France & Other Stories

Testing, testing, one, two....and three! Must have had 30 blood tests in the last few weeks and changed BP meds 5 times! Oi! I've never been one to visit the doctor, no thanks, unless I have a list of woes a mile long and have been sat on them for months, even years. I'm very much a 'I'm not dead yet soooo'........Honestly though, I'm not a fan of doctors surgeries generally and feel that advocating for my own health is often too stressful in itself! I don't wish to battle bu

It's around this time of year, every year, when I get a little homesick for three of my favourite places in the world namely, Canada,...

Uphill all the way? Healing isn't linear is it? If it was a meal, it would be super sticky, gooey noodles, drowning in a stock of...

a life shock! After a health scare, it's part of the reality check to understand the fragility of life isn't it? I'm positively sure I'm...

and August comes to an end............ I'm embracing the changes, slowly but surely. I believe, from 'too much moving' experience, that...

oh oh..... .....but not yet and never in France. I think we both had a little wobble there for a minute and I suspect it's to do with...

Taxing times.... The summer clock has just sailed gently past mid august and of course France is shut for business, which is no surprise,...

First of all let me tell you all, I can't believe it's already August! I really can't and I feel like all we did is move again, you know?...

Eeeeeeeee! I believe dear hearts, that I am in the midst of that post move, post birthday funk! Everything feels a bit blue but also a...

But perfect for me, welcome to Follie's Farm, a new and exciting beginning! Chapter 45 of the Holland ever moving train story, C'ept I'm...

Nothing can stop me......! This is so true! Today, we are officially one week away from signing for the Farm and we are also one month...

a good yarn? I have all the time in the world, spill. Today there are no house viewings, amen, as 4 viewing's across 3 counties yesterday...

blow the bubble gum! Find your crazy and wear it proudly...... Real life is anyway, very messy that is and it's why I continue to be open...

the joy of floristry...... and healing begins with a name change, I didn't think I would want and I know you all voted against it....

in the British Countryside! .......hopefully involving buckets full of blooms! I'm moving on best I can and loving it so far, as I said...

Au revoir damn it! The catalyst And there always is one, right? Yep. When enough is just enough and OMG it's been such a rollercoaster!...

Get drunk.......! Noooooo! We have to be brave, pull up those big girl pants and carry the fudge on regardless. I mean we can scream, cry...

........thats life! .....sometimes, life is like this right, just pants and there's no sugar coating it! Things can suddenly go south a...

Stick a pin in it! What’s in a dream? Do we suddenly get up one morning and feel so very discontented with our current lives that we have...

Blue skies and hope........ The big kids left just a couple of hours ago and boy was I upset, we both were. I'm not usually a terribly...