The working from home or working from the office debate continues and I suspect will be around for a long time yet.  Inevitably it will get caught up in the discussions about four-day working weeks, productivity and family-friendly policies ...

I’ve just signed up to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27th September. I love baking and scones and cakes are a particular favourite. This is a fantastic charity …

A topical phrase allegedly spoken by the French queen. Topical as this week I’ve been making and baking and watching the Paris Olympics …

I’ve had a few compliments recently about how I link work challenges with home or everyday challenges when I write. You may not see any obvious work challenges when …

I’m concerned about global warming (of course I am) although my impatient self says can we please just have some sunshine?

Whether it’s the birdsong at daybreak (dawn chorus) or the postman’s whistling, creatures and humans find ways to communicate …

For me, Sundays are always full of expectation. And thinking about the week ahead with my morning cuppa, I found myself in some other world. A kind of Hitchcock …

Whether you’re thinking about starting a business, changing roles, making a new house your home or creating a garden from scratch, it takes time …

It’s official, my husband doesn’t want to live in a doll’s house. And neither do I although there’s little to do in our new (tiny) home. So, I tend to go around twice, plumping cushions …

A wonderful talk by Olga Polizzi at the end of February inspired me. We were at the Star in Alfriston, East Sussex for a couple of nights away and were excited to …

Great advice from my brother when it seemed that we weren’t meant to move house. Sometimes it’s moving on that’s the brave thing to do and momentarily for us that seemed like staying put.

It seems that I need to get something off my chest otherwise it will leak out into every single blog post I write.  We’ve been trying to move house since last Summer and …

What would it take to win that golden ticket?  And what would you do with it?

When did you last wonder how things could’ve been different?  And what did you do about it?  All too often we live with the feeling of being …

Looking at the rain drenched garden and longing for warmer climes I’m reflecting on what can only be described as a very soggy summer.  The garden is in serious need of some love …

This blog post emerged from a recent conversation with a friend (don’t they always?) about sorting out an accumulation of stuff (hers and mine).  We both had much to contribute …

I love colour although these are not my colour choices for a new bathroom.  These beauties are the mainstays of my current eating regime.

What a year it’s been already.  Glorious hellebores smiling at me by the front door and everything to look forward to as the garden matures.  Snowdrops next …

I’ve been known by many different names over the years and most of them polite.  Come to think of it, they’ve all been polite …

There are times when only a list will do. After a few hectic months at work, I’m conscious that I’ve been losing sight of the things I need to do for me.