I like to keep up to date with Fair Trade businesses and events, and this means I almost always have a Fair Trade Wishlist in my head! Here are some of the things I’ve got my eye on at the moment… 1. Wren Essential Tee, Braintree 2. Dashka Hart Bamboo Leggings, Braintree 3. Linen Spot Bag,Earth Squared 4….
Category: Lifestyle
Small Things
Most weeks, I try to list a few of the things I’m thankful for. It’s become a process that’s really important to me, helping me to appreciate the good things in my life. This week, my Small Things are… *Green tea in my Chinese tea set. *Listening to Lianne La Havas, especially the coverage of…
The North Devon Coast – Saunton Beach
Saunton Beach is long, sandy and beautiful. It has its own car park, which can be expensive in summer but is practical if you are bringing surfboards etc. There are toilets and showers and a small shop and a cafe, and above the beach on the cliff is the Saunton Sands hotel and a few…
Life to the full
Do you ever get the feeling that life is passing you by, or zipping along far too quickly? In many ways, our lives are ‘like flowers, here today, gone tomorrow’ or ‘a morning mist’, done and spent in the blink of an eye. Many people would say that to confront this brevity we are faced…
The North Devon Coast – Watersmeet
This weekend I took a trip with an old friend to do a beautiful walk, just a tiny way along the coast from Woody Bay and Lynton and the Valley of the Rocks. As well as providing beautiful views out to sea from the cliff top, and a lunch stop in the seaside town of…
Small Things
The small things are so important aren’t they? The little kindnesses, the small acts of perseverance, the shimmers of beauty and hope. They make life what it’s meant to be – a thing to savour and drink in, a gift to receive with appreciation. Lately, my small things have been appropriately summery… *Listening to some new…
Versatile Blogger Award
Marlyn Exconde of Kintal has been kind enough to nominate me for the WordPress Versatile Blogger Award. As part of the award, nominees are asked to answer 7 questions made up by the person who nominated them, so here are Marlyn’s questions for me, and my answers (and you can find out how her other nominees…
The North Devon Coast – Woody Bay
A while ago, I posted about the Valley of the Rocks and Lynton, as the first installment in my North Devon coast series. Today, we took a trip just a little way around the coast from there, to Woody Bay. I got ready with a real air of excitement, as going to Woody Bay calls for a…
Wild June
The other day, I stumbled across this Wildlife Trust campaign to get people outdoors this June. They’re calling it 30 Days Wild, and the idea is that you get outdoors every day in June and do something ‘wild’. I’ll be honest some of their ‘wild’ ideas seem a bit tame, but I love the principle…
Fashion on the Ration: An Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum
When I saw this exhibition listed on Braintree’s Bthoughtful blog I jumped at the chance to get along to it. I am so interested in the World Wars and how they influenced culture and ways of life, and I’m a big believer in re-finding the kinds of sustainable, resourceful and creative approaches to fashion that surfaced in that…
Brave Hope
Do you remember when I wrote about my New Year’s Resolutions? One of the most heartfelt was ‘to keep hopeful’. It has struck me time and time again lately that to hope is to be brave. Applying for jobs, trying for a baby, making a new friend, going on a date, attempting to make amends…
It’s been a while…
It’s been a while since I last posted, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy applying for jobs, going to interviews and trying to keep standing up straight in between! There are lots of half written post drafts on my dashboard and plenty of ideas rolling around in my head, and it’s half term this week so…
Life Lived 