This week’s small pleasures #387

I’m writing this on Monday evening feeling pretty lousy. I ache, I have a sore throat and feel totally exhausted, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying a cup of Earl Grey blue flower … More

What’s been on your calendar 30 June

Here we are at the end of June and halfway through the year. June was a month of highs and … More

This week’s small pleasures #338

Well, what can I say? What seemed to be a lovely week, turned into one of the most stressful I’ve … More

This week’s small pleasures #327

It really feels like that transition period between summer and autumn. The mornings are darker, the Japanese anemones are in … More

This week’s small pleasures #311

Yesterday, Sunday, was the first Sunday in Advent, and we got out our candles and lit the first one to … More

This week’s small pleasures #310

Can you believe it is just under 5 weeks until Christmas? There are so many things going on right now … More

This week’s small pleasures #259

Another week over and time to think about the small pleasures of the past few days. There was sunshine, there … More

This week’s small pleasures #219

Today is the last day of November, St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of several countries including Scotland) and also the … More

This week’s small pleasures #218

For most of 2020, I have made a note each day of three things that have brought me joy, made me smile or just feel grateful for at that particular moment.