I hope that this blog post finds you well? I write this on a gloomy, cold, wet December day, the darkness seems almost constant at this point in the year, and yet we are 3 weeks away from the shortest day. For me right now there is a strong wintering element in my life outside of the season, a bit of extra darkness, a bit of a chill, a need to retreat away from the usual events and patterns to deal with other, trickier things. Life goes like this sometimes, and the wintery periods of our...

The weekend has come where autumn shifts up a gear; the clocks change early on Sunday morning and the daylight hours suddenly feel like they are over rather abruptly. We are moving into late autumn and early winter and it is a time for matching natures energy and turning inwards a little. This is the time of year where candles and fairy light use takes a significant uptick in my household, alongside hot drink consumption and the use of piles of cosy blankets! It isn't always easy to settle...

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer filled with nice things? I am managing to get through my summer love to do list - as you can...