September passed in the blink of an eye.  It’s my favourite month of the year – there’s something about that glorious blend of the warmth of the late summer sun, coupled with the cooler morning autumn air and the golden light that makes everything it touches look magical, that makes me feel like anything could…

August has been a busy, busy, busy month full of good things.  We haven’t gone away on holiday anywhere this summer (either in the UK or abroad) for various reasons, and I was feeling quite sad and a bit guilty about that, but actually, even though I’ve had to work a fair bit and there…

It’s finally the summer holidays! It has felt like the longest term ever and there were multiple challenges along the way as we were getting towards the end of it (an emergency lockdown at school; plus a last minute, out-of-the-blue decision to transfer back to sixth form from college…), but we made it and all…

June felt non-stop with busy-ness.  Ella finally finished her A Level exams, only for Lola to immediately launch into sitting her Year 10 GCSE Mocks.  The month-long glorious heatwave (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am solar-powered and the sunshine & warmth nourishes me more than I can ever possibly explain)…

May is one of my favourite months of the year.  Firstly, it’s peony season.  Enough said.  Plus, everything is gloriously green and the promise of summer is hovering on the horizon…  It’s also my birthday month and so, as I embark on a new trip around the sun, I thought I’d refresh this blog series…

I have very little to say this month beyond being very grateful that April blessed us with absolutely glorious weather and an abundance of beautiful Spring blooms, which I made the most of whenever I could.  A reminder that the seasons continue onwards no matter what’s going on in our own personal worlds. Here are…

March has been a stressful and difficult month for a multitude of reasons.  And yet, in the midst of all the messy feelings and circumstances, there have been both big and little things to love, and they have been an important part of me being able to manage.  The anchor I find in the unwavering…

February is, generally, my least favourite chapter of the year.  It might be the shortest month, but it’s full of difficult anniversaries.  This year marked a decade without my Dad, and it’s been so grey all month that I often felt like I was drowning.  And then a day would come along where the sky…

Ordinarily, January is supposed to be a relatively quiet time of the year.  There’s the lull after all of the festive season activities and get-togethers are over, and it’s traditionally a time to reflect on the year that’s just gone as well as planning & setting intentions for the year ahead. Our house did not…