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Sit and stay for awhile

Darcy’s memorial bench has finally been installed in St. Luke’s Garden in Chelsea – just off the King’s Road. The text on the bench comes

Anniversaire à  Paris

After a whirlwind of activities the day before, it was finally Mum’s birthday last week Thursday! We had moved from Hotel Costes to the timeless,

Premier jour à Paris

It was the day before Mum’s birthday – and we got on a very early flight to Paris. Quite a few of you asked how

Celebrate Life

Today is Mum’s birthday. And we are in Paris – celebrating! This trip was two years in the planning – interrupted by the pandemic. But

A Celebration of Love

“CLOSURE comes to us from within. It comes when we accept that letting go and moving forward is more important than remaining stuck in a

Unplugged.

We went down a different path on our next travel. Not the usual crazy itinerary that seems to be our signature style but the complete

Heavenly Birthday

I loved you every day of your life. I will miss you every day for the rest of my life. May’s comment: Happy Heavenly Birthday

Love Hurts

Grief never ends … but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness … it is

Hopes for 2022

And dare we say – Happy New Year? As we always do each new year, we try to be near water on the first of

Ending the Year

And we were off to Cornwall for our end of year tradition of being by the ocean. Mum wanted some Poldark country and we’re all

Christmas @ Claridges

Our bags were packed and ready to make the short trip to Claridges. Christmas Eve couldn’t come soon enough as the threat of another Covid

Travelling back in time

Last week, we had an unforgettable train journey through the British countryside. It was a bit of luxury, a bit of glamour and a dash

de-cem-ber

The month of lights, snow and feasts; time to make amends and tie loose ends; finish what you started and hope your wishes come true.

What to Wear? What to Read?

Following on from Mum’s four guides to giving – Something You Want. Something You Need. Something To Wear. Something To Read. (We still think she

What do you want for Christmas?

Today is the first Advent Sunday – the countdown for Christmas has truly begun. And along with it – thinking about pressies. What to buy?

Grateful

Grateful for the small things, the bug things and everything in between. From us to you – thank you for being here. Happy Thanksgiving.

It was Spooktacular!

And there we were … doodles in Halloween costume for our Halloween Meet last Sunday! Despite the threatening skies and earlier rain, we got dressed

It’s Casper!

First there was one … And then George decided to join in the fun. LOL! We were just pretending to be ghosts posing for pics

Halloween Doodle Meet

We can’t wait until our Halloween Meet on Sunday, 31 Oct. Please come dressed in Halloween costumes because we have fantastic prizes for the most

My name is George

I met my foster Mum on the 18th September, 2014 … it took all of nano seconds before she started saying to Kim, “If I

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Once upon a long time ago, I walked the streets of Hungary on my own.  I was hungry, frightened and directionless. I must have left

Altogether for Tea

We had a special get together on Friday. For the first time Mum had all her godchildren and us together – and of course we

Ten Years at Supersonic Speed

The Universe knows the perfect timing for all those things you want and will find, through the crack of least resistance, the best way to

Week-long Birthday

We’ve been busy celebrating Mum’s second lockdown birthday? We began the day before when our friends gathered at Hampton Court for a boat ride along

Being Irish

On this Feast of Saint Patrick, everyone is Irish! P.S. I am Welsh – and that’s where this gets interesting. You see we did a

Be EXTRA-ordinary

Inspired by Beth Harmon on Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. Beth wore the most fabulous clothes while she was playing extraordinary chess. Just reminded me that

Love Revealed

Wishing you a day of LOVE. We love this Tree of Love, Joy and Hope at the Connaught Village – and we made a special

Be STRONG like the Ox

Xīn nián kuài lè – that’s Happy New Year in Mandarin. And so we begin the Year of the Ox which symbolises strength and determination.

Want a bite?

I will share my buttery, plain croissant with you on National Croissant Day. But, don’t go all French on it because the original kipferls was

Don’t Wait …

Do more of what makes you sparkle! That is our new year’s resolution. May’s comment: Way back when as a teenager, I loved reading the

Darcy

Darcy

My father’s a miniature poodle called Ginger and my mother an English Cocker Spaniel called Beth. That’s what makes me a cockapoo.

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