A few years ago, I fell in love with The Lost Words - a stunning collection of poetry and illustrations by Rob Macfarlane and Jackie Morris celebrating the wonders of nature and preserving the words that are becoming increasingly absent from our common vernacular. With that book, I taught a class of eleven year olds what bluebells are, [...]
Back in March, a friend shared a post to their Instagram story that was so lovely I felt compelled to share it myself. I headed over to the artist's account and immediately discovered myself lost in a world of beautiful art and words that spoke eloquently to...well...life. Morgan Harper Nichols is a talented artist, writer [...]
Yesterday, hubby and I went for a wander round Manchester. We headed out in a direction we don't normally walk and just wandered around enjoying the city. It was lovely. The sun wasn't exactly shining but it wasn't raining, the air was crisp and cool, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable morning. We discovered some [...]
Hello fabulous person! Here, have some lovely links to brighten up your day: - If, like me, you are a lover of words, you should have a gander at these Japanese words you need in your life. - Struggling to decide what to get your dad for father's day? Here are some handmade gift ideas [...]
You may recall me mentioning that Mr H and I were off to Amsterdam for a few days following the whole travel bottle debacle. Hard to believe that was over a week ago now (we're missing the lovely Lucy lots!) but what a fabulous time we had! I could quite easily bore enthral you with [...]
A couple of months ago whilst browsing round Magma in Manchester (FYI, fabulous shop which you should visit) I came across a very pretty looking magazine which proclaimed to be "for paper lovers". Well that is definitely me. I picked up the magazine and flicked through it (soooo pretty!)...and put it back on the shelf (sensible head [...]
Thrive In Chaos 