tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post6074037405240250035..comments2023-07-02T09:13:08.335+01:00Comments on driftwood: keeping it realtesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908739057086813722noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-73067058336467406242016-06-05T22:29:04.236+01:002016-06-05T22:29:04.236+01:00I don't think my mess would win prizes...........I don't think my mess would win prizes........driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-52568986829075729762016-06-04T21:03:16.243+01:002016-06-04T21:03:16.243+01:00ha, my house is a tip!!!! I have been trying to cr...ha, my house is a tip!!!! I have been trying to create perfectish (as perfect as I can with 5 minutes of gathering appropriate clutter from around the house to place alongside books!) pictures of books with props on Instagram as I entered a competition where you had to do this (and I won a runnerup prize!) and I quite liked the challenge so I've continued to try and do it a few times but no house shots! Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-56820091918722465102016-06-04T16:40:23.630+01:002016-06-04T16:40:23.630+01:00nettles make very tasty soup.........nettles make very tasty soup.........driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-48462878043559648482016-06-01T23:59:53.194+01:002016-06-01T23:59:53.194+01:00Things are always very real, far too real, round h...Things are always very real, far too real, round here too! And dandelions look very pretty, it's the nettles and bindweed that I could happily live without if ever my garden becomes slightly less real.Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-31363384332569101842016-05-17T21:40:07.180+01:002016-05-17T21:40:07.180+01:00Great post Tess, and a lovely reminder that real l...Great post Tess, and a lovely reminder that real life is beautifully messy! xKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440970933962473191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-89213073384176844602016-05-12T22:08:31.166+01:002016-05-12T22:08:31.166+01:00Keeping it real for me is accepting that we are ea...Keeping it real for me is accepting that we are eating more Crappy food until I get into the swing of cooking when I get in at 6pm. It is a slightly messy house and a pile of ironing that could block the sun! I love a blog that shares real life, much more interesting to read. <br />My garden has daisies galore, far more interesting than plain grass.....Ali Whalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526098221878448344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-89836847848924116652016-05-12T13:08:56.905+01:002016-05-12T13:08:56.905+01:00messy houses of blog land unite! xmessy houses of blog land unite! xdriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-51379697931514466102016-05-12T13:08:37.328+01:002016-05-12T13:08:37.328+01:00real life mess is so much more honest than pristin...real life mess is so much more honest than pristine........... xdriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-60043006600262482382016-05-12T13:07:47.617+01:002016-05-12T13:07:47.617+01:00having your house be a real film studio sounds exc...having your house be a real film studio sounds exciting! driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-55916422626085984122016-05-12T13:07:01.753+01:002016-05-12T13:07:01.753+01:00and daisies and buttercups and a mouse under the t...and daisies and buttercups and a mouse under the tumble dryer and a mountain of laundry!driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-22562426988479174422016-05-12T13:06:13.824+01:002016-05-12T13:06:13.824+01:00yes a reality club!
