An Etsy Christmas wish list

With Christmas coming, I thought I would share some of my Etsy Christmas wish list with you, and you never know, it might give you some ideas as you plan your Christmas shopping. I am a big fan of Esty and often will browse there looking for items, when I need a hand made gift, […]

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Gluten free pastry recipe

If you are delving into the world of gluten free pastry for the first time, then you may feel a bit twitchy about it. I understand that, as someone who is still conquering her anxiety around getting gluten free food