On the 30 November 1874 Winston Churchill was born. About a year ago, my dad lent me a fascinating little …
Truffle loves it when the humans take her on holiday with them. This doesn’t always seem to happen, for some …
I logged into Twitter this morning and learned that it’s National #CycleToWorkDay. Well I’m a big advocate of this – …
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I almost failed to notice that it is Mental Health Awareness week! It’s difficult talking about personal issues on a blog …
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A weekend in London is always something of a culture shock nowadays. Especially since I don’t make it there all that often …
Download printable list New year, new projects and new challenges are abound at the moment. I have started a new …
I once wrote a post called ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemon curd‘, so it only seems appropriate to …
Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos… but simply to wake up to …
I have lived in the Cotswolds for over 20 years, and yet I’m still discovering new places this summer since …
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I’ve always upheld the viewpoint that I can’t run, I don’t run, and I neither sympathise nor comprehend anyone …
It comes as no surprise to anyone of course that artists could be tortured souls, but a couple of times …
! This (very long and detailed!) guide is supposed to be something to dip in and out of according to …
When I mentioned to a few people that I was going to bake for a grey (depressed) cake sale, most …
“You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery I’d love …
I’ve been wondering recently whether it is really rather abnormal that during the academic year I work hard consistently, and …
This week, I handed in about 6,500 words in total over three different essays, and still managed to give a …
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