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10 Free Gardening Resources for Beginners
2019 was the year I started to take pride in our tiny yarden. Prior to this I’d be researching outdoor furnishings rather than plants, and nowadays you’ll find my phone filled to the brim with lists and ideas on what to sow next, when to take cuttings and writing blog posts on Gardening Resources for Beginners. I am hooked, and possibly…
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2020: The Year Also Known as WTF
Hey all! How are you? Grown a few grey hairs? Eaten a lot of banana bread? Drunk lots of arty-farty gin? Yup, me too. Me too. Well, this has been a strange old year, hasn’t it? Like the rest of the world, the past 4 months have been the most surreal of my life. Basically, I turned 40 and the…
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Weekend Viewing
Weekend viewing anyone? Film has always meant more than entertainment to me. Film helps to expand our world and beliefs beyond our daily experience. That’s why I’ve loved film since I can remember, and why I spend my precious time (when I’m not furloughed) working for an independent cinema. Because we can only stream from home at the mo, and…
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My Wardrobe Refresh
Like many of us nowadays, ever since the Climate Emergency was declared, I’m more educated and mindful when buying new clothing, and consuming in general. I’d hardly consider myself a part of the fast-fashion problem; I don’t buy into trends and I’m a high waisted jeans and baggy jumper kinda girl. But I still have clothing sitting in my wardrobe…
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Positive Things to do This Week
Hello February friends, it’s been a while. How are you? There’s been a lot of adulting going on here, which loosely explains my absence from these parts. Without wanting to jinx things, I feel I’m in a better place to dedicate some time back to the blog. I think I need a distraction that doesn’t involve eating another tub of…
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5 Ways To Ease Into January
Ad | Featuring gifted items Hello all. Happy New Year, and all that jazz! Instead of thinking of the things I could be achieving in 2020, I’m looking back at the goodness I enjoyed over the Christmas break and the ways in which I’m going to let it linger, (sings The Cranberries), into January. I’m not in denial. Christmas has…
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Eleven Feel-Good Gifts
Another month is almost over and I’ve only the dreaded lurgy, a broken boiler and The Great British Bake Off to show for it. I’m not sure how we’re greeting November already, but here we are folks (insert shrugging woman emoji here). To get a head start on silly season, and to distract myself from family woes and all the…
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A Small Patio Diary: Goodbye Summer
Hello October, I’m unsure how we’re here already. I thought, as a newbie gardener, I’d be sad when summer ended but I’ve found peace in the early mornings, seeing the petal-laden ground wet with dew. It’s also nice to be able to sit down for a breather and start planning for next year. Having said that, I had no idea…
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20 Things To Do This Autumn
1| Wrap up warm and go hiking with friends on a weekend morning 2| Dedicate half an hour an evening to learn something new 3| Forage for conkers 4| Go to a seasonal festival or event to officially celebrate autumn 5| Make a new seasonal recipe 6| Take cuttings, if you haven’t already, from your favourite outdoor plants 7| Bring sun-loving…
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Walk + Eat: Almond & Strawberry Oat Bars
Let’s not beat around the bush here – if you don’t like sugar, I suggest you come back another day (I’ll make something healthy-ish soon, I promise). Traybakes. They’re the best aren’t they? This flapjack-style oat bar is sweet, sticky and perfect for an energy boost on long weather-weary walks. It’s layered with strawberry jam and almond flakes but you…
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Twelve Sustainable Gifts
Disclosure: Collaborative Post Keep Britain Tidy have an awesome campaign running this September called #SwapforGood encouraging people to reduce single-use plastics by making waste saving swaps. Earlier in the year I ditched using facial wipes completely, and I’m no longer using makeup remover pads (I have washable ones now). This has been an easy swap to build into my…
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50 Positive Things That’ll Do Some Good
Wear something bright Register to vote if you haven’t already Have a candlelit dinner on a week night Create an A/W reading list. The 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist and longlist is a good place to start! Give all the door handles/knobs and light switches in your home a quick clean People-watch with a cup of coffee as your…
