Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on October 30th 2024. It is human nature to love a make-over – modernising the kitchen or bathroom, a different colour scheme in this room or a better patio for the garden. We are seemingly addicted to making changes to our homes. WeContinue reading “Making changes – saying goodbye to an old friend”
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A Pyrenean Lullaby
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on October 20th 2024. A day out in the mountains is always a good day, but after two weeks battling with a nasty dose of Covid, during which even staggering out of bed to put the kettle on seemed a challenge of insurmountableContinue reading “A Pyrenean Lullaby”
Exciting news – my new book is published!
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on 17th October 2024. We have a different subject this week as I am delighted to tell you that my new book, ‘The Language of the Badger – a year of personal encounters with the wildlife on our doorstep’ has now been published.Continue reading “Exciting news – my new book is published!”
Armchair adventures
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on September 27th 2024. I’m sitting in Le Shack listening to the rain falling on the roof. The sky is grey and feels low and heavy, as if it is pressing down on me. Despite this I feel content. We’ve had a lotContinue reading “Armchair adventures”
A culinary tale.
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on September 8th 2024. We’ve been at our housesit in the Tarn for nine days, with one more to go before we return to Le Shack. Our temporary home is situated deep in the countryside, and if you imagine a wheel, with usContinue reading “A culinary tale.”
On the road again.
Hello and welcome to The Olivia Rose Diaries on August 30th 2024. We’re on the road again. We left two days ago and I thought I would share my journey with you. It’s 7am at Le Shack and already it’s 18 degrees. Our bikes are standing on the gravel by the front door, panniers packed, andContinue reading “On the road again.”
The joy of reading
Hello and welcome to The Olivia Rose Diaries on August 18th 2024. We are slowly working our way through a long list of gardening jobs at Le Shack and so I thought the subject for the blog this week could be something a little different to usual – and quite unrelated to gardening! I amContinue reading “The joy of reading”
Suppose we weren’t here……
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on August 8th 2024. Late summer every year we return to our cabin home, Le Shack, near the Pyrenees after four to six months away on our boat. When we left our home in the spring the borders had been weeded, the grassContinue reading “Suppose we weren’t here……”
Three little words and farewell to the Netherlands
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on July 25th 2024. When we were living in Wales I taught writing classes and one way in which I would warm up the creative muscles of my students was through a simple exercise called ‘Three Little Words.’ I would give them theContinue reading “Three little words and farewell to the Netherlands”
When Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A
Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on June 28th 2024. This has been a week where things have not quite gone as we planned. Coming into the western side of Groningen we found that one of the bridges was broken and there was no way through from that direction.Continue reading “When Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A”
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