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I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
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Category Archives: Things I Love
Things I’m Loving Right Now
:: Memories of reuniting my children after years apart {in our worst sibling rivalry moments, I hang on to memories of their reunion this summer lol}. :: Time off work, with my whole department gone, so no real pressure to … Continue reading
What I’m Reading Wednesdays
This week I’m reading The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb! It is an absolutely exceptional novel and a book I’ve been waiting to read for quite some time. I first fell for Mr. Lamb’s novels when I read … Continue reading
Posted in Things I Love, What I'm Reading Wednesdays
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The Happiness Factor
Happiness is…. :: Kitties who hug so tightly it makes the photo blurry! :: A big blue sky that tastes like raspberry sherbet; don’t you taste the sky?! :: Avocados to peel and smoosh - yes, smoosh is the perfect word to … Continue reading
Weekending
There is always so much to do and never enough time to do it in. This weekend I hope to… Enjoy our current snowfall Go to the waterfront and do tai chi, or at the very least raise my arms … Continue reading
Posted in Things I Love, Weekending
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Thankful Tuesday!
Every now and then I’m reminded of just how many little moments we have to be thankful for; sometimes it feels like a little event will occur and for a moment everything stops around me and I hear this beautiful … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack – Winter’s Lullaby
It’s coming folks, in fact I saw some on a car last night and across the country it is arriving in droves; if my memory serves me correctly, once it begins it may just be Easter before I see grass … Continue reading
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T Mobile – Heathrow
To the dear people at T-Mobile. This was superb, yet again you rock. However, I take slight issue with your timing. Wouldn’t it have been even more like a Love Actually moment if you’d arranged this extravaganza in Terminal 5 at Heathrow just before Christmas, … Continue reading
Posted in Letters To Others, Media & Culture, Things I Love
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Weekending
Firstly, I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the wonderful people who commented on my Christmas Angel to an Orphan Program and agreed to make or buy a couple of pieces of clothing for babies and children … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Right Now
1. Sitting on the porch in the evening, watching the sun set & the Blue Heron sit on the lawn! 2. When any of the neighbours bang on the door just as evening is looming, with yet another invite for … Continue reading
An Email From My Mum
My mum’s hands – you can read about her here! Do you remember when I emailed my mum this picture (blonde girl in socks) and asked her if it reminded her of me? I also asked her if she had … Continue reading
Posted in Ma Famille, Things I Love
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