Happy Mother's Day!

 

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To all mum's out there (even if you live on the other side of the world & it isn't Mother's Day there yet) Happy Mother's Day! Have a lovely day. Make hubby & children do the work.

I'm not seeing my mum today (*waves at mum... love you!*) as I'm working so will be busy making sure some lucky mums get their roast dinners served to them perfectly today!

Have a lovely day.

Organic Beauty Products

This cleanser & toner in one is absolutely delicious. It smells scrumptious and zesty, has a lovely creamy consistency, it easily removes my eye make up (I wear liquid eye liner, pencil eye liner, eye shadow and mascara!) and a little goes a long way. It's vegan as well as being organic.

I bought it through Pravera who were super quick and efficient after being recommended by the lovely Bougielyns.  I also bought one of their eyeshadows but unfortunately I had an allergic reaction to it! I spotted the Une make up range whilst in Superdrug earlier, has anyone tried any of their products? I'm keen to switch my make up away from products containing unnecessary chemical nasties.

 In other news I've trimmed my fringe today. And I just finished "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" and, wow, what a twist! Agatha Christie really was an amazing writer.

A Post About Owls

 

 

 

 

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What is it about owls? Why are we so attracted to them?

As I write this I'm wearing my favourite red owl ring, there is just something irresistible about the owl, isn't there?

Did you know that there are 130 species of owl? Yep, you read that right, you'll find owls almost anywhere in the world. In symbology they represent Death, they are messengers (often of bad news), they represent darkness & the night. In Greek mythology the owl is associated with the goddess Athena and truth, as well as with the Roman goddess Diana who was a lunar goddess. The Celts viewed the owl as both a diplomat and a messenger, with the maiden of flowers, Blodeuweed, transforming in to an owl.

These days we tend to cutify (that is now totally and utterly a real word!) owls quite a lot. Ever since man discovered cartoons I think we've done that with a lot of animal species, perhaps to make them less frightening.

To me owls represent wisdom. They are hunters and particularly astute ones at that. They are so powerful and yet so beautiful. Owls also make me think of my mum as she absolutely loves them too.

I'll have some owl themed jewellery coming your way soon, so stay tuned!

Just Because...

...I absolutely LOVE this song. I can listen to it over & over!

Potatoes...

Ben Javens

(A quote from his grandmother).

I fell in love with this illustration as soon as I saw it... it made me smile!

Appropriate in March in England, believe me. 

I don't remember any particular sage words of advice from my grandma but I do recall that she peeled her apples before she ate them, that she made me grated cheese & jam sandwiches, that she knitted my brother & I matching cardigans, she had a garden full of roses but wore lavender, she was known as Betty but really her name was Beatrice.