I started this blog at the beginning of 2012 after a long hiatus in diligent writing. I changed my mind about the title a couple of weeks in, after the first emotional roller coaster of the year. During that incident I was given the privilege to see what a long way I had come from the me I was five years before. It turned my perspective around.
One of the things I’d like to achieve with this blog, is to keep it determined and hopeful. In spite of everything that we are bombarded with daily, I want this to be my haven of gratefulness.
Whilst travelling home after work on the Tube before the Easter weekend in 2012 and gazing out at the late spring afternoon sunshine, it suddenly dawned on me. Life constantly hurls lemons at us. I’m on a mission to make lemonade as best I can, by God’s grace.
This is lemonade.
this is lemonade 
6 December 2013 at 17:46
Ooh, I love this! Focussing on the positives in this funny old world, and a glass of lemonade at the same time, I like your style 😉
30 January 2014 at 17:25
Thank you very much for stopping by and adding to the sparkle 🙂
29 July 2013 at 15:07
Liked your little gravatar straight away – new this was going to be good – glad to be following
30 July 2013 at 18:29
Thank you Chas! Welcome 🙂
18 June 2013 at 19:50
I’ve nominated you for the Shine On Award!
http://aliciabenton.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/ive-won-many-awards-and-i-want-more-if-you-want-to-call-it-hunger-then-im-hungry-for-awards-shahrukh-khan/
19 June 2013 at 17:35
Thank you so much Alicia! I must write an award post soooooon Oh dear! Thank you for your support and thoughtful encouragement in your post! 🙂
14 April 2013 at 18:18
I really liked your blog! So I have nominated you for the Liebster Award here. http://anerdycrocheter.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/liebster-award/
17 April 2013 at 16:44
Thank you so much!! I loved your post, it was so interesting! I’ll be using the idea to do an award post sometime in the future 😀
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2 January 2013 at 19:00
Hello! I’ve nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award! It’s up to you whether you want to join in or not, see my blog for details. 🙂
8 February 2013 at 01:56
Oops! Sorry I just realised I made a terrible omission and forgot my manners 😥 THANK YOU so much! And thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement, it really means a lot a lot *warm and fuzzy feelings* 😀
10 February 2013 at 16:49
Haha, no problem! You’re welcome and keep up the good work! 🙂
12 December 2012 at 13:06
Love your attitude and the upliftingway you speak (well..write).. I look forward to your posts.
12 December 2012 at 13:42
Thank you for dropping by and for the follow. My blogging friends truly do encourage me so much. I love the way you write too – following back! 🙂
11 December 2012 at 09:28
Hello there, I really love your blog and nominated you for blog of the year 2012 award. Please check http://rabbitcancook.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/blog-of-the-year-award-for-2012/.
I believe participation is optional especially since this is almost end f the year, anyway no pressure, just wanted to pass the honor and appreciation and again because I really like your blog. Cheers
11 December 2012 at 12:43
Thank you so much Rabbit! I love your blog as it is so much fun, and you really CAN cook. Thank you for sending me this lovely Christmas gift, it means a lot to me. I will bear the participation in mind. Perhaps I will need to save it for next year 🙂 Keep on cooking!
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8 October 2012 at 14:24
Don’t know if my sister has commented yet, but just wanted to say: what a lovely blog! And name! And header….
10 October 2012 at 21:30
Thank you so much! I believe that whoever commented previously must have been the other sister, seeing as you do not appear to be aware of the comment I received recently which led me to your blog. But I am not to know, as neither of you have identified which of the two sisters you are 😉
I will gratefully accept the compliments though! I must say, I loved your blog and have started following! 🙂
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15 August 2012 at 03:15
Just wanted to say a belated thank you for checking out my blog and liking my reblog of Greek Pasta Salad. I hope you make it sometime and let me know the results. I have lots of other great recipes on my blog and over a thousand recipes on my Pinterest boards. Please come and take a look some time.
16 August 2012 at 11:34
Thanks for coming by and visiting my blog! I’m afraid I haven’t been eating a lot of proper cold salad this year. We’ve not had much of a summer. I’ve been making grilled salads more! You’re right though, that salad looked yummy – did you try it out in the end? I’ll check back again 🙂
6 August 2012 at 21:39
I wanted to recognize you for your lovely blog. Here is my nomination for “One Lovely Blog” for you.
