by Amanda | May 1, 2023 | Weekend Takeaways
It’s May Day so I got up early and scattered flower petals around the well (yes, we have one) in an ancient tradition known as well dressing that is supposed to bring good luck. Even if it doesn’t work, the well now looks very pretty and the neighbours think I’m nuts...
by Amanda | Apr 23, 2023 | Weekend Takeaways
I’m just back from walking down a steep, winding path to an old mill set by a river in the valley below. Sounds idyllic? It is. But I couldn’t help thinking of the young girls and boys, many of them orphans, who had to walk down that hill in the early morning to work...
by Amanda | Apr 16, 2023 | Weekend Takeaways
What a glorious spring day we’ve had, complete with Sunday lunch at a country pub and a walk in an ancient village where weavers used to work from home and sell their wares in the local hall. Times might have changed in some ways but in others we’re still working from...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Takeaways
I’m writing this at the end of a lovely, long holiday weekend where we not only got together as a family but went to new places and discovered new things. It’s that sense of uplift you get from new experiences that I want to bring to you this week so you can feed that...
by Amanda | Apr 2, 2023 | Weekend Takeaways
I’m writing this for you from the sunny English countryside where lambs are gambolling in the fields and the daffodils are bursting open. Sounds idyllic? It is. And I want to share some of that joy with you in the form of all the goodies I’ve found this week… Starting...
