tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82130122585862898592011-11-28T00:02:55.521Zbe careful what you wish for...Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-67740006284916030912010-02-02T09:49:00.008Z2010-02-02T10:50:13.949Z

Yesterday evening, because I would not be home until late, I thought I would put a cuddly toy in our bed to keep Hubby company when he turned in for the night. With several to choose from, I decided against the cuddly seal, funky chicken and furry rabbit and instead opted for 'Teddy'. A one time fluffy white bear given to me when I was 4yrs old.In fairness, 'Teddy' is past his best. He's not

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-90470049980714781752009-06-30T11:44:00.013+01:002009-06-30T13:18:00.231+01:00

Last week hubby and I celebrated our wedding anniversary in Bonny Scotland - the place I love more than anywhere in the world (apart from my bed which is actually my favourite place, ever, ever, ever).After a hectic year to date the chance to really 'get away from it all' appealed greatly and so we booked ourselves a lovely studio cottage up in the hills. Fifteen miles from the nearest shop and

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-88220551112285120962009-06-09T18:54:00.007+01:002009-06-09T19:18:32.341+01:00

Like many people at the moment, I am on a 'try not to do any' spending spree. Money needs to go further than it used to and inevitably that means no expensive treats or impulse buys. As a woman, that particular burden is very hard to bear.In a moment of melancholic madness I started thinking about things I could do to cheer myself up a bit. Things that wouldn't cost the earth and would make me

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In the recent years of the super competitive world we all came to expect more from life. We had higher expectations from everyone and from everything. The need to have recognition, reward and the ‘next best thing’ became the norm. Fortunately, I believe (hope) this is all about to change.For many, the demand from life still exists and will, I am afraid, ultimately lead to emptiness and sadness.

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-52927137765683757282009-05-21T12:35:00.006+01:002009-05-21T13:25:30.002+01:00

With the recent launch of the BBC Poetry Season, I am delighted to say that I have been reminded of the pleasures to be found in poetry and to regret that in the modern world there is little enough time for it in our lives.As a child I enjoyed poetry from a very young age and have struggled to find a copy of one of my favourite childhood poems - The Piffle Poffle - it featured in my first ever

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Are you old enough to remember The Banana Splits? Which one was your favourite?I must admit to Fleegle being mine. I wonder if it was the ears??? Or might it have been his fireman's helmet? There is something about a man in uniform...For those of you who claim to be too young to remember, the Banana Splits were a fantastic, if rather disturbing, bunch of animals (well men in furry suits really),

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-36662400410356109022009-05-11T14:29:00.006+01:002009-05-11T17:36:54.146+01:00

Sometimes life is all or nothing....don't you find?Maybe it's just me but life seems to go in waves and there doesn't seem to be any logic as to why.Since losing my job in February I have been focusing on getting my own business off the ground and that has been a slow and sometimes difficult process. Don't get me wrong, it's a great thing to be doing but it has required me to change significantly

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-27423027069310598222009-05-08T10:51:00.009+01:002009-05-11T14:56:39.399+01:00

Getting out and about to see live theatre or music is something that Hubby and I tend to do in fits and starts. For example, we don't go to the theatre for months on end and then, lo and behold, find ourselves perched in flip up seats 3 times in a month. All or nothing - that's us...Last weekend, in the absence of any decent films being shown in our area we decided to check out what other

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Despite coming from a family of gardening experts mysteriously the gardening bug just hasn't bitten me.Don't get me wrong, there's nothing I love more than a beautifully laid out and well manicured vegetable or flower garden. To see the way that creative gardeners manage to make you stop and admire their work. To sample the hard earned harvest of super fresh vegetables and fruits, or indeed the

Heather Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342675566578774365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213012258586289859.post-46712049368637243382009-05-06T11:55:00.006+01:002009-05-11T14:57:44.356+01:00

Being fascinated by people and their various idiosyncrasies I am a huge fan of any real life documentary and many of the 'Reality' programmes that are broadcast here in the UK.Now when it comes to my hubby and reality TV, well ne'er the twain shall meet. We are now at the stage where he cannot watch Big Brother or The Apprentice and even Grand Designs can be raise blood pressure on certain

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