One by One, they show their face...
Blooms.
Spring.
The ladies line the country lanes...
Nonna Thursday.
My weeks are passing really quickly at the moment going from one Nonna Thursday to the next. Its not long before I'm parking my Beetle 'Daisy' outside my sons house and Sebbie is standing on the sofa, looking out of the window, full of excitement for another 'Nonna bursday'. I crouch down outside so I'm…
SEBBIE.
I hold your tiny hand in mine...
A cup of tea for me.
if you are cold tea will warm you, if you are heated tea will cool you...
SNOWDAYS!.
Happy New Year everyone đŸ¥° I just saw this fun video on Instagram from my brother Colin. He is the minister of a church in Boston USA along with his wife Liz. Looks like all services are out and its time to 'Build a Snowman'. Love Alison x
NOT FOR DOGS!
I asked my children to send me some videos of 'A Christmouse Tale' for advertising. This was the result!! Gotta love a grandaughter called Olive and Burt and Elvis the slightly bored GrandogsđŸ¥° Thanks guys. https://booksbyalisonstore.etsy.com Love Alison x
A Christmouse Tale.
Christmas just isn't Christmas without 'A Christmouse Tale'.
Pigeon in a storm!
It was raining yesterday afternoon in the Peaks. It was a much needed storm to break the heaviness of the warm climate we have been enjoying over the last few weeks. I'm certain that gardeners everywhere were saying it was a blessing, and those who have been struggling in the heat would have welcomed the…
Green England Proof
Last week I wrote a blog about 'Green England'. Today Daisy and I, whilst thoroughly enjoying some time together on a beautiful warm june day thought we would share some of that 'Green England' with you. The Hawthorn is sheer heaven, ive never seen it looking so amazing and didnt realize till now how much…
Green England.
Its difficult not to be filled with Joy as the freshness of the greenness...
“I wish I was normal!”
"Why me Mum?"
White Sheep
I always think of Sheep as being white until it snows, then they suddenly become a rather mirky shade of yellow as they forage around knee deep, hoping to find something to eat under the white blankets that now cover their once green fields, Driving up to the Peak District today was like driving through…
60….OH MY GOSH!
Well how on earth has this happened, could someone please explain to me how I got to be this age!! Did I blink? or fall asleep and wake up 60 years later. My mum was 60 once but me....no I cant be. YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! What, sorry, did you say its my birthday tomorrow,…
Olive and Nonna and ‘A Christmouse Tale’
https://booksbyalisonstore.etsy.com/ Love her to bits Love Alison x
A Christmouse Tale.
Feeling rather joyful that I accomplished what I set out to do at the beginning of the year. A Christmous Tale can be ordered from Etsy if you would like a copy. https://booksbyalisonstore.etsy.com/ Love Alison x
A CHRISTMOUSE TALE JOURNEY.
A few Christmases ago I posted a poem on my blog that I had written for Arlo, my first grandchild. He loved the poem, and the book I made him that Christmas has been kept safely in his Christmas book bag and brought out each year. At the beginning of 2022 I decided to look…
Change.
Another Autumn is here and life is changing once again.
A flame burns bright across a still green world, a vibrant announcement of Autumns' arrival. Her gentle voice a whisper, a rustle in the trees. Small in its beginnings but growing in strength, as to each leaf she says It's time. Time to let go, time to change. To release your hold on all youve known, leaving space for new growth. As Autumn softly places a kiss on each green leaf in turn, a new season is born. And with the warmth of her breath, flames are lit across the landscape. Love Alison x Written September 16th 2021.
A Beautiful autumn morning in the Peaks
whilst singing "By the rivers of Babylon"....
Blackberry picking
i realized I had left the dog at the park...
Peak District Summer Soltice
For some crazy reason an alarm was set for 3.30 am this morning but I think when you look through the photos you will probably agree that it was well worth the sacrifice! Im told by some that 'its all down hill from today' but I would like to think that Summer is just beginning…
Happy Birthday Olive.
Being a grandparent is surprisingly lovely, although I still have to pinch myself to believe that I am one. I cant believe that this little baby girl has reached her first birthday already and that Arlo who is soon to be 4 now has a baby brother 'Sebbie Rafe' who is just 5 months old.…
Skipping and Gamboling.
Nothing says 'spring is here' more to me, than the sweet sight of newly born wrinkly lambs skipping and gamboling among the myriad of yellow dandelion heads in the Peak District fields. Oohs and aahs emanate from my mouth on a daily basis as I drive past this field and that, and see those little…
Uplifted
This little quote came up on my phone this morning and totally lifted my spirits. I couldnt help but share it. Love Alison x
Simon
I battled all these thoughts and tried to push them down with the little thought that said....
Through rose tinted glasses. 