An Envelope of Snippets for February – snowdrop walks, vintage valentines and stationery as storage
February is a month that takes one by surprise; even more then Christmas creeps up on you. It’s a month that initially seems full of hope after the gloom of January. It holds the promise of pancakes, valentines and the first snowdrops. What it also has in store...
It’s nearly Christmas…
It’s nearly Christmas so don’t get distracted reading blog posts. Do something festive instead: Make a list – things still to do, things to be grateful for, your favourite festive memories Send seasonal greetings to anyone you’ve missed Eat a...
Staying seasonally organised
I’ll be honest, I mean “seasonal” as in “Christmas”, as I write this. I love the idea of having different organisation systems that run with the natural seasons, but frankly I have enough difficulty staying organised as it is! Without...
The Silly September sale is on its way
Having one fresh start a year (you know where you make unreasonable promises to yourself that you then abandon) is no longer enough. September is the new January apparently. Only you’ve got a 4 month deadline, a sun tan and Christmas to look forward to. Unlike...
3 ways to make the most of summer
It’s been a pretty good summer in the UK this year. The weather has been warm on the whole. There’s been lots of sunshine and blue skies. It seems like summer has been here for months. However all good things must come to an end. It’s August....
Tips for after a bank holiday weekend…
… sigh. The return to work always feels rough, doesn’t it? And Easter is a particularly sneaky bank holiday where you get two whole extra days off, and somehow that makes it even harder to go back. However, I have come up with some ways to beat this...
How Christmas cards defrosted my humbug heart
I confess: I’ve been a bit bah humbug about Christmas cards in the past. I looked at the box of cheap cards that I was scribbling a standard greeting in with a cheap biro and decided that I just wasn’t going to bother with the whole thing. I waited for one...
How to put off Christmas planning
It’s the time of year to find all kind of other things to do rather than face up to planning for Christmas. I should be making a list of people to send Christmas cards to and then deciding what type of card to send. Will it be an e-card and a donation to...
Cosy Blogging
It’s half past seven on a Monday evening as I type this – one of my kitties is asleep, the other one is sitting next to me meowing sadly at intervals, because the laptop isn’t very exciting to her – a mouse on a stick would be much more fun. I...
My seasonal bucket list – autumn
I know, with all the autumn themed posts! But it’s one of my favourite times of year, and it’s so very photogenic (when it’s not pouring with rain – a pluviophile I am definitely not!) It was Maddy who first suggested the idea of a seasonal...Get featured on our blog!
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