Dear friends

Welcome to June, my favourite month! My lovely Mark has a big birthday on 2^nd June and mine is on 3^rd (not big!), so it will be a special celebration for us this year in a real hotel, a real restaurant inside, with real people…joy.

Last month I wrote to you about ‘emerging’ from the craziness of the last year and this month, my reflections have taken me to the next phase on that journey which is to go from ‘STRENGTH TO STRENGTH’ ...

For sure, the past year will go down in history as one of the strangest we have ever experienced and certainly one that none of us will ever forget.

Wherever you find yourself reading this, either having come through this period unscathed, perhaps even flourishing in some way during this time, conversely with scars of great loss and trauma, or somewhere in between it all, one thing that could massively affect our future is how we are able to EMERGE from it.

The dictionary definition ...

WELCOME SPRING

APRIL and the month we celebrate EASTER.  Hmmm…the very word brings a sense of peace and hope. It heralds Spring and our love of lighter evenings, birdsong, buds and flowers bursting forth in gardens, hedgerows and of course, the four-day weekend with a nice long time to rejuvenate, reflect, relax and welcome the next season.

TRANSITION

Even though there’s no question we would all have preferred the opportunity to ...

With this month celebrating International Women’s Day on 8^th March, my mind turns to those women of substance I have known in my life.

I wonder who comes to mind when you think of great women? If you’re anything like me, you don’t have to travel too far from home. Although not with me anymore, I am so grateful to an incredible mother who inspired me with her inner beauty and grace, her fortitude and strength and her fierce loyalty for her family ...

If you’re anything like me, the start of February and coming of Spring is a sure motivation for getting up in the morning. Longer days, the vaccine breakthrough and a light at the end of the tunnel hopefully means we’ll all be able to be together again soon.

One of the greatest pleasures I have in life is a good walk and especially at the moment, it’s the main exercise that we all CAN do! There is always something spectacular in each season and this was me a few days ago ...

Welcome to 2021 dear friends of TEMPLESPA

I wonder how each of us felt when the clock struck midnight and 2020 became 2021?

We all lived our own version of last year, facing the challenges with highs and lows, learning to adapt and finding a way of bending and reacting to change and uncertainty.

As I reflect ...

While this year’s celebrations may be different for all of us, I am sure you’ll agree, this is still one of the most magical times of the year. For me, this year I’ve had the time to really plan and so far as presents are concerned, wrap them early (see my gift guide for great ideas at all price points), the Christmas cake and pudding have been made, the house is also being decorated early this year, our gifts neatly placed in our TEMPLESPA gift bags under the sparkling tree waiting ...

Don’t you just love this time of year? Early this morning I was walking along the beach as the sun rose and the sky and the air seemed to have its own special aura and feeling and the golden hue that comes from the changing foliage is just spectacular.

We don’t actually recognise Halloween, a rather strange and frightening concept I feel! We do however adore “Autumn-fest” and any opportunity to celebrate the wonderful pumpkin! In our household ...