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Month: February 2021

Lockdown Watching: March
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 27 Feb 2021

Lockdown Watching: March

February seems to have been a very short month, thankfully, but the ongoing lockdown has meant that I’ve continued to binge-watch shows from multiple streaming services.   What have I watched this month? Amazon NCIS Season...

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Book Club – The Hostage of Glenorchy by Kristin Gleeson
The Book Club ► 25 Feb 2021

Book Club – The Hostage of Glenorchy by Kristin Gleeson

Three years ago, I read the Highland Ballad series.  The fourth book was recently released, so I thought it was high time to reread the series.  The first in the series, The Hostage of Glenorchy,...

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The Embezzler and the Bigamist
History ► 23 Feb 2021

The Embezzler and the Bigamist

This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Davidson” The one thing every genealogist will tell you is that no family story is ever complete. If someone tells you they have researched their family...

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3 ways to hold space for yourself
Health & Wellbeing ► 22 Feb 2021

3 ways to hold space for yourself

With the busy-ness of modern life, it’s becoming increasingly easy to forget to look after one’s own wellbeing.  You, like me, may find yourself becoming increasingly agitated by the lack of time, and space, for...

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Grand Designs: The Living Room
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 18 Feb 2021

Grand Designs: The Living Room

Since we moved into our new home last August, I’ve been mentally plotting and scheming about what I can do with the place.  I love moving into a new house because they are essentially blank...

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The Cornish Connection
History ► 16 Feb 2021

The Cornish Connection

As a child, I regularly regaled my Mum with affirmations of visiting Cornwall.  Even then I felt an affinity to the most Southern county of the UK.  Each time, she rebuked these claims, maintaining that...

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The Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The Book Club ► 12 Feb 2021

The Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

One of my January reads came about after I signed up to an online Guardian Book Club with George Saunders.  I had not heard of George before signing up for it, but it was a...

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#SaveChurchstokeSchool: The heart of a community
Lifestyle & Relationships ► 9 Feb 2021

#SaveChurchstokeSchool: The heart of a community

Today, Powys County Council brought proposals to close four schools to Cabinet.  Two of the four schools are in the Montgomeryshire area and one of them, Churchstoke C.P. School, is the school my children attend. ...

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Advocating for a child with additional needs
Additional Needs ► 5 Feb 2021

Advocating for a child with additional needs

It’s been over five years since I became a Special Needs Parent.  Five long (and often challenging) years of advocating for a child who cannot use her own voice.  Five years of learning how to...

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Beth is a 30-something living in North Powys with her five children. She wears many hats including Mum, freelancer & student. She enjoys a myriad of hobbies including reading, writing, and genealogy.

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The Generation Gap
Politics ➤ 15 Mar 2021

The Generation Gap

The whole Harry and Meghan saga has been shoved in my face each time I’ve opened social media.  Frankly, I don’t give a damn.  Important points were raised (institutionalised racism, maternal mental health, mental health...

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Why I am afraid to tell the truth
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 9 Mar 2021

Why I am afraid to tell the truth

My therapy sessions seem to be raising some curious talking points, societal constructions that I have never considered as cornerstones to the difficulties I face in my relationships.  My last session began with an analogy...

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The First Sign of Spring
On the Road ➤ 5 Mar 2021

The First Sign of Spring

The weather last weekend was divine wasn’t it?  After a time that feels like forever in lockdown throughout a bleak winter, the glorious sunshine was a ray of hope in the shadows.  Walking has always...

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The Book Club: February 2021
The Book Club ➤ 1 Feb 2021

The Book Club: February 2021

This post contains affiliate buttons for Bookshop.org, an online bookshop that supports independents and authors.  If you buy through one of the links on this post, I will receive a small commission from your purchase....

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Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021
Health & Wellbeing ➤ 3 Mar 2021

Feeling Fabulous Focus – March 2021

Last month, I wrote Weight Loss Wednesday, this month I’m not going to.  February was a bleak month in terms of looking at my own wellbeing.  By the middle of the month, I had sort...

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The Embezzler and the Bigamist
History ➤ 23 Feb 2021

The Embezzler and the Bigamist

This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Davidson” The one thing every genealogist will tell you is that no family story is ever complete. If someone tells you they have researched their family...

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