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At Home: A Major Problem!

I’m getting on with myriad smaller jobs over the next few days, all my usual frugal stuff…..but there is a major problem looming which is going to cause a huge amount of upheaval.

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Living a simple, mindful life by the sea in rural England (Dorset).

At Home: A Major Problem!

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In the Kitchen: Wild Mushroom Soup

Today I’m using the rest of the gorgeous mushrooms from my local greengrocer/deli for which I was given a gift voucher. There are many things I could have made but I settled on soup as I’m a bit short on lunches during this no spend period.

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Living a simple, mindful life by the sea in rural England (Dorset).

In the Kitchen: Wild Mushroom Soup

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Vivi’s Cottage Garden: Cottage Garden Tour – August 2026

At the end of the first week of August…..and after weeks of heat and drought….I’m checking how things are doing in my garden. I’m already making plans for a few tweaks next year. Please note….towards the end I erroneously say ‘Strelizia’ when showing the Sisyrinchium.

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Vivi’s Cottage Garden: Cottage Garden Tour – August 2026

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In the Kitchen: Tasty Toast Toppers – Cooking ‘en plein air’.

Today I’m cooking with some of the gorgeous mushrooms I bought with the gift voucher. It’s a beautiful day so I’m going to do as much of it as possible outside. Two tasty toast toppers: one mushroom based plus my broad bean ‘hummus’.

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In the Kitchen: Tasty Toast Toppers – Cooking ‘en plein air’.

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Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Overdue Jobs!

In the last couple of weeks I’ve only been doing watering and harvesting because other parts of life have gone a bit wonky. Today I want to address some overdue jobs and get back on track. Plus……at the end, I want to share some of the gorgeous wildlife (insects) who visit my garden.

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Living a simple, mindful life by the sea in rural England (Dorset).

Vivi’s Kitchen Garden: Overdue Jobs!

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Out & About: Carnival!

It’s carnival time in Swanage! I hope you can join me for some of the fun. For those with pets pleases note….there are fireworks at the end.

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Out & About: Carnival!

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At Home: Shopping

Thank you to Joanne and Ian for the wonderful gift voucher to spend at my local greengrocer/deli. Time to go shopping!

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At Home: Shopping