Five little things that have brought me joy this fortnight… 1. My orchid is finally blooming after two years of dormancy, and she’s looking spectacular! Orchids are my favourite flower, but for some reason I always forget to water my orchid…
Jedburgh Abbey A handful of things that have been bringing me joy lately. 1. A week off work! Old Bridge End, Jedburgh Graeme and I took a little time out of work to relax and explore. We didn’t venture too…
Since I missed Friday, here are six things that have brought me joy this week. This has been a difficult week, and I can’t remember the last time I was this relieved to have made it to the weekend so…
Oh dear, a week in and I’m already tardy! Needless to say, this week has flown, but here are five things that have made me smile this week. 1. Sunday afternoon at the beach. Salt tang in the air, the…
Sometime at the beginning of last year I started a daily gratitude journal. As an anxious overthinker who tends to dwell on the negative, I loved how it shifted my perspective and refocused my attention onto more positive emotions. Then…
When I was growing up our neighbours had elder trees that would overhang our garden. I remember the balmy early summer mornings when my dad would pick the frothy blossoms. He would gather them all up to make cordial, and…
first sweet peas of the summer Wandering about the garden yesterday revealed this beauties – the first four precious little sweet pea blooms from the plants that I grew from seed earlier in the year. I squealed with delight, and…
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