Sunday, 1 November 2015

Happy November


Goodbye October, I can't say I'll miss you. You were rather too full of doctors appointments for a child with unexplained stomach pain, and opticians and meetings and migraines and damp. I did love the blue skies at the start of the month, and the grey fog is very melodramatic and makes for wonderful spider webs with water droplets, and I did eat an awful lot of cake and have a wonderful weekend away with a friend, but you're still not my favourite month. Sorry....

So November what will you bring?

 I'm happy about "parsnip appreciation day", although I certainly don't want the children to start appreciating them, they're the one vegetable I don't insist they eat, the parsnips are mine, all mine.....
I can admit that I'll "get excited about fireworks day", we're lucky enough to be able to watch a public display from just outside the house, it's at the bottom of the hill, we get a great view, and can stand with steaming mugs of soup and watch and ooh and ahh to our hearts delight, 
Most of all I'm looking forward to "don't worry about anything day"
Happy November, I hope it's kind to you. 
What are you looking forward to?

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  1. VeggieMummyNovember 01, 2015 8:03 am

    I'm with you on the parsnips - Yum! Don't worry about anything day sounds like a good plan too! Hope the tummy aches have disappeared now. Happy November! xx

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    1. driftwoodNovember 02, 2015 1:19 pm

      don't worry about anything is going to be my new thing! xxx

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  2. sustainablemumNovember 01, 2015 10:19 am

    Parnsip appreciation would not go down well in this house, they are my daughters least favourite vegetable. Don't worry about anything seems like a good mantra to have all the time.........hope the stomach aches have an explanation now?

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    1. driftwoodNovember 02, 2015 1:17 pm

      I think you're right, that mantra should be an every day one.
      the stomach aches have eased off but not gone completely.... no idea where they came from.....

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  3. ChickpeaNovember 01, 2015 10:26 am

    Ahhh sweet parsnips, I do love them. I love the idea of a really long stretch in the morning :)

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    1. driftwoodNovember 02, 2015 1:18 pm

      you do the stretch, I'll roast the parsnips x

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  4. LynNovember 01, 2015 10:57 am

    roasted parsnips.....
    fireworks....
    warm fires....
    hot chocolate and marshmallows!
    Hope November is kind to you.
    xx

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  5. CJNovember 01, 2015 5:32 pm

    Yay for Don't Worry About Anything Day, I'm looking forward to that one. And Parsnip Appreciation Day, I'm looking forward to some autumn parsnips, delicious. Sorry October wasn't a great month for you guys, I hope that November is a cracker to make up for it. CJ xx

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  6. faith76November 01, 2015 7:33 pm

    I am looking forward to cosy nights in, fireworks watched from the window too, treacle toffee. I have to agree parsnips are delish Xxx

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  7. ellenNovember 01, 2015 7:45 pm

    Here's hoping that November is just perfect for you. I vote for parsnips as well. I adore them. I'd celebrate a Don't Worry About Anything Day as well.

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  8. kjsutcliffeNovember 01, 2015 8:18 pm

    Nope - in our house I'm the only one who is not keen on them! They are definitely ALL yours :)
    hope November is kinder on you than October was xx

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    1. driftwoodNovember 02, 2015 1:18 pm

      ooh goodie more parsnips for me, thank you xxx

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  9. AnonymousNovember 01, 2015 8:50 pm

    Here's to a better month for you than October with plenty of parsnips, fabulous fireworks and very little (if anything) to worry about.

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    1. driftwoodNovember 02, 2015 1:18 pm

      parsnips and fireworks - it's going to be a great month x

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  10. ThimbleannaNovember 02, 2015 12:57 pm

    Yay! It's turn the calendar day. I LOVE your sweet little calendar. I REALLY need the finish a book I've been reading forever -- because I have been reading one forever and it's ridiculous. Maybe I'll make this the month I move on LOL. Sorry to hear October wasn't great -- hoping everyone is feeling better and that your November will be great!!!

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  11. GillianNovember 02, 2015 3:10 pm

    I can't believe that it's November already!

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  12. Helen PhilippsNovember 02, 2015 4:25 pm

    Great to see your little calendar for November....I am looking forward to cosy times, candles and firelight and knitting etc. I hope you have a lovely November to make up for your October, Tess. (And I would give you my share of the parsnips!)
    Helen xox

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  13. Ali WhaleNovember 02, 2015 5:17 pm

    I have enjoyed and the unseasonal warmth of October. On the 31st I was out and about in a t-shirt.... marvellous....
    I also love parsnips and have just bought a bag of parsnip crisps, yummy.
    My daughter has only just come round to fireworks, she would normally be found hiding inside with the cats,mainly because she doesn't do loud bangs. We couldn't even do sparklers in the garden with all the fireworks going off locally. So I am looking forward to fireworks and lots of birthdays, November is the busiest month for birthdays for us. And that means cake...yay!

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  14. Gillian RoeNovember 02, 2015 10:41 pm

    I am sorry you had such a rubbish October. Mine was a bit of a blur to be honest. I adore fireworks displays and all that they signify at this time of year. I can't get excited about Halloween but Bonfire night is always wonderful. I hope your November holds lots of small pleasures for you. x

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  15. Jennifer HaysNovember 02, 2015 11:17 pm

    I'm a recent convert to parsnips and I like them. Watch your teeth on that toffee apple, though; we were at a school event a couple of weeks ago, eating caramel apples, and I said to my husband, "I hope this doesn't pull out my crown," and seconds later, my son yelled, "My tooth!" He had pulled out one of his loose baby teeth with his caramel apple and almost ended up swallowing it. Yikes. I hope November is a great month for you and your family. :)

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  16. handmade by amaliaNovember 03, 2015 4:40 pm

    I do so like the beginning of a new month, the plans and possibilities. I look forward to cooler weather, to scarves and soup, to long evenings and chilly mornings, to walking in the rain. I like your mini calendar.
    Amalia
    xo

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  17. UnknownNovember 04, 2015 2:59 pm

    I want some calm days. (yeah right, with Christmas just around the corner....)

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  18. Sarah November 05, 2015 9:07 am

    I love the idea of a not to worry day. I think I'm going to try for one of those today, tomorrow and the next day. November is a tough month I find.

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    1. driftwoodNovember 05, 2015 10:07 am

      yes, lets make every day a not worry day xxxx take care, and I hope November is kind to you xxx

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  19. Handmade in IsraelNovember 05, 2015 6:37 pm

    We don't get parsnips over here, but my Mum in law make delicious parsnip burgers. Now you've got me thinking of them...

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  20. The Creative AcademicNovember 05, 2015 8:06 pm

    I'll have a no worry day please. And a finish a book day too :) Hope you have a brilliant November. x

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  21. The Coffee LadyNovember 11, 2015 3:37 pm

    Worry about NOTHING? What on earth are we to do with our time?

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  22. Wonky PatchworkDecember 07, 2015 6:47 pm

    I hope it was good to you! Wasn't the best month round here and I'm feeling the same way you did about October, glad to see the back of it. Although that does unfortunately also mean there's now less time to get organised for Christmas.

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