In this dreary, post-festivities first week of January, it feels so very important to take some time to seek out the good things. So pour yourself a coffee, take a seat on the sofa, and spend a few moments with me counting the Small Things. What’s bringing a bit of extra cheer and magic to your…
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2015: Best Posts
Happy New Year! I hope you are enjoying the last day of 2015 🙂 Looking back over the posts from the year is perhaps a little introspective, but it gives me a good insight into what’s been popular or has struck a chord with all you lovely readers. Here are ten of the most popular posts…
New Year: JOY
I feel increasingly that 2016 will be my year to focus on JOY. Joy? Joy? Really? Yep, joy. Where is the place for joy in today’s messed up world? As Ann Voskamp writes so eloquently (here), ‘how in the world does a weary world rejoice?’Â How, indeed. You know, plenty of people are finding an answer…
2015: Hope
It doesn’t feel like a year ago that I was writing this post, summing up 2014, but here I am, at the close of another year. I started 2015 with a strong focus on hope, as I wrote here, and this very much stayed with me throughout the year. I have learnt that hope is…
Small Things
Do you remember when I used to write ‘Small Things’ posts almost every week? It’s been a while since my last one, and I miss putting together these lists of the small things I’m thankful for. It’s about time that I collate a new one, so here are my December 2015 ‘Small Things’: Presents! As much as…
Advent Peace
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about peace. These do not seem to be peaceful times. We have one of the biggest global refugee crises in history, and no one can agree on what to do about it. We have violent attacks being conducted on civilians, and it seems that one of the few solutions…
Thoughtful Shopping
On Thursday night I saw this from Braintree and it made me cry – it just felt so hopeful in a world gone mad with consumerism. Instead of Black Friday, Braintree were promoting Thoughtful Friday, giving 50% of all sales made on that day to charity. I hate the way Christmas makes us impulse buy…
Life Lately
I thought it was time for another ‘Life Lately’ post. Right now, I’m sitting in my living room with a fire lit, Jamie the dog curled up on my lap, a pile of books, a cup of tea and my favourite playlist. I put new batteries in the fairy lights in my lantern, so they…
Fair Trade Favourites
I LOVE the Fair Trade movement. It is more and more evident to me that we need to start demanding justice in the countries producing the stuff that we in the West are clamouring for. Low prices just can’t be prioritised over people’s health, freedom and opportunity – they just can’t. We have a Fair Trade…
Ode to Autumn
Every summer I say ‘Summer is my favourite season’ and every Autumn I change my mind. I love the colours and textures of Autumn, the crisp, cold walks and fire-warmed rooms, the breezy winds that makes you feel like something exciting is about to happen, the feel of leaves underfoot, all of that. As a…
Family
I just read this article, The Families We Choose, over at the Kinfolk website. I love its opening sentence: ‘There’s no such thing as a perfect family. Regardless of what kind of family you were born into, you can keep adding characters to your clan, whether or not you’re related.’ The essay is a relatable read,…
Vegetable Tart with Creamy Potatoes
Lately, I’ve been consciously eating less meat and experimenting with more Vegetarian dishes, and generally I feel a lot healthier for it. One of my favourite dishes is a simple tart made with roasted vegetables, tomatoes and a little feta. Andrew’s Mum also recently taught me a great potato dish that goes pretty well with…
Life Lived 