Those of you who often read this blog will know that my most regular posts are my ‘Small Things’ lists where I write about the little things that have been brightening up my week. It’s been a while since I have done one, and actually I have really missed the process of carving out time…
Author: Amy T
I am a writer, reader, adopter and teacher. I have started a new project called Feel Good Education and also write at Life Lived blog.
In the throws of September…
After the luxurious month of July when Devon welcomed us to our new home with a spell of extravagantly hot weather, a holiday on Lundy, and a couple of weeks relaxing with a friend, August saw our new lives gather momentum and September has hit us at full-pelt. It has been hard to find the…
KT’s Kitchen// Market Meals :-)
One of the joys of working at the market is that I get to see – and sample – other people’s produce! Last week I had some great Katy apples from the fruit and veg stand, and this week I went there again for vegetables to stir fry in a sauce bought from my nextdoor…
This Week…
This week I’ve been fully embracing my new routine in the Shire! I’ve been… *Making a lot of cakes, using recipes from Bake a Difference, which I’m selling as part of my new business, Hand and Heart. My favourites so far are the White Chocolate and Walnut Blondies and Auntie Glad’s Lemon Cake. *Experimenting with…
Small Things
This week I have been struggling with something that really gets me down. It leaves me in a dark place at times, and yet, even there, there are always the small things. Always a cup of tea made by a friend, always the sunlight on the floor, always the jokes of children and the fulfillment…
Home: The Dining Table
Reading Under the Tuscan Sun the other day, I came upon a paragraph I could really relate to. In it, Frances Mayes describes the acquisition of a long yellow dining table for their summer home in Italy… The long stretch of summer calls for a long tavola. Now that the kitchen is finished, we need…
Small Things
This summer, home is a running theme for me as Andrew and I settle in to our new place, which has been lived in by his family for years. My reading has accompanied this nicely as I have slowly made my way through Under the Tuscan Sun, about Frances Mayes’ restoration of a house in…
Lundy Escape
Lundy Island is just off the coast of North Devon – about two hours away by ferry – and is one of the most charming and the most wild places I have visited for quite some time. Andrew and I took a couple of days’ break there just after we moved house, at the beginning…
5 Things to Do in Summer…
I’ve said this before, but I just love working in seasons. Still influenced by school terms, I love the new year-ish focus the Autumn brings, the festive, cosy side of Winter and the fresh, hopeful feel of Springtime, when anything seems possible! And then, of course, there is Summer. My friend Karina and I have…
Small Things
There have been a lot of big changes and big emotions in my life over the past few weeks. Many have been good, but the sheer intensity of it all does leave me a little overwhelmed. This has made me especially grateful for the simple, day-to-day small things. Here’s a little list of some of…
This Week: Small Achievements, Presents and Friendship
This week for me has been a bit of a marathon, trying to cover a lot of ground in a short space of time, so Jesus’ words ‘don’t worry about tomorrow, for today has enough cares of its own‘ have proved very, very good advice. And sometimes I’ve needed to stretch it and tell myself ‘don’t worry about this…
3 Posts that have made a difference to my week
Flowers in the desert + a Recipe for a Better day + How to be Empathetic = 3 posts that have made a difference to my week 🙂 These pictures of the desert covered in flowers, which I found via Ann Voskamp’s website, feel like a metaphor for how I see my life right now. I’ve…
Life Lived 