sharing small stories
I have always loved the slow, liminal days between Christmas and New Year. They are a time of gentle transition, a quiet breath as the year eases to its close, a space in which to reflect on the year gone by, and perhaps to set intentions for the year ahead.
It’s that time of year again. The mysterious white Giffords Circus big top is making its way from town to town, flanked by glossy maroon liveried wagons. In a matter of hours, a field, a park or a village green is transformed into something altogether more magical, a secret world of tricks and adventure, of music, laughter
Every February, we declare a Snowdrop Sunday, searching out swathes of snowdrops in one grand garden or another. It’s one of my favourite days of the year, filled with the promise of spring.
{This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Taylors} ‘It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist I first read The Alchemist on the day that I left home, aged eighteen. I was on a plane, flying to Thailand, where I was to spend a year