Ta da - Presenting ....... The Hodge Podge Blog!!

Well I've dilly dallied and shilly shallied about for ages trying to work out what to do with this blog. It's been a great way of diarising the past 4 years and I've enjoyed it immensely but I've thought for a while (as I've previously mentioned) that I've reached a fork in the road with this format. Whether it needs to be moth-balled and another started or to just carry on with this one but in a different style has been the conundrum.

Since all blogs, no matter the content, are self-indulgent in that we create a platform for our own thoughts, experiences and opinions, I  guess I'll continue to indulge myself by sharing exactly those things.

Our dream when we first moved here was to create a little piece of paradise where we could live a simple, peaceful life. We've learnt skills like keeping chickens and growing veggies to appreciating life in a far more meaningful way. It's been a lot of work and at times frustrating but there hasn't been one day - no not a one - where we haven't laughed about something and felt incredibly blessed to live here. We've really settled into our simplified life though the learning continues. Anyone who doesn't think they have anything left to learn is either very arrogant ...........or very dead!

So; it's decided then; this will be a hodge-podge blog; a blog of all sorts. Holiday photos, veggie garden updates, ideas on simple living, maybe some of my shorter stories, interviews with interesting people. Bits and pieces I guess. I have no idea if you'll enjoy it. I hope you do. Feel free to comment and add your thoughts to the mix.

And now to begin...........................................