On the eve of a New Year we have finally been able to complete another room renovation in our house, leaving only one more room to finish inside, along with painting the outside!Because this is our second lounge to renovate (visit here to see our Formal Lounge renovation), Symon wanted to have creative control and boy did he have fun!We kept to our...

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Farewell December and farewell 2022!December was a tough month as it included burying Symon's mum along with me injuring my back, then the family getting covid again! But there were so many beautiful moments throughout it as well, just like the year of 2022.Highlights for the year included going to Wellington with my daughter Shemayah, our church thriving despite a tough season, Mykah...

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This Christmas will be a little bit different with two of our family members missing this year - Symon’s Mum (Grandma) and my Nana (June Nan).It felt strange this year not purchasing them their usual Christmas treats. Mum Drake always loved and looked forward to her annual homemade calendar featuring photos of the kids, grandkids and great grandkids from throughout that previous year.While...

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Heaven is even richer today.Farewell to an AMAZING Mother-in-law, mum and Grandma.  ...

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Introducing our newest family member Totoro (fondly known as Toto), our blue English Staffordshire Bullterrier puppy. We've been talking about getting another Staffy for some time now, but always said it would be in a couple of years time. Plans changed when we came across these pups in Thames for sale! We miss Boo so much still, so it's pretty special having a new...

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It has been forever since I've shared a 'Things I've Loved Lately' post or aka 'What's been happening lately post'.Ever since Instagram has arrived, Blogging has taken a back seat, apart from being the perfect place to post Renovation stories. But I'm determined to keep this digital diary semi updated, as I love looking back later at the highlights of life. So here are...

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