Moments in November...

Cherishing moments in November

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((we will totally ignore the amount of rain we've been having in Devon)) 

We've been getting out wellies and all... 

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💖 Totally locally... Those wonderful walks on the footpaths and woodlands and moorlands of Dartmoor... 

Still so much beauty of Autumn around us. 

💖 Beautiful golden sunlight 

💖 November sparklers... It was a lot more quiet during bonfire night but still with a few whizzes and bangs from fireworks from neighbouring farms

💖 Cosy candle light comfort and twinkly fairy lights... 

💖 Autumnal country lanes... 

💖 Walking the country lanes gathering little bits and pieces of festive foliage for wreath making 

💖 Drizzly walks snuggled up in scarves looking across the farmer's fields... So beautiful and peaceful just the sound of pheasants and distant field of cows. 

💖 Slowly getting out little box's of tucked away festive decors... Sorting through the decorations and dressing the home for the festive weeks a head... ✨✨⭐✨

... And more candles🤭

💖 Visiting family for drop off essentials after mum's radiotherapy treatments... 

On the way back we headed to the Cornish Coast for some exercise along the empty beach... It was raining but we still had a wonderful time and the sea air always cheers my soul... I was an island baby after all. Vitamin Sea.... 💙

💖 Beauty of the seascape. 

💖 All the colours of Autumn... 

I love the bracken on the Moor lands changing colours against the green, red and gold of the leaves... 

💖 Hot chocs on cold days... 

... And more candle light ✨⭐✨

💖 Taking part in folk tale week on Instagram... 

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Lock down is still in force... 

But trying to make the most of the good, positive things during November... 

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x     K a z z y    x

November, heading towards another Lock down...

 Hello out there in blog land,  This November we are heading back into lock down to reduce covid 19 numbers.... Again, a worrying time for us all, especially at the moment on the pressure for the NHS. Although my blog tries to be upbeat and positive I do feel the need to be honest and with two parents in their 70s under going radiotherapy and dad who has already had chemo... My mind is full of worry.... 

Schools will stay open as normal. 

As always escapism is my way of coping and usually involves a good walk in the country or by the sea... My 'positive' journal is back out to help me through too, writing down life's happy things... Something to reflect on during those bleak moments.... 

October was a really positive month though and I keep focusing on that... 

But Halloween was eerily quiet, no little ghosts and witches knocking on doors trick or treating, not quite the same, just a quiet night in and a box of chocs... Well, that bit was the same tehe🤭

I still lit my pumpkin and enjoyed the flickering lights... 

I'm lucky to have my wonderful partner, he always keeps me grounded and my lovely daughter who is always there to make me smile.... I've hugged everyone a little tighter this week. 

I'm so thankful we got to the coast too... Before we head to lock down... I keep thinking of those beautiful turquoise colours of the sea... And finding pieces of shell and blue sea glass... 

We headed to Avon Mill nursery after our walk... 

The sky above the roof tops.... 

A wonderful walk in Cornwall.... 

I couldn't believe my eyes when stevie spotted the most beautiful, huuuge Toadstool I'd ever seen... ❤

I love the Lanes covered in Autumn leaves

My friend on Instagram sent me the beautiful hare wreath with toadstools and pumpkins... You can see her feed on Instagram if you click on my post on there. 

I've been keeping as cosy as can be in the cottage... Lots of hot chocs, woolly jumpers, woolly socks and cosy blankets... 

A day later, after my lovely walk I found my little pretty jar of chutney I'd bought off an honesty box in the Cornish village... What a wonderful surprise... And it tasted wonderful with cheese and crackers that evening.... 

I've stocked up on magazines this week.... 

Keep safe and well dear friends.... 

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Autumn

Along comes Autumn... 

Enjoying getting all snug like a little mouse in the cottage... Twinkly lights, cosy blankets and hot chocs... ✨🍁✨🍂✨

Made an autumnal fabric journal cover for my daily sketch book... ✨🍁✨

Love collecting little mossy branches fallen in the gusty winds, dried seed heads, pretty autumn leaves... 

Page from my journal and some  other Autumnal inspired illustrations 

On walks by the canal...

The misty Morn up on the hill top part of the garden✨🍁✨🍁✨

So much still in flower even my cosmos in the garden... I was gifted the wonderful cotton fabric mask coverings from a lovely lady on Instagram, they're beautifully hand made... 

I do enjoy walking around church yards... All the history, architecture and ornate gravestones... And not forgetting those amazing stain glass windows... I could stare for hours at the details and scenes depicted on them... The vibrancy too. 

Lovely walks along the estuary in the south hams, Devon 

I made a wreath with the mossy branches, seed heads I found carpeting the estuary woodland floor... 💚

My walk on Dartmoor... Mushrooms growing from an old farmers Post... My shadow over the moorland such beautiful sunlight and autumn colours... 🍁

A lot of cosy evenings spent with good books, creating and making... ❤️

This is the first time I've done a blog post through my phone as normally I'd use my faithful laptop, so the process seems a lot longer and slightly odd... And I'm not sure if the words and images are correct or the layout is o. K... It will take me a while to get used to a different process, So a bit of a test run eeekk. 

Hope you're enjoying the Autumnal changes during this season, 

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