During hard times, it can be challenging to feel joy or happiness. With uncertainty comes worry and anxieties which can play heavily on our minds and impact our ability to see the positives. Now more than ever, during lock down, we need to be seeking out those small moments of joy in our days, finding solace and allowing ourselves the space to create calm to slow down our minds.
Read MoreLast week, for the first time in a very long while I awoke naturally, to the softening of light and of birds cheeping outside my bedroom window
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Creating an autumnal display with dried and foraged materials.
Read MoreThis winter has been a game changer for me, for the first time ever I have embraced the feelings that come with it rather than fighting them.
Read MoreAnd here we are, September is slowly working its magic as the nights get longer and the sun loses its glare. Many flowers and vegetables are having their last hurrah as the heat from the summer we will all remember gradually fades away and everyone can breath a little easier. Because, I’m not sure about you, but wasn’t this summer intense? And I don’t mean that in a negative way, not at all, it was just a tad exhausting. I’ve had conversations with many folk who have been unable to stop this summer because they felt guilty about not being outside and enjoying the sunshine and heat that we all normally crave and wish for. Its a reflection of our culture I believe, this lack of ability to stop and do nothing.
Read MoreThe result of an experiment! I've prepared a how to guide to making this beautiful spring wreath to brighten up any home this gloomy Easter weekend!
Read MoreSo I guess it is about time that I said hello and introduce myself properly. I know Bex occasionally mentions me (as the third man in her life), but I wanted to tell you a little bit about me and also share with you this fun DIY winter bird feeding tutorial as inspiration
Read MoreI was really interested to read the response to my recent post where I confessed to feeling down and how I was struggling with the cross over between Autumn and Winter. It seems many of you are feeling the same, so I thought I would share with you some of my tips on how to beat the Winter Blues.
Read MoreA few weekends ago I was lucky enough to teach my style of wreath making to a wonderful bunch of women (and even one man!). I took over the atmospheric workspace at Wattle and Daub, fittingly on the Autumn equinox. And filled the space with endless amounts of foliage and flowers foraged and dried by myself.
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