When I first drafted this reading list a few weeks ago it looked a little different. Initially the list consisted of a few old favourite -those remain in the list- and a number of books I’d seen reviewed in other blogs and vlogs. However something stayed my hand when it came to posting the blog; … Read more
Autumn is without doubt my favourite time of year; it is a time of new beginnings, pregnant with possibilities. Autumn days are those filled with crisp air, crunchy leaves, foraging, candles, Samhain, bonfire night, stick-to-your ribs warming foods, cosiness and of course, the commencement of the new academic year in the U.K. Such a special … Read more
Back in January we applied to the local council for an allotment and received the exciting news at the beginning of the last week that one had become available. After making an appointment with the site manager to go and see the plot last Wednesday we came away brimming with excitement … Read more
‘Tottie! You don’t know how beautiful Silverdale is and a tower of our own! Think of that! its a sort of country you never saw before. I’ll answer for it.’ (Elizabeth Gaskell in a letter to Eliza Fox, May 1852) In her letter, Elizabeth Gaskell was writing of Lindeth Tower in Silverdale, and a more … Read more
Over the last month we have been busy, busy, bu-sy with garden projects. New fence posts have been concreted in and new fence panels erected after high winds blew the old fence down. A new deck has been built outside the garden studio, which i’m very excited about as it will be my new meditation … Read more
Winter is a difficult season for me. Although there is much I love about it; cool crisp air, woolly jumpers and the majesty of bare branches, to name but a few; what’s not so much fun is the winter blues. In September their arrival merely hinted at, are in full occupation by October in all … Read more