As the end of year approaches, I've been thinking about the past twelve months, trying to assess how it all went. Looking back, it was a rather lovely year. We and our families enjoyed good health, we paid off our mortgage, Boris reached the grand old age of 3 and I hit the final year…
Waking up on a Saturday morning to sun streaming through the bedroom window must surely be one of life's great pleasures. Knowing that a day of glorious weather beckons and that you have the working week behind you, bestows a lovely sense of freedom, a lifting of the spirits. It's so much easier to get…
I can't believe June is almost over. I am taking some time off in July and am looking forward to a little roadtrip to stay somewhere very nice for a few days. I can't wait. Still, it always feels good to reflect on the month as it slips away ... a mixed month on the weather front, some…
It's been a week of quiet, simple pleasures - taking time to reflect, decluttering and getting things in order, observing nature's changes as the season slips by, making things cosy as the days get cooler. Moments like these.... A few minutes of solitude sipping coffee on a dark morning.. Coming home after a long day to a hazy sunset... Enjoying the…
