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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=8303</guid> <description><![CDATA[February 14th. It’s a big day as it celebrates love. Traditionally it was the day when your special partner andor secret admirers espoused love and beyond. Now it has blossomed to include every sort of love. Perhaps the Min Pins are now carefully positioning their muddy paw prints on cards as my fingers fly across [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/february-14th-valentines-day-8303/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A quick update on me</title><link>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/a-quick-update-on-me-8300/</link> <comments>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/a-quick-update-on-me-8300/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:06:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fiona Nevile</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cottage tales]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=8300</guid> <description><![CDATA[I sat down and worked out that for at least half of my adult life – having passed the magical ‘adult’ age of 21 – I’ve spent exactly half of my adult life living alone. That’s 19 years. So I’m not a stranger to that solo state. There are benefits. At home you can be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/a-quick-update-on-me-8300/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Miss Barbellion&#039;s Garden: a book review of a modern classic</title><link>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/miss-barbellions-garden-a-book-review-of-a-modern-classic-8295/</link> <comments>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/miss-barbellions-garden-a-book-review-of-a-modern-classic-8295/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:59:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fiona Nevile</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=8295</guid> <description><![CDATA[Having read this book I’ve had to update my fantasy dinner party list to include Miss Nancy Barbellion. In fact she would be welcome at the cottage anytime. Miss Barbellion is a lesson to anyone who equates old age with uselessness. At 71 she is circumspect, punchy and kind. Miss Barbellion inherits her rambling family [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/miss-barbellions-garden-a-book-review-of-a-modern-classic-8295/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The snow dog</title><link>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-snow-dog-8293/</link> <comments>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-snow-dog-8293/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:34:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fiona Nevile</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cottage tales]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=8293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do you remember that I mentioned that I was selling my vast lead toy collection? We suddenly needed to raise money fast on a monthly basis to repay an outstanding debt. And we did it, working together, we paid off that debt over the five month designated period. I can’t tell you the relief when [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-snow-dog-8293/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thank you. And a few thoughts on love.</title><link>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/thank-you-and-a-few-thoughts-on-love-8289/</link> <comments>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/thank-you-and-a-few-thoughts-on-love-8289/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:58:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fiona Nevile</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cottage tales]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=8289</guid> <description><![CDATA[I just wanted to thank every reader for checking out my last two posts. Readers are essential life blood for a blog. They keep a bloggers heart pumping. I also need to thank all the readers who have made a comment on my last two posts. Initially I tried to answer each one but I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/thank-you-and-a-few-thoughts-on-love-8289/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First new steps</title><link>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/first-new-steps-8287/</link> <comments>http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/first-new-steps-8287/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:29:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fiona Nevile</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cottage tales]]></category> <guid
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