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Meet the Clan: Seven Scottish Terriers and Absolutely No Peace
Read the story →: Meet the Clan: Seven Scottish Terriers and Absolutely No PeaceMorning announcements, a travelling slipper and seven very different opinions about how the day should begin. If you met us in the evening, you might think we were a wonderfully peaceful household. Supper has been…
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A Little Woodland Magic
Read the story →: A Little Woodland MagicAn almost fruitless woodland wander, an unexpected gathering of toadstools and the pleasure of finding something beautiful. Some of my favourite treasures haven’t cost me a penny. They haven’t come from an antiques shop, an…
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Look What I Grew
Read the story →: Look What I GrewAn empty garden, an extraordinary number of tomatoes and fifteen months’ work I’ll always be proud of. When I arrived, it was an empty space. Looking back at the photographs now, it’s almost difficult to…
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A Feast Fit for a King!
Read the story →: A Feast Fit for a King!Farm-bought beef, a proper Yorkshire roast and a Thursday spent feeding the people we love. A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to get a beef box from a local farm. Two hundred pounds’…
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A Few Years in the Making
Read the story →: A Few Years in the MakingOn disappearing for a while, rebuilding a life and finding myself with a head full of possibilities again.
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Well, That Wasn’t the Plan
Read the story →: Well, That Wasn’t the PlanOn unexpected endings, second chapters, seven Scottish Terriers and the gloriously unfinished business of figuring out what comes next.
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The Art of Beginning Again Without Having a Bloody Clue
Read the story →: The Art of Beginning Again Without Having a Bloody ClueOn losing the life you knew, rediscovering curiosity and finding the excitement in everything still to come.
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An October Evening
Read the story →: An October EveningHomegrown squash, foraged fruit, good friends and an evening that began with absolutely no plans at all.
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A Life Less Ordinary Doesn’t Happen by Accident
Read the story →: A Life Less Ordinary Doesn’t Happen by AccidentSometimes life makes the decisions for you. What you do next is another matter entirely.