It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday Foods, but here it is! This edition of Friday Foods is a delicious and super easy pasta dish I’ve made a few times now. It’s perfect for dinner in the middle of the week as it is low effort. I’ve gotten the recipe from BBC EasyContinue reading “Friday Foods #21”
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Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break
For those who do did & didn’t celebrate Easter, I hope you all had a wonderful break and time with loved ones. Here in the UK, we get both Good Friday and Easter Monday off as bank holidays. This allowed us to spend some time around the house and go out to do some funContinue reading “Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break”
Writing Battle
From last month to yesterday, I spent time competing in a writing competition called Writing Battle. Writing Battle is exactly what you would think – duelling against other writers for a cash prize. This round I participated in was a 2,000 word short story. Each contest in the battle is given three cards – oneContinue reading “Writing Battle”
Unapologetic Me
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been toying with the right words to say as to why I haven’t felt the strength to write for myself, why I decided to step into the unknown, or why I let this blog go quiet for over a year. Recently, I watched a video made by aContinue reading “Unapologetic Me”
Date Night Ideas #1
A while ago, my parents had purchased my husband and I a jar that had 52 date night ideas – essentially one date night idea a week, for the year. Since we had been busy with the move, Peter and I didn’t really seem to have the time to think about date nights. Now thatContinue reading “Date Night Ideas #1”
April Already?!
Wow! Can you believe we are already into April? I’m honestly annoyed at the fact I have gone so long into 2022 without writing more on this blog! There has been a lot that has happened in my life since I last wrote and I will fill you, dear reader, in with all of theContinue reading “April Already?!”
2021 Christmas Message
Whew, what a year! I’m currently writing this on my first day off for the holidays, sitting at the table in our living room, our Christmas tree to the right of me. It’s such a relief to finally have some time (and a clear head) to sit down and write again on my blog. IContinue reading “2021 Christmas Message”
Penpals
One thing that has brought some cheer to my life this year is when I started getting back into having penpals. I wasn’t expecting to have an easy time finding people to write to and to find people from all over the world interested in creating a connection through letters. It has helped sparked creativityContinue reading “Penpals”
Airbnb Tips
Apologies again for the long time between writing. Life has been so busy lately, but things are finally falling into place for me that I feel like I can sit down and do some writing again! With life returning to “normal”, more and more Britons are choosing to travel again. One of the popular waysContinue reading “Airbnb Tips”
Euro 2020 Recap
Sleep didn’t come easy last night to those living in England, including me. After a heart-pounding, pressure-rising penalty shootout in the UEFA EURO 2020 final, England lost to Italy 3-2 on penalties. Seeing Italy’s Donnarumma save Saka’s shot broke my heart. Knowing it was all over hurt. My heart hurt more for the young EnglandContinue reading “Euro 2020 Recap”
Idealistic Iowan 