Garden Tour

Hello you lovely people

So, in my last post you may or may not remember that I mentioned that most of my time lately had been spent searching for jobs, preparing CVs and covering letters, well I've only gone and got myself a new job! I handed in my notice at my current practice on Wednesday and start work at my new job at the start of November, I'm so excited I could burst!! I don't want to jinx anything by going into too many details yet, I'm superstitious like that, but it's at a company I adore doing a job that I'm really looking forward to. Sorry I'm being a bit cryptic, I'll share more once I've started I promise.

Anyhoo, all this has put me in an excellent mood, I've been floating on a little cloud ever since I heard the news. Also, now all that stress and worry has gone away I finally went back out into the garden this weekend for a major tidy up in preparation for winter. The weather was great and I massively enjoyed getting reacquainted with my lovely wild garden. 

It's been absolutely ages since I've done a tour around the garden on this here blog. I've been trying to shield your eyes from the shambles by just posting photos of close ups of flowers and the such, it's been for your own good I promise. Now though I don't feel mortally embarrassed by the front two borders at least (the rest of the garden I still do!) so here they are, for your viewing pleasure... 

It's not perfect but I'm getting there.

Oh and here's my lovely big Bootsy Cat. For no other reason that I love him.

P.S. If you'd like to have a nosey on my other blog Purpose and Form, you can do so here.

Over and out.

Purpose and Form/Sheffield By The Seaside

Hello strangers

Sorry I haven’t been around these parts lately, I can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since my last post! If I’m honest not a great deal has happened during my short absence, I have been excitedly watching the final episodes of Breaking Bad, have started having a big clear out of my home ready for decorating, oh and I finally feel like a proper grown up as I have got myself my very first washing line (with the very kind aid of my grandparents) which I am strangely chuffed with.  

Right big announcement time, of sorts anyway, during my time away I have also been working on my new blog, Purpose and Form, which I will be running alongside afternibbin. (not instead of, this isn’t a goodbye post my dears).

Purpose and Form will be a space where I will be sharing the things that inspire me, whether that is art, design, interiors, architecture or fashion. I decided to start Purpose and Form and not just share the things that inspire me on here instead as it just doesn’t feel right on here, afternibbin. is my personal blog about my home and garden, where I share my own photos, I want to keep it personal, fun and a little bit rough around the edges. Purpose and Form will be going in a slightly different direction and I am so very excited about it.

Anyhoo, my very first post on Purpose and Form is up today if you fancy a nosey. Now I’ve got a bit of the legwork out of the way I will be back here more regularly I promise.

So now that's out of the way I thought I'd share with you a few photos I took in Sheffield when they had a Sheffield by the Seaside weekend a few weeks ago.

The day would have been a lot better had it not been freezing cold and drizzling all day. There weren't many people out braving it, a few hardy families were pottering about in the sandpit with their cagoules on but that was about it. Me and Allsy didn't mind though, we had a nice time wandering around with a bag full of freshly cooked doughnuts, pretending we were walking down Brighton Pier. It took a lot of pretending.

flowers

Good day to you all.

I am pleased to say that I have finally been out and about in the garden again with my proper camera. It's been a wee while, it felt so good to be using it again and was a good opportunity to practice some of the techniques I learnt in my photography course a few weeks ago. Am quite pleased with some of the shots and certainly felt like I had more control and knowledge of the camera than what I had prior to attending the course, hopefully that shows.

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend, whatever you may be doing.