flatlays are photographs take...yes a reality club! <br />flatlays are photographs taken from above of a view of perfect things - flowers, food, accessories laid out "just so".... imagine lined up petals and a tea cup, or a pen just at the right angle on a stack of papers..... pretty but..........driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-84140626120869504022016-05-12T12:27:59.206+01:002016-05-12T12:27:59.206+01:00Thanks everybody on your kind support! From now on...Thanks everybody on your kind support! From now on I have a team of experts backing me up when my house is in a total mess!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839828777064203389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-12520426211033631492016-05-12T10:14:08.867+01:002016-05-12T10:14:08.867+01:00Ah. I only just now saw the bleeding hashtag.Ah. I only just now saw the bleeding hashtag.The Coffee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686044352290845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-78236182750231158372016-05-12T10:13:13.162+01:002016-05-12T10:13:13.162+01:00Do you have a hashtag? There should be a hashtag. ...Do you have a hashtag? There should be a hashtag. I have a picture of my draining board just crying out for this.The Coffee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686044352290845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-33935497853204364702016-05-11T20:47:46.031+01:002016-05-11T20:47:46.031+01:00Well, I don't do Instagram so have no idea wha...Well, I don't do Instagram so have no idea what you're talking about {giggle} but I do agree that there is just as much online pressure to appear to have a perfect life as there is for youngsters to be too thin and look 'a certain way'.<br /><br />Right now there is not a single room in my house that is tidy; we're in the process of moving stuff around, waiting for decorator, carpenter, furniture delivery - but it is all relative, my idea of untidy might be someone else's perfectly acceptable.Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-90957887228430149532016-05-11T12:07:46.980+01:002016-05-11T12:07:46.980+01:00I had to look up "flat lay" - I was afra...I had to look up "flat lay" - I was afraid you were trying for something else and got autocorrected! Love your bluebells. Now, do I scrub my filthy kitchen floor before the weary traveler returns, or just recline with a magazine...xxLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932228002267520123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-15305515412901759312016-05-11T07:54:50.443+01:002016-05-11T07:54:50.443+01:00Yay for reality!!!!Yay for reality!!!!Amy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-30107531735271895732016-05-11T06:45:15.389+01:002016-05-11T06:45:15.389+01:00Great post! Nice to let the #reallifehome cat out ...Great post! Nice to let the #reallifehome cat out of the bag! I am going to post a #reallifehome photpgraph every week in IG. Ironing pile next methinks....!! XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-84178492605669532942016-05-10T12:27:03.671+01:002016-05-10T12:27:03.671+01:00I spent many years in pursuit of the "show&qu...I spent many years in pursuit of the "show" home and have long-ago decided that it just doesn't work for me. I think I have sewing or knitting stuff dropped in nearly every room. I've tried to keep track of it, but I just can't seem to get control of it. My dream is that maybe someday, when I retire, I'll schedule a few minutes each day to tidy things up. That, and I fear I may have to find myself animal-less then -- the cat hair we have now might kill me. {Sigh} I remember when I was a child, people would just "pop-in" unannounced for a visit -- thank goodness that rarely happens now -- it's always embarrassing when it does happen!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-7790011752283879912016-05-10T10:56:55.186+01:002016-05-10T10:56:55.186+01:00Love this post as I constantly live in a star of &...Love this post as I constantly live in a star of 'real life' mess. I could be one of those people who aspire to and dream of tidy and pristine being their mantra...but it will never happen. Real life is much more fun than worrying about a pile of dishes in the sink. Thanks for sharing :) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406613408205000201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-18728766388374148242016-05-10T10:21:16.903+01:002016-05-10T10:21:16.903+01:00Sharing real-life moments is what makes the best b...Sharing real-life moments is what makes the best blogs, I think. Your son's film work sounds very interesting and fun. Our old house was turned into a film studio for a while (for a tv advert) – we had to move out! Sam xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-85849033616208034632016-05-10T10:19:54.334+01:002016-05-10T10:19:54.334+01:00Back to reality here too, after a sunny weekend, i...Back to reality here too, after a sunny weekend, it's now tipping down and the saucepans are back in the sunlounge thanks to the leaky roof! Not to mention the cat's paw prints all over the window sills and a bath full of washing! :-(simplenaturalhandmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289827537339621785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-73885498710947232932016-05-10T05:23:15.572+01:002016-05-10T05:23:15.572+01:00Reality is so much more interesting! Reality is so much more interesting! Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-13535546943097674222016-05-09T22:11:39.669+01:002016-05-09T22:11:39.669+01:00I didn't even know those displays on Instagram...I didn't even know those displays on Instagram had a name. I always wonder where they get such interesting, battered tables to lay their things on. I was raised to take good care of a table, and besides, I usually have a cheap vinyl tablecloth on mine, to protect it from the barbarians I live with. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390436548583166562.post-32961074656690129192016-05-09T21:47:27.645+01:002016-05-09T21:47:27.645+01:00No show homes around here either! Here's to re...No show homes around here either! Here's to real life; dust, dirty dishes, dandelions and all. xxVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.com