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After almost a year of living here, I finally built the studio in my back garden last summer. I'd ordered the log cabin kit back in February of last year, intending to get it built by March. But one thing... Continue reading

Posted Feb 3, 2017 at Tree Fall

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A trip to the launderette...

Until I was 6 I lived in Aldershot, the Home of the British Army. We lived in a ground floor flat on a huge estate of army flats. I played in a brutalist playground of concrete tunnels and slides, with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2017 at Tree Fall

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This is where I was this morning, right down...

This is where I was this morning, right down there, in the sea trying to catch those waves.... Today though was one of those sessions that was challenging and humbling for me. I had a fantastic surf on Sunday and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2017 at Tree Fall

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Mornings

I love mornings here. I love this view across the fields, from my bedroom window. I love how the light changes throughout the seasons. It makes me smile every single day. (for now, until I'm back in to the swing... Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2017 at Tree Fall

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Thanks Alice! Hope things are good with you! We're much closer now- I've been to Winchester a couple of times since being down here. xx To: [email protected]

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Thank you!! :) To: [email protected]

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Blinkered

When I stand right here, I can almost pretend that our sittingroom is finished. If I ignore the fact that there's still expanding foam around our 'new' (7 month old) windows. And as long as I don't look down and... Continue reading

Posted Jul 7, 2016 at Tree Fall

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A favourite...

This is one of my favourite spots on the Island. We found it by accident on our first trip here from Leeds, but it took me ages to work out where it was again when we moved here. It's where... Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2016 at Tree Fall

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Back at it...

After a loooong break from all things Treefall and sewing, I'm finally back at it. I had originally only intended to take 6 months off, but before I knew it, it was over a year and I had the deadline... Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2016 at Tree Fall

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2015

january February March April May June July August September October November December That was it. 2015. The year of change. For the first time in years I'm not scared to look ahead. Here we go... 2016 Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2016 at Tree Fall

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Newness

We're slowly working out a new routine in this new life of ours. There are moments when it's a fairly steep learning curve, with 3 generations in a home that's not quite big enough yet, but in general and on... Continue reading

Posted Nov 13, 2015 at Tree Fall

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After school

After school yesterday Lily and I spent a very happy hour or two at the beach, drawing and skimming stones while watching the sun slowly slip behind the horizon. I'm not sure how many more chances we'll get at the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Hallowe'en weekend

We've had the most beautiful weather over the last few days. Which has meant that it's been the perfect time for my brother to experience the Island for the first time since he was a child. The combination of the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Just a sunday..

It turned out that the incredible sunset on Saturday evening lived up to it's "red sky at night, sailors delight" promise, because we woke up yesterday to a beautifully warm and sunny day. (Jim in particular loves seeing the girls... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Sunset

I promise that I'll get back to writing about more than just the Isle of Wight at some point. You never know, I may even sew again one day, but until then I just have to share more of this... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Words

Lily has always struggled. She was such a difficult pregnancy, with injections every week to try and stop me from losing her, and scans every week to see if she was still alive. After 7 miscarriages I really didn't believe... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Thank you! We are absolutely loving it! To: [email protected]

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Home

Let me show you around our new home a little... It's going to be a work in progress for a long time, but it's so lovely that even while building work is going on it's still going to be possible... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2015 at Tree Fall

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We did it...

Three years ago today I woke up to a new life. It was not a life that I wanted or asked for. It was a life full of pain and grief. It was a life that scared me senseless. Three... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Almost there.....

Oh gosh, we're still here. I hadn't realised how long it's been. The last few months have flown by in a whirl of cleaning, packing, kitchen installing, bathroom installing, de-cluttering and painting. But it's still all on track and we're... Continue reading

Posted Jul 10, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Linden Sweatshirt

I've been waking up earlier and earlier for the last couple of weeks and have finally given in to the fact that I might as well stop fighting it and put the extra hours in my day to good use.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Distractions...(or how to not leave your kids by the side of the road)

We appear to have reached a stage in family life where civillity and siblings no longer mix. So after a particularly challenging morning a couple of weeks ago, I dragged my lovely children out to the local nature reserve, with... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Happy Birthday Mum. There are still no words....

Happy Birthday Mum. There are still no words. Except that I love you. xxx Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2015 at Tree Fall

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The future

This is the village that we're planning to make our home in. When we visited it this week we had one of those experiances that makes you feel that it's really meant to be. A combination of coincidences and good... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2015 at Tree Fall

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Manda and Jim's Excellent Adventure...

At the beginning of this week Jim and I took the first steps towards a huge new chapter in our family life. After a year and a half of talking about it, the two of us finally made our way... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2015 at Tree Fall

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