Countryside, hygge, Oxfordshire

Top cottage ‘musts’ for relaxing…

Hi everyone, how was your bank holiday weekend? I hope you've had lots of fun and relaxed enough? I spent the last 11 days working hard with The Dogs Trust to organise their annual fun day event. The event is their biggest of the year across all centres to raise vital funds for the dogs… Continue reading Top cottage ‘musts’ for relaxing…

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My Country Cottage: Decor

Good morning! I’m so glad to be waking up to another day off, a day free to relax, explore, bake and cuddle my pets! Basically, a day to do whatever springs to mind. I think if I wasn’t an August baby, April going into May would be my favourite time of year due to all… Continue reading My Country Cottage: Decor

christmas, hygge, lifestyle, Norway

Festive books

What are you reading over Christmas? I always think it's great to have books you either read over and over, or a theme you follow. I'm intending this year to read A Christmas Carol, as it's a book I've only ever been told about by my parents or one I've watched on the TV. Friends… Continue reading Festive books

autumn, hygge, lifestyle, winter

Who loves Autumn?

The leaves are orange, the trees are bare, the cosy clothes are out in the cold breezy air...  I am crazy about the autumn, it's even been noted on more than one occasion that I was born for the autumn months! I was born on the hottest day of the year in 1991 and even… Continue reading Who loves Autumn?

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Autumns in Oxford

It's that time in Oxford where we are stuck with a cold crispy breeze, the morning chill and desire to spend the rest of the winter tucked up in bed like a moomin along with the inability to be outside without a cosy knit or scarf! Truth be told, I look forward to this time… Continue reading Autumns in Oxford

autumn, hygge, Norway

Apple spice & all things Hygge

Styling your house depending on the season might sound a little crazy, but it's genuinely a thing! Take Christmas for example, a season everyone gets on board with, or at least, know someone who does! We decorate our homes with fairy lights, tinsel, ivy, trees and all sorts of wintry wonders! So why should the… Continue reading Apple spice & all things Hygge