September is one of my favourite months of the year: a crisp chill in the morning air; warm afternoons; golden light in the evenings; the new school term; autumn colours beginning to creep into the landscape; soup and porridge making a return to the menu; and a different kind of energy that fuels a positive…
When lockdown first started back in March 2020, we didn’t think we were going to be able to make our much-anticipated, annual Easter trip to Bude happen. Fortunately, when the hospitality and travel industry started opening up a little bit, we were able to snag a week-long stay at our home-from-home, The Beach Haven, and…
I take hundreds of photos every month, and most of them don’t get shared with anyone, let alone online. And yet the moments in time that those photos capture are just as important a part of our story as the other images that I do choose to share. I originally created this blog as a…
In all honesty August hasn’t really felt much different to the previous five months of lockdown. Most places are open now (albeit with some restrictions still in place and lots of forward planning needed) but we still chose to stay quite close to home. It’s felt a lot like we’ve been in limbo, just waiting…
We didn’t think we were going to get to go on our annual trip to Bude in North Cornwall this year. We traditionally visit during the Easter holidays in April but, of course, the coronavirus pandemic meant that our eagerly-awaited holiday was cancelled as we were still in the midst of a strict lockdown. As…
I take hundreds of photos every month, and most of them don’t get shared with anyone, let alone online. And yet the moments in time that those photos capture are just as important a part of our story as the other images that I do choose to share. I originally created this blog as a…
We made it! July has brought with it the start of the summer holidays and I have never been so glad to reach the end of a school term before. We survived homeschooling for 14 whole weeks (plus the Easter holidays and May half term, 17 weeks in total). I did actually really enjoy having…
At the end of January 2020 I began using essential oils in our home. I posted about our experiences a few times on my Instagram stories and in return received quite a few questions about using oils. I thought I’d write a blog post to answer them all and also to share a little bit…
I honestly don’t remember when I first fell in love with sunrises and sunsets. I sort of thought the feeling had always been there but actually, when I dived into it, curious about where it all started, I realised that I don’t really remember seeing them as a child at home or on family holidays…
We usually visit Bude in North Cornwall every single year – it’s our happy place. We were supposed to be staying at our favourite accommodation – The Beach Haven – during the Easter holidays back in April but then Covid-19 hit, lockdown happened and everything got cancelled. We’re still very much hoping to be able…