Creating a peaceful, purposeful home in tune with God’s rhythms and the natural seasons.
Hello lovelies, Can you quite believe that we have arrived at April already? There is something about the turning of the month that feels like a threshold…March quietly slips behind us, and suddenly we find ourselves stepping more fully into spring. And what a lovely March it has been. Stepping into April The bumblebees have …
March marks the beginning of meteorological spring, the day when winter loosens its grip and the promise of a new season begins to stir across the British countryside. The light lingers a little longer in the evenings, birds grow more vocal in the trees and hedgerows, and the first brave signs of life begin to …
Are you ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch 2026? I have been keeping our birds in good supply over these past wintery weeks and have been rewarded by a constant stream of feathered visitors. I’ve taken to throwing monkey nuts on the lawn each morning which is much appreciated by the Magpies and Crows who …
A very warm Happy New Year to you all. Here we go again, another year living through the seasons, marking each day by finding the small joys offered in each moment. Starting the New Year Together I’m so pleased to be on this journey with you all again. Can you believe that some of us …
Yesterday was wet…very wet. Puddles pooled along the drive and the sheep in the field behind our home looked rather miserable. A Rainy Day and the Start of Our Simple Christmas Crafting The wet weather meant that it was perfect weather for a little Christmas crafting. It was made extra special with my youngest daughter …
A visit to a historical house led me to ponder on approaching Christmas with simplicity rather than falling into the madness of the season that can so quickly overwhelm us if we do not take a thoughtful and purposeful approach. To escape the festive crowds and the cold, I nipped into the doorway of a …
Winter has come marching in… Winter has well and truly arrived in North Wales. We woke on Wednesday to snow-capped hilltops and a scattering of snow in the garden. I, of course, was thrilled! I LOVE snow and seeing the countryside cloaked in her winter splendour. We were certainly not expecting to wake up to …
After 15 months of living in state of flux, we finally completed on the sale of our house in Chester on Friday last week. It was a bittersweet moment when I received the telephone call from our solicitor telling us that we had completed. We were no longer owners of the home that has housed …
Home is where we practise gratitude in the ordinary, where we nurture our families, and where we remind ourselves that God’s goodness is still all around us. One of the small yet meaningful ways I mark this season is by showering our home with autumnal touches—simple decorations that speak of warmth, abundance, and the comforting …
The Seasonal Home in Early Autumn The approaching autumn brings a gentle shift in the air—a coolness in the mornings, the first golden leaves crunching underfoot, and a quiet turning inward that seems to come quite naturally as we prepare to welcome in a new season. Early autumn always brings with it a sense of …