Click here for details: http://northhighlandsart.com/2012/08/06/one-lovely-blog-award/
7 August 2012 at 11:15
Wow! Thank you Laura. So happy to see you got nominated for the award, can’t believe it’s your first! Congrats and thank you for your kind generosity 🙂
2 August 2012 at 14:49
Thanks so much for the follow and the comment! I hope you get out there for some hills and hot chocolate soon! loving your blog, the concept the title and your content oo so creative 🙂
2 August 2012 at 15:30
Thanks! I’m reading your posts in my reader now 🙂
1 August 2012 at 20:10
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1 August 2012 at 20:09
Duck!!
1 August 2012 at 21:53
Fair point. Why didn’t I think of that? LOL Thanks for dropping by! 🙂
1 August 2012 at 21:59
Sure. I will be back 🙂
24 July 2012 at 21:31
Dear Lemonade,
I lOVE it.
To Pieces.
I’m so glad I was complaining today!!!
I never would have found your post!
😉
Love, lis
xooxx
25 July 2012 at 13:22
Thank you! I love yours too – I guess there was a silver lining 😉
23 July 2012 at 14:04
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog – your blog is pretty awesome too!
23 July 2012 at 19:19
Thanks so much for popping by 🙂
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25 June 2012 at 05:28
i like your blog too! i reckon your lemonade will be full of delicious happy bubbles!
25 June 2012 at 08:10
Thank you for the lovely comment Joyce. I love your beautiful art it’s so vivid and the colours are so joyful! I’ve added you via RSS feed as opposed to WordPress “follow” in light of recent WordPress shakiness 🙂
25 June 2012 at 09:41
thanks Bubbly Lemonade – looking forward to more of your bloggy posts
21 May 2012 at 12:51
If life gives you lemons, make some kind of lemonade.
(Conan O’Brien)
The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.
The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.
Hug and much strength/ Adriana
21 May 2012 at 14:10
Thank you so much for your beautiful words Adriana!
21 May 2012 at 14:11
❤ ❤ ❤
21 May 2012 at 14:17
we have to think of each other.
❤
6 May 2012 at 20:17
Hi there, thank you very, very much for take a look at my little blog and following me! 😀
7 May 2012 at 00:34
It is my pleasure – you have a lovely blog indeed!
5 May 2012 at 22:48
I have popped over to tell you I have nominated you for the Liebster Award. It’s about spreading the love an’ stuff. Please feel free to accept or reject. And yes… if you accept you get to pin the award to your blog 😉 http://ziggyshortcrust.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/blogging-awards-a-bit-bonkers-discuss/
8 May 2012 at 19:55
Thank you so much Ziggy! I cannot reject such a cheerful looking award! I most certainly must pin it to my blog!
26 April 2012 at 21:44
thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving such a sweet comment. When life hands u lemon, add tons of sugar n ice and u’ll get urself a nice cuppa lemon tea. =] i like your blog and am following you, hope to see you around.
26 April 2012 at 21:57
Thank you Mag! Glad to have met you with your fun and vibrancy! I love a good cuppa lemon tea and the idea of it is already cheering me up no end – I’m following you too – have a lovely day 🙂
26 April 2012 at 22:02
You are most welcome to drop by anytime and i’ll be sure to share my sunshine-ness with ya! Good to know you are smiling… you have a great day too. Its 5am in Singapore and most people are already deep asleep while some are waking up to get to work… i better go catch up on my beauty sleep. Nites =]
19 April 2012 at 21:32
Hi lemonade! 🙂 That is now your name for me, which is good – I like lemonade!
Welcome to my blog, and I see you’re now in my evil cluches and i can freely use you for experimen…..I mean yes, erm, welcome to my followers list *cheesy grin*
Here’s my family recipe for my favourite lemon thing!
Honey and Lemon drink for colds/sore throats/
Half a pan of lemonade
lemon juice (i use bottled stuff as I don’t use a lot of lemons) however much you like
Honey however much you like 😀
Add lemonade + lemon juice to pan.
Boil until hot.
Mix in honey until it’s sweet (or sour) enough for you.
Pour some into a mug.
Drink
Be happy 🙂
See you around (don’t worry I’ll answer your question on my blog soon 🙂 )
21 April 2012 at 08:52
Ooooh sounds yummy. My mum often did something very similar with coke and a slice of lemon… Thanks for sharing!
17 April 2012 at 12:25
Nice blog. 1 2 follow.
17 April 2012 at 10:37
Hello again. Your Elf Child is waiting to say hello. Hope you like her.
16 April 2012 at 09:19
I’ve just discovered your blog and I love it. Just like homemade Lemonade; lively, fresh and full of good things.