whispers through a tired mind

saturday night was good.
sunday morning was, not so good.
as morning light dragged me back to a world too real for me to deal with, i struggled against the blankets, they were too hot.
i fought against the noise that cracked a gap in my skull and pushed its way though.
i winced as needles and red hot pokers stabbed at my feet.
i shivered against the cold and found the blankets once again and tried my very best to disappear beneath them. 
i shut my eyes and closed my mind and squeezed my entire body small enough not to feel or hear or see anything. 
and i stayed like that until sleep took mercy on my pathetic form and pulled me back under, to a land of nothingness.
when afternoon stomped into the room i ignored it.
when 1pm banged on my window i told it to go away.
but, sometime later, when 2pm sighed at me and rolled its eyes i finally found the strength. i lazed on the sofa, i moped in front of the fridge and as i was about to return to the safety of my bed i felt like slapping myself.
i hate being hungover.
but i hate loosing a day to it even more.
so off i went.
i drank my body weight in water, put on my most comfortable shoes and began the walk from my flat down to Mitcheldean, where i had left my car the night before. 
here's my woodland journey.

my little walk was beautiful and swept my head of all its fuzziness. 

i did get a little bit scared when i was in the middle of the woods, all by myself and really really thought i heard something and when got slightly convinced it was pixies planning to take me away...

but it's ok, the pixies only wanted to chat.

upon reaching my car i drove over to my parents and was greeted with yummy soup. (the mothers cure for everything.)

never let the hangover beat you. 

x

fabulous fridays presents... foxy roxy

so, if you're not from the forest of dean then you might not have heard of 'the wilderness centre'. it's this beautiful old building that has been used to help educate children about the nature around them. it was shut recently because the council couldn't afford to keep it open, and now is going to be sold. this isn't good news. if it gets sold to a private buyer it could be turned into a hotel or more housing, things we really don't need.
'Friends of the wilderness centre' are a voluntary organisation formed to support the wilderness centre and to keep it going as a environmental education centre. 
i believe children need outdoor learning experiences, they need to know about things that cannot be taught from a classroom. every child should have a safe place to learn about the world around them whilst breathing fresh air.
so on thursday they held a public launch, if they can raise enough money the council will sell the wilderness to their charitable trust. 
i of course wanted to go to show my support and my mother, councillor Jackie Fraser asked me to not only come along, but to come along wearing this...

it was my job to stand on the side of the road and shout and wave and jump about at oncoming cars to try and get them to come and check out the launch. 

it was actually quite funny, there were other people all holding boards that read 'SAVE THE WILDERNESS' and i ran about like a mad person. 

every time somebody honked their car horn we all cheered.

mother and daughter

x

be my valentine

WARNING contains soppy photographs 


so me and the boyf are one of those couples that do indeed celebrate v.day. not over the top, never expensive presents or major fuss, just something little to say 'hey there sweet little thing, lets cuddle'
we weren't sure what to do this year, we never really go for meals, they're no fun. and we decided to pass on the rom com. so that left only one option... 'The Woman In Black'! and oh golly miss molly was it scary! passion was replaced by fear. 
but anyway, here comes the slush...

the things i made the boyf (i made the chalk board because he's reading sherlock at the moment and whilst sat in bed a few weeks ago commented how strange it would be if we all still wrote on chalk boards but in a kinda good way. so there it is. ha.)

a little book full of tiny words of love

and of course pic 'n' mix

my yummies

awwww!

yummmm.

i don't normally do the 'outfit post' thingy, just because, well i never seem to have time to put anything on that doesn't have paint/mud on it. 

but as it's v.day...heres a glimpse of what i skipped along to the cinema in. (and thats my FAVOURITE panda pin ever.)

well then lovelies, hope you all have a beautiful valentines, all the love and all that jazz 

x

fabulous fridays presents... of course Marilyn, i would love to go fly a kite with you

shop is coming sooooon i do promise very muchly, but whilst i'm getting my lazy self sorted, here's some more tasty little pieces...

'Marilyn' "Such a beauty"

'Just Hold On' "Come take a trip with me, we'll spend some time in the clouds"

'Crash Into Me' "I can take it"

today there has been a lot of coffee...

really looking forward to sunday, hopefully i'll get up early enough to have a looksee round a boot sale, gotta love those things.

mucho love x

the writer

i have a treat for all you poetry loving people...


there's this amazing writer called Craig Turner, and what's simply fabulous is that he has a blog, which means all you pretty people out there can read his work until your hearts content :)


Knitting Factory 


x

sweet nothing

and thats exactly what i did today. viewed a flat this morning with the mother and had fun deciding what colour cushions we'd put on the window seat (if dad agreed to buy it.) we really tried to focus on the important things, like if there was any damp or if we would really be able to make the bathroom any bigger...but how could we possibly think about things like that when there were fabulous roof beams across the bedroom celling and a dahling fireplace in the living room? 
so then we got home and enjoyed a warm bowl of soup before lighting the fires to make the house all warm and cosy.

me and beanie baby

last photo before i had my hair cut...

...and after! 

hope you all have been having a beautiful day x

wonderful wednesdays presents... roasted veg couscous

happy wonderful wednesday to all you pretty people! :) 
got something nice and healthy here after last weeks major chocolate overload...


roasted veg couscous with sweet potato and green salad

ingredients

couscous-it's like pasta or rice, as in it always ends up being sooooo much more than you thought it would be! so use about the same amount of couscous as you would a portion of rice.

1 medium red onion

1 red/green pepper

about 6 cherry tomatoes (or more if you're in a tomatoey kinda mood)

few cloves of garlic

sweetcorn

tofu (depends on how many you're making for, about half the pack will do for 4 people, i used smoked tofu for extra tastiness!)

olive oil (for roasting)

1 sweet potato per person (i had a HUGE sweet potato so me and the boyf shared it hahaha!)

green salad

1) chop onion into rather large pieces and pop it into a shallow dish.

2) chop up the pepper and bang it in the dish too!

3) throw a few tomatoes in...

4) ...and as much garlic as you fancy (not too much though if you're still hoping Edward Cullen will realise Bella is a wussy wimp and the only girl for him, is in fact you)

don't bother to peel the garlic because when it's roasted you'll be able to take the outer part off quite easily and the garlic will be all nice and yummy inside.

5) chop up the tofu and add it to the stack of health

6) chuck in half a can of sweetcorn

7) now drizzle olive oil over it all and mix it so everything's covered. then pop it in the oven at 200o for around half an hour, or until the tomatoes have split and the peppers are soft.

8) whilst thats roasting, pop your sweet potato in the microwave/oven to cook. (personally i microwave it until it's pretty much cooked, then whack it in the oven with a dash of oil over it to crisp up.)

9) when said potato and veg is ALMOST ready, pour out your desired amount of couscous into a dish and cover with hot water. 

wait a few moments for it to soak all the water up, then stir it around a bit with a fork to make it go fluffy, then add a dash of pepper, salt and mixed herbs.

10) now add the roasted veg and mix it alllllll together :)

11) serve with the sweet potato and green salad and enjoy the yumminess! :)

happy eating! x