Midlife – travel, fun and adventure
I wasn't expecting that! No really! That was my most viewed post of 2015. I've been looking at my blog stats for 2015 and have been very surprised about what featured in my top 10 of posts viewed. Posts on babies and weddings collected the top votes based on what the stats show with running not …
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Looking back at the Wedding of the Year with the Mother of the Bride (MOB)! My first time as MOB and I loved it all.
Here's a photo of one of my favourite rosebuds. This particular rose bush has the most delightful fragrant yellow roses so I'm quite surprised that there is so much other colour in this bud. As an aside we used some of these roses petals for my daughter's wedding on the weekend. My husband and I collected a …
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Update #3 from Mother of the Bride (aka MOB) There are now just 33 days to go until THE WEDDING. My daughter, B2B and fiance G2B, and two of the beautiful bridesmaids have just been and gone! We had a weekend jam-packed with all things wedding related. As they all live a long way away …
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I have been trying to write this post all week, it's been rattling around in my head, as things often do, until I can get it out. I've been suffering withdrawals and have felt lost and all adrift since I stopped my every day is an adventure project at Day 100. I had been aiming to …
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Update #2 from Mother of the Bride (aka MOB) My daughter, B2B, informed me a few weeks ago that the big day was less than 100 days away. It's now way less than that. Cue excitement levels rising!! I can't believe that time is flying by so fast. She appears organised, so I'm feeling quite relaxed about it all …
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Come on over to the Tea Party at Justine's Tea Time , I want to share with you my very exciting news! As we're now sitting comfortably and all have a delicious snack close to hand, superbly provided by the many other bloggers in attendance, (such as Desley), and accompanied by Justine's delicious chocolate tea, or Lucile's …
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An update from Mother of the Bride (aka MOB) I am enjoying the planning that is going into our first family wedding and particularly my role as MOB. My earlier posts on this subject include Venturing into a brave new world and It's official - I've joined the MOB and they set the scene to some …
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I feel like numbers are taking over my world! 1. I've started going to the gym and have so many numbers to think about - I have to count the reps, remembering to breathe in and out at the right time, ensure the right weight is on the machine, firstly find the machine by its …
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Today should have been the happiest day of their lives but it was the saddest day of all. You may have heard of this but just in case you haven't..... A young teacher went into her school last weekend to complete work for while she was to be away on her honeymoon. She was due …
A throwaway shot, or purposefully unfocused? I took this photo last weekend at the Wedding Fair and had to retrieve it from my deleted album as I had dismissed it as too blurry. The only editing I have done is to make it a black and white shot and now there's something about it that grabs …
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I'm bringing my very own Travelling Teahouse Caravan to Justine's tea party this time. It's the most gorgeous pink caravan that I came across at a Wedding Fair on the weekend. (If you'd like to read all about my venture into the brave new world of weddings, here's a link you can click). I fell in love with …
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Well...today I did something I've never done before, went somewhere I've never been before and entered dangerous new territory... I attended my first Wedding Fair! As you no doubt know by now, I'm the Mother of the Bride (MOB) and my daughter S, Bride to Be, (B2B) is getting married to B, Groom to Be (G2B) in November this year. B2B wasn't …
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I can't dance. And neither can my husband. This hasn't been an issue for most of our 35 years together, we both like music and enjoy watching others dance. Sometimes we have been known to give in and just get up and join in but not very often! I have never felt confident dancing and …
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I'm now officially a card carrying member of the MOB. That's Mother of the Bride (MOB) in case you're worried! Wedding date is set for later this year. My husband is now a FOB and the two sisters are SOBs. Oh dear...it's going to be a long year at this rate! I'm excited 😊 Any tips …
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Another year of marriage successfully completed! Congratulations to us 😊 I really can't believe it's been 35 years since that memorable day - except when I stop and think that I have children either in their 30s or very close to it. The intervening years aren't all that clear at times, but then a lot …
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Pine cones are abundant in the pine forest near our house. Apparently the cockatoos eat bits out of them and then discard them on the ground. I love their intricacies and patterns. This is my day 2 photo for the 5 days of black and white photo challenge and was taken on my iphone and edited using Instagram. …
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