Living by the coast means I often spend as much time as I can down by the sea, and with the summer slowly starting to wind down, I've been making as many visits as I can to soak up the sunshine and breathe in the salty, sea air. Last week in particular the weather was … Continue reading The Sea Calls to Me
Hello everyone! *waves* It's been a while, I know. Before I write anything else, I want to say a huge thank you to all of you who have been reading and leaving me comments, ever since I started blogging. I never intended on having such a long hiatus, but I think it's been a wholly … Continue reading Hello!
As June is the month of 30 Days Wild it feels only appropriate to dedicate my first craft based post back after a long hiatus, to one of my favourite insects here in the UK, the tansy beetle. I love these little jewelled insects so much, and while I've not had the chance to spot … Continue reading Terrific Tansy Beetles
Hello everyone! Before I begin this post I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you who have stuck around, despite my long absence, and to everyone who left such thoughtful, kind and moving comments on my last post. I am so grateful for all of you. I decided to take … Continue reading Project 365: The Favourite Three – March, April & May.
This post will be a little different to my usual ones but this is something I really wanted to share in the hopes it reaches someone else who needs it right now. {DISCLAIMER: This post does discuss some of the symptoms and issues surrounding depression and anxiety, so if you are currently struggling and find … Continue reading Feeling Grateful & Moving Forwards
I will never get tired of talking about my favourite spots within the Lake District and one of them is Buttermere and the surrounding valley that stretches all the way up to Newlands Pass and onwards to the rocky stretch of road that winds through Honister. We had a lovely family visitor with us a … Continue reading In the Sun by the Lake.
Spring is officially here, and with it comes those beautiful sunsets that seem to turn the sky into a painting. Last week saw one of these such sunsets, and I loved seeing the myriad of colours behind the trees (still leafless, but pretty) as the sun dipped below the horizon. It helped that the breeze … Continue reading A Springtime Sunset
With Easter literally just around the corner I thought it was only fitting that I make some adorable origami rabbits in celebration of this time of year! I followed this brilliant tutorial from Mica's Paper Craft Channels here. I love the way these turned out and they were the perfect way to start this week … Continue reading A Warren of Paper Rabbits!
For this week's Wordless Wednesday I just wanted to share a few of the pretty sites that have appeared up here in Cumbria this week as the weather gets warmer and spring slowly wakes up the wintry landscape. I know I rave on here about how gorgeous I find Cumbria, but it really does just … Continue reading Sunshine Mountains
If you've been with me for a while you may remember that on my old blog, Through Tasha's Camera, I would share five of my favourite photos each month while I was doing Project 365, but last year I didn't take part. When 2018 came around I knew I wanted to get involved again as … Continue reading Project 365: The Favourite Five (January & February)
