24th May 2011

Having yesterday taken Mr W on an unintentional adventure when I accidentally took us on a longer than planned detour through some very narrow country lanes, today we had a planned adventure when we took the Bodinnick ferry to Fowey rather than driving the long way round by road. Much less stressful for Mr W than the narrow lanes!

30th April 2011

We've been wanting to decorate our bedroom for ages and even bought the paint just after Christmas, however finding the time to actually get on with the job has been difficult. But today, taking advantage of the four-day weekend, Mr W has been painting like a demon whilst I attempt to tackle some de-cluttering.

25th April 2011

The rare sight of our car being cleaned - Mr W even hoovered the inside!

23rd April 2011

It was very sunny in Stratford today and so Stephen took me for a jaunt in a rowing boat on the river Avon...

10th April 2011

Despite very hot conditions, considering it's supposed to be April in Britain, Mr W finished the Brighton Marathon today in 3h 48min - very proud of him!

28th March 2011

Last week Mr W bought me the first three books in the Twilight series - the books look lovely with sleek cover illustrations and red edging on the pages, but I wasn't sure they would be my cup of tea. Happily though I was wrong and less than a week later I'm already half-way through the first book!

27th March 2011

Mr W bought me some flowers yesterday but they weren't fully blooming - they are now though and they look lovely in our lounge!

21st February 2011

Yesterday Mr W brought some daffodils home from the shops but they were still in bud, however this evening when I got home from work I noticed that the majority are now showing off their full yellowy glory!

19th February 2011

For Christmas Mr W gave me some posh shampoo and conditioner as recommended by my hairdresser - it's supposed to be good for your hair as it doesn't contain silicon or any other nasties. Unfortunately though I can't confirm or deny its benefits yet as today was the first day that I've used it as I'd been trying to use up my previous shampoo to avoid having too many bottles cluttering up the bathroom and as is always the way when you want something to run out quickly it seemed to take on never-ending properties!

14th February 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!
To be honest I tend to find this all a bit commercialized and the thought of being crammed into a restaurant with twenty other couples being forced to eat what the restaurant's owner considers to be a romantic menu horrifies me. Instead Mr W is in the process of cooking us a nice steak supper at home!

3rd February 2011

Kung Hei Fat Choy!
Today marks the start of the Chinese year of the rabbit so what better excuse to get Mr W to put on his rabbit costume for my photo of the day, sadly we could only find the head at short notice!

28th January 2011

This is a sight I like to see: Mr W in the kitchen cooking dinner. Always nice not to have to cook after a day at work and a very nice meal it was too - salmon with a pesto topping with new potatoes and buttered leeks. Yum!

31st December 2010

Whilst shopping the other day we also bought a new wardrobe, so Mr W spent this evening starting to build it - the frame and doors are all done, just the inside drawers, shelves and rail to fit now.

18th December 2010

It is snowing yet again and so rather than drive to town to go to the gym and collect some parcels from the post office Mr W decided to walk - when he got home he was starting to look something like the abominable snowman!

16th December 2010

Mr W is very good at buying treats and the other day he came home with some mini chocolate reindeer for me - yum!

4th December 2010

Presenting the new Mr and Mrs Duffy...
Thanks to Mr W's hard work shovelling snow yesterday we were able to get the car off the drive and make it to Oxfordshire to help them celebrate their special day. Many congratulations to them both!

24th November 2010

It was announced yesterday that Prince William and Kate Middleton will be getting married on 29 April next year and so the BBC website today saw fit to publish a list of famous April weddings. However
they appear to have missed some key nuptials off their list, for example Mummy and Daddy-cakes - 40 years on 17 April next year - and mine and Mr W's - 7 years on 24 April!

18th November 2010

I still wasn't feeling well this morning so as we had no food in the house Mr W popped out to the shops before work to get me some supplies for lunch. Not quite sure how much soup he thinks one girl can eat but I was definitely excited by the mini Battenburgs at the top of the soup tower!

30th October 2010

When I ordered my shopping from Tesco this week I added a pumpkin to the order on a whim and today was the day of cutting. I scooped and made pumpkin soup whilst Mr W did the carving - for a first attempt I reckon it think it looks pretty scary!

29th October 2010

This is the sight my lovely husband has been looking at for most of today....

He even sacrificed his running plans in his attempts to secure us Take That concert tickets for next summer, but the persistence has paid off and we've just managed to get some! :)