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Good morning campers, Tia here!How are you all doing? I've basically got my own little woodland floor happening here. I'...
23/09/2026

Good morning campers, Tia here!

How are you all doing?

I've basically got my own little woodland floor happening here.

I've been watching these cyclamen for the last few weeks and they just keep getting better. When we first started looking at the garden I knew there were some under the trees, but I don't think I realised quite how many there were. They've just kept popping up through all the fallen leaves and now look at them!

Pink, pale pink and white, all mixed in with the leaves and ivy. It's honestly beautiful. I love how much this garden has to show me. The more time I spend in it, the more I notice what's already here.
I haven't planted these. I haven't created this little patch.

It really is inspiring me to dig out my SLR and go take some pictures of the land changing, I may need to get a lot of memory cards 😆

What are you all noticing about the changing seasons?

Tia x

Good morning flower pots! Alls well in the world of fields! The weather has been glorious and so forgetting to bring the...
23/09/2026

Good morning flower pots!

Alls well in the world of fields! The weather has been glorious and so forgetting to bring the washing in continues! Lol

Thought I’d use my country pic against my daughters London street pic today, Ying and Yang but both stunning.

She got home and a part miracle had happened! A good proportion of the builders mess had gone! Never say that sharing bad agent/landlord stuff on socials doesn’t work!

I’ve been accused by the agent of ‘sharing rumours’ which is I suppose their way of threatening me? Sadly for them facts are NOT rumours are they, especially when there’s photographic, written and of course videoed evidence! I’m telling the truth and truth is not a lie.

I hate that those two young girls have had to experience that nonsense! However, the agent has now agreed to one months notice when they find something and hopefully will manage the property properly and with respect. I got sight of an email that was supper disrespectful and I’m still not happy about it. I think they forget the girls are the client! All too often the Landlord is king and the tenant suffers. I know we hear about bad tenants but most people do take care of their rented homes.

Yes the girls signed up to building work continuing above for 8 weeks for a slightly lower rent but they expected a safe home, no weekend disturbance, damage or rubbish. It’s gone beyond normal and they don’t feel safe which is terrible.

Facts matter.

Is it because it is a London rental? Shouldn’t be as the same laws apply! Also these kids pay an absolutely fortune for tiny homes that are often worse for wear! Theirs is a new renovation but the agent has ignored the general maintenance issues thus far. Honestly!

I’ve told H to put a bill together for the damages she suffered. All that stuff was either new or from here at home! Even down to her pretty bed blankets which are now stained, new chest of draws scuffed and cleaning hasn’t sorted it! In many ways I’m just glad that she wasn’t in that bed when the ceiling came down!

It’s sad that we have to go into battle for them both at 24 but I also don’t want them taken advantage of! They don’t know how to navigate streetwise agents do they?

Hopefully it will all be a bit smoother from here on and I sincerely hope that the agent gets a grip and we have no more issues? The girls deserve better. In life when you have to complain you suddenly become the problem? Er I don’t think so. Not on my watch anyway!

Boxing gloves off!

Have a great day and behave lol

D x

Forever celebrating autumn 🍂
22/09/2026

Forever celebrating autumn 🍂

Good morning folk and a happy Tuesday! How’s you? I’d like to introduce you to my new bedfellow, the bed slug! Lol It’s ...
22/09/2026

Good morning folk and a happy Tuesday!

How’s you?

I’d like to introduce you to my new bedfellow, the bed slug! Lol

It’s a squishy pillow for my knees or hips in bed but we must have parted company in the night, as I found it on the floor this morning lol!

Oh well. Aging is grand isn’t it? Each day something new hurts and then sometimes without a warning that ache disappears!

Love it!

Off to get my nails sorted this morning and to nip into the supermarket. He’s going to return a uni library book. He’s also got a new toy, a forklift? No clue why.

Men and their toys!

Life goes on at cranky farm and despite the LL rep saying they are on the maintenance and upgrades we need here, not a sausage has happened. We are not surprised. They had said they would sort proper heating but we are already looking at the back end of September so I can’t see it being this year!

Meanwhile back at my daughter’s flat, they’ve suffered a leak from above and they are fed up now. Quite understandable but what really sealed the deal for me was, I was tracking a parcel I sent her. I saw the delivery photo and I was utterly horrified! The front of their house/door is covered in rubbish spilling out of skips! The builders are chucking stuff down and covering their bins so they can’t use them. It also looks like other people are adding to the rubbish!!!

Bless them. What a farce the move turned out to be. The agent has gone from ‘if they aren’t happy, they can leave’ to ‘we want two months notice and the deposit’. Why? These girls lost ‘quiet enjoyment’ the minute they moved in and H is just very lucky she was at home here when her ceiling landed on her bed in London!

Honestly! The lack of protection from bad landlords continues!

Have a good day petals and let me know what you are up to!

D x

Lol
21/09/2026

Lol

Either lounging in the sun or chasing squirrels 🐿️ it’s a dogs life 🐾
21/09/2026

Either lounging in the sun or chasing squirrels 🐿️ it’s a dogs life 🐾

Happy moaning Monday folks! Another new week begins! Yeah! My moan??I think I should rename this house! I’m thinking 🤔 C...
21/09/2026

Happy moaning Monday folks! Another new week begins!

Yeah!

My moan??

I think I should rename this house!

I’m thinking 🤔 Cobweb Manor or Shoe Fly Pie House!

Way too many flies and 🕷️ webs!

I do a room a day and honestly I’ve never seen so many, it’s like a horror show!

Farm life eh!

Last year, I used the plug ins and this year forgot, so there’s the lesson! Chemicals work!

Got up to him watching man tv. Someone somewhere doing up a rusty old vehicle. I fear this will be in our near future. A yard full of rust and engine parts. I want a divorce lol 😂

He took me to see an old camper the other day. It was a NO from me but thankfully it was in such bad condition he passed. One day I’m sure he will hit on the right wreck and we will start to look like a junk dump!

Arghhhhhhhh!

A man and a shed is a good thing but if your man can mechanic, run!

Anyway! Onwards with the week and whatever it holds. We’ve been trying to get some info out of his accountant for over two weeks and this morning he’s suddenly on leave. Great! He’s usually really responsive but as soon as we needed some paperwork he’s gone missing!

Typical.

What have you got going on this week?

More tea!

Bought some new kitten heels but I suspect I will gift them to H!

D x

It’s just another Sunday and it’s pretty warm out there but Steak hotpot, cauliflower cheese, carrot and turnip mash oh ...
20/09/2026

It’s just another Sunday and it’s pretty warm out there but Steak hotpot, cauliflower cheese, carrot and turnip mash oh and lemon butter peas and cabbage it is!

Good morning flower pots and happy sermon Sunday! Yes, it’s that time again and so please tell me that you’re also think...
20/09/2026

Good morning flower pots and happy sermon Sunday! Yes, it’s that time again and so please tell me that you’re also thinking those weeks are just whizzing by?

Stop the merry go round!

Anyway, today’s sermon is a lesson I’ve learnt in the last 18 months and one I will always repeat to anyone that needs to hear it.

Love your home.

Those four walls.

No matter the financial situation. If you have four walls protecting you, learn to romance them. Enjoy your safe place no matter its decor and celebrate being home like it’s the only thing that matters.

Home, is the only place you are you.

Going outside costs a fortune these days, so let’s normalise NOT going out as much. Not having plans or holidays booked.

If we believed the media, September is pre Christmas! Ludicrous! Stay home and stay safe from the commercial push.

Move to the country and get a dog! Far safer than venturing out into the big wild, crazy world.

Seriously, all jokes aside. Whatever hopes, dreams and ambitions you have, keep going but don’t loose the ground you stand on.

Don’t forget to enjoy what you’ve built by already moving on to the next thing.

A home should be a place to just be. To potter. To feel safe and secure. You should sigh when you walk in the door from work or peopling.

A safe home is for all that live there. Not just for one. Happy homes are built together with trust and time, but happy it should be.

Home is the place you put a lot of your personality! The art, the decor and of course let’s not forget the garden.

You grow at home, not just plants, you physically, mentally and emotionally grow.

The kitchen is the place you make both beans on toast for one and a wonderful magazine worthy meal for family and friends. It’s where the kettle boils endlessly. That scratched table you think has seen better days, still has many of those memory making moments to come.

Home.

Rest and recovery from the storm outside, usually man made.

Home.

It’s really what you make it.

It’s also where you hang your hat and your heart, even just for a little while.

The home you are in now, is the sanctuary you need whilst you make those plans. Don’t let people in that don’t belong there.

Be grateful and thankful that you have a place you call ‘home’.

Love and gumption - oh and mind your business!

D x

Oh now! The Lord gave her kissy lips so she can’t help but dress them TOM FORD BEAUTY
19/09/2026

Oh now! The Lord gave her kissy lips so she can’t help but dress them TOM FORD BEAUTY

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