamie’s ‘Keep calm and cook’ on program on channel 4. TV is probably one of the things I have been using the least but its great to have a few firm favourites to pop on if needed.

 

Learning Guitar

As part of my ‘Things I want to learn before I’m 30’ I started to learn to play the guitar just before Christmas. I didn’t really have the time to properly do it then so it was a bit of a non starter, However, since I started social distancing I have been able to focus on it and have made lots of progress so far.

My brother in Law showed me a subscription website that does online guitar lessons (Fender Play) and it is really good. I feel like I’m learning so much and really understanding the basics, creating a good basis to really learn the guitar.

I’m trying to take my time and enjoy the learning  aspect of it as I often get a bit impatient and skip ahead. I’ve got plenty of time anyway!!

I’ve enjoyed learning guitar tab in my last few lessons and have been learning the Harry Potter theme tune (Of course!) as well as nursery rhymes to play for my nephews.

 

Enjoying the little things

Although this situation is less than ideal it is nice that the extra time and the restrictions have given way to a appreciation of the little things. Taking 5 minutes to sit and be calm, sitting in the sunshine and fresh air, journaling, listening to a podcast, having a relaxing bath…

 We are often rushing through our days so being forced to slow down has really made me appreciate and enjoy them and they have become a great source of comfort and wellness in this strange time.

Yeah, we can do all of these things normally but maybe we will remember how they made us feel in lockdown and this will bring extra appreciation and comfort to them once we are back to ‘normal’ life.

I for one have enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air in particular… Being in a flat means we are stuck inside so I am really enjoying having the double doors ,in our lounge, the fresh air rolling in with the sunshine, at midday feels lovely.

Quizzes

At the start of the social distancing time it was my brother in laws birthday so we did a family skype quiz, which I wrote.

Since then we have made it our little Friday night activity, we take it in turns to write the quiz and the winners and/or losers choose a category for the next  weeks quiz.

This has been really fun and its so nice to see all the fam.

Me and my twin sister Sarah have also been doing some online quizzes that people have been posting online and Youtube. We have done a couple of Harry Potter ones, a Disney one and a Gavin & Stacey one.

I’ve always loved a quiz so I’m quite enjoying all of these being available.

 

Video chats

What would we do if this wasn’t an option!! These have been a god send.

Its so nice to still be able to see peoples faces and chat! We are so lucky that there are so many different platforms to do this on too, I mean before this I only ever did the odd Whatsapp video call! Now its all skype, Zoom, Facebook, Houseparty and Whatsapp! Its all going on, but it is definalty  the thing keeping me sane the most.

As I am a Learning support assistant in a Primary school (Reception) I have been doing phonics lessons for my nephews via Skype so that has been nice, I feel like I am helping them and I really miss my job so its nice to have that each morning.

 

Baking

I love baking so I am enjoying having a bit more time to just do some random baking if the fancy takes me. Usually its for an occasion so its more time pressured, so its nice to just be able to enjoy it.

Thank goodness there is lots of extra exercise content available otherwise Im sure my waistline wouldnt be enjoying it all haha.

So far I have made Two banana breads, double choc chip cookies, chocolate orange cookies and mini cheese scones! YUM!

Craft

I’ve always enjoyed crafting anway but obviously now that I have a bit of extra time I can do a few projects.

I have started making cards again recently and I am trying to make a big batch so that when I can actually start giving them/posting them again, I have a load ready to go.

I was thinking about co ordinating with mt birthday book to sort out how many I need for each month and then maybe make a few extras too.

I also bought a little scrapbooking project for me and Tim to do, on our wedding anniversary in June, as I pretty sure this will still be going on then!

I’m going to do a post on this so keep your eyes peeled for that. Its a really cute idea and I thought it would be nice to have something to do together. We have loads of random photos and bits and bobs from when we were dating.

We usually go away for our anniversary whether that be on the day or the nearest weekend so I thought it would be nice to still have something special to do, to mark the occasion.

 

Extra content

As I said , I am loving all the quizzes online, but also there is loads of extra content on online platforms too. PE with Joe Wicks, Cooking with Jamie Oliver, Instagram lives, video interviews, workouts, online parties, just loads of fun extra things that you can do whilst staying at home. Its been great!

Podcasts are amazng too. Any fellow Gleeks out there, check out Kevin & Jenna’s Showmance Podcast Glee Recap Edition. They are still putting them out remotely so these have been great to listen to each week.

What are your quarantine faves?

Stay safe and stay home!

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My reading challenge: March 📚

How is it already March??!!

Month two of my reading challenge is complete and I managed to read two books as Feb is a short month.

I read: Eve of Man by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher

And

‘Dark House: The DCI Harwin series (Book One) by Helen Phifer.

Month Three of my reading challenge is here …

The books I will be reading for March are:

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena.

How well do you know the couple next door? Or your husband? Or even–yourself? People are capable of almost anything. A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors–a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives. Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all–a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately focuses on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they’ve kept for years.

Dying breath; Lucy Harwin detective series (Book 2) by Helen Phifer.

Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last.
Just a few months after a terrifying case that nearly took her life, Detective Lucy Harwin is back with her squad in the coastal town of Brooklyn Bay – and this time, she’s faced with a case more horrifying than anything she’s encountered.
Along with her partner, Detective Mattie Jackson, Lucy is investigating what appears to be a vicious but isolated murder; a woman found bludgeoned to death on a lonely patch of wasteland.
But when a second victim is discovered strangled in an alleyway, then a young family shot in their own home, Lucy and the team must face the unthinkable reality – a killer is walking the streets of their town.
While Lucy and the team try to find the link between these seemingly unconnected murders, they uncover a disturbing truth – these murders are replicating those carried out by infamous serial killers.
Lucy must get to the killer before he strikes again. But he’s got his sights on her, and is getting ever closer… Can she save herself, before she becomes the final piece in his twisted game?

Any Recommendations??

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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12 months, 12 books!

Hi guys!

I LOVE to read, I would even go as far as to say it is my favourite hobby. So, I thought I would share this hobby with you guys.

So this is basically my guide to a good read. All of these books I have read and thoroughly enjoyed! Its one book for each month of the year. As I’ll explain along the way, I have put certain books and months together just to make it a bit more tailored to those months and to myself (It is my guide after all haha)

I hope you guys find this useful and are drawn to a few of these brilliant books, maybe you could pop them onto your Christmas list! You may even know someone who would enjoy one of these, or failing that they would make great stocking fillers,

Lets take a look at the books I’ve chosen…

Bridget Jones Diary By Helen Fielding.

Because we all need a bit of cheering up in January! & Bridget is a very endearing character. January is probably when most people would start writing a new diary, a new year, a new chapter.

Billy & Me By Giovanna Fletcher.

A brilliant and cosy love story, wonderfully written. You will fall in love with the setting, its characters and the story of a young couple in love.

Blood sisters by Jane Corry.

I really enjoyed this book and found the twists really keep you on your toes.

After I’ve gone By Linda Green.

This book is SO gripping. With social media being at the forefront of todays culture this novel really makes you think. (+ its full of Harry Potter references!!)

Is it just me? By Miranda Hart.

May is my birthday month and I received this book for my birthday a few years ago. It is full of laughs. Miranda Hart is my favourite comedian and this hilarious book of anecdotes and stories is just fab! Sure to put a smile on your face. Almost halfway!

The Notebook By Nicholas Sparks.

“Every great love starts with a story.” This book is beautiful, true love personified, it made me cry!! (All the feels!!) and during what is a special month for me and my husband I thought this was a rather apt choice.

“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough..”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I’ve ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours. ”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Lying about last summer by Sue Wallman.

Since July is the start of the summer I thought that this would make a good choice. This one is a teenage read (technically, but don’t let that put you off adults!!) It is super easy to get into and is just a lovely story about overcoming fears and letting go of guilt.

Change of heart By Jodi Picoult.

I was on holiday when I read this, hence the choice of months! and this is by far one of my favourites of all of Jodi Picoults books. It is SO gripping you honestly won’t be able to put it down, 10/10.

Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone By J.K Rowling

Because was I ever going to do a book review without getting a Harry Potter book in there?? (NO, No I was not) This book is so MAGICAL and if your anything like me you’ll be dreaming of boarding that train to Hogwarts on September the 1st.

The Ice cream girls By Dorothy Koomson.

Take yourself back to Summer time with this seaside set novel. Heart breaking but brilliantly written by another one of my favourite authors.

Mince pies and mistletoe at the Christmas market By Heidi Swann.

This is a lovely easy reader with an awesome festive feel to it. If this doesn’t get you into the festive spirit I don’t know what will!!

Tanya’s Christmas By Tanya Burr

This is a fantastic book to get you feeling super festive, but also prepared for all the merriment. Its not a story, its more of a guide to Christmas and Christmas prep. Its full of brilliant crafty ideas, tantalizing recipes that will make your mouth water and make up, gifting and wrapping ideas to get those festive juices flowing, perfect.

 

These books are all quite different so I’m hoping there’s something in there for all of you guys to get your teeth stuck into,

What’s your favourite book? Favourite Author? Any recommendations?

 

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogiversary no2 🎉

So Sunday (the 8th October) marked two years since I started my blog, TWO!! Where has that time gone?!? 
As most of you who have followed my blog from the beginning will know I started my blog to document our wedding planning, wahhhh it seems so long ago now!! (if your new, Hey! 👋🏼) 

I never thought I would be someone who wrote a blog, I thought it was something other people did, ‘cool’ people (whatever cool is these days)

My twin sister Sarah had her blog and she really enjoyed it, I was sceptical but I gave it a go and it turned out to be a hobby I would come to really enjoy. I love that I can look back at moments in my life, recipes I’ve made, shopping sprees I’ve been on and just the things that I’ve been loving over the years, many of which I might have forgotten if it wasnt for them being documented in my own little space.

I’m especially pleased that I documented our wedding planning, as anyone who has got married will know, it all goes very quickly so I will always have that to look back on and remind me of that v.stressful, but fun process, the decisions we made that got us to that special day and just little things that I may not remember forever but will make me smile when I read them back.

A blog has such potential, so if your thinking of doing it, do! Just go for it. Don’t be afraid of what others will think of your writing, it’s yours to make of it what you wish and you’ll never please everyone (Why would you want to anyway, some people are d**ks) + It’s good fun 👍🏻 

Here’s to many more years here at Roseanne’s s Blog!

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Until next time, 

Roseanne 🙂

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