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February 01, 2024
Bye Bye to looooong January and welcome to the whistle stop month of February. Well, I like to call it the month of LOVE, being a self-confessed romantic, and I love to decorate our home in a Valentines theme with trailing ivy, red votives and tea lights, jars of fairy lights with red gingham ribbon, red tulips and faux rose petals. It’s amazing how some inexpensive little pops of colour can bring cheer and a smile to a wintry house.
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January 01, 2024
Welcome all to 2024, a brand new year to get to grips with and enjoy to the fullest! Often people talk about that blank page in a diary, and I love the thought of hitting reset on different aspects of my life come 1st January. It’s impossible to be a completely new person overnight, but a few achievable new year resolutions to jot down is a good start in my book.
After the festivities and over-indulgence over Christmas I do love to set a few health goals on my agenda. I pack my meals ...
December 27, 2023
Now the big festivities are over for another year, it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy some downtime before the new year kicks off. I love this pause time between Christmas and New Year, often referred to as Twixmas, to reflect, head out on long walks in the winter sunshine and indulge in all the leftovers from hosting, it has to be done!
If you’re hosting New Year’s Eve or have drinks with friends and family planned in, let me share a simple way I add an extra special ...
November 01, 2023
Welcome to the beautiful crisp month of November. The clocks have changed, the nights draw in and we adjust our minds and bodies to all things warm and cozy to embrace the delicious season of autumn-fest. T-shirts, shorts and flip-flops are replaced with woolly jumpers, leggings and boots and the sharp air gives you energy and focus, I just love it.
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October 01, 2023
Welcome to the beautiful, golden month of October. Clear blue skies, red and yellow foliage, crisp clean air and that unique autumnal feeling that belongs to this special season.
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September 01, 2023
Welcome to Sparkling September dear friends.
I love this ‘transitional’ month that takes us from summer to autumn and where we get the best of both, traces of the goldenness of autumn blending beautifully with the lingering days of Indian summer.
I get even more meaningful about putting the evenings to good use when I feel the summer is coming to an end. We love to ride our bikes along the seafront and I have to admit, made the more enjoyable by the promise of a bag of ...
August 01, 2023
Welcome to Awesome August! We’re now in the thick of summer with all the treats of holidays home or away, salads, freshly picked fruit, picnics, BBQ’s and any excuse to gather. We love it and if we get the much-promised mini heatwave, it’ll be even better! (I admit, I love the sun…all that vitamin D!)
Entertaining is one of our favourite things to do and I have a couple of great recipes I’d love to share with you this month. Not surprisingly, they’re ...
July 01, 2023
Welcome to ‘Joyful July’ and all that this beautiful summer month brings. The early morning chirpy birdsong, the long hazy summer evenings, eating the fresh produce straight from our garden, enjoying a chilled glass of rosé and balmy strolls along the beach; we’re blessed to live near the sea and a ritual for almost thirty years (weather permitting) has been our Monday night beach barbecue after work. We have a beautiful vintage picnic hamper we purchased in New England ...