Countryside

A new decade

Hello friends and Happy New Decade! I can hardly believe we're already well into the swing of January and Christmas seems like years away, when in actual fact it was three weeks! I have to say, given where Jon and I were a few years ago we are so pleased to be looking forward and… Continue reading A new decade

hygge, winter

Winter chocolate

It's a thing, winter chocolate is most definitely a thing. We have hot chocolate, advent calendars, Lindt Christmas decorations and teddies not to mention warm melting lava cakes (curtesy of Kaja)! When I was in France last week I had so much hot soya chocolate (and normal milky chocolate as apparently dairy-free isn't a well-known… Continue reading Winter chocolate

christmas, winter

Pets at Christmas

I am pretty sure our dogs, cats and small little pets don't have the faintest idea what we are doing come December. We cover our house in lights, tinsel and all sorts of decorations not to mention adding a beautiful green (or pink perhaps) tree for our cats to jump on and burry themselves in. Dogs… Continue reading Pets at Christmas

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Home comforts

Cosy home comforts for most of us are more or less the same. Hot drinks in pretty mugs Blankets and pillows Warm fires Cookies Warm muffins Wine Pet snuggles Friends and family ... The list goes on and on! So for this cold weekend in November, be you in England at home, Norway sledding or… Continue reading Home comforts

Health, lifestyle, psychology

Using my little grey cells

There is nothing better than educating the mind and learning something that has either interested you for some time, or that somehow will help you progress in the career or are of life you are looking to do well in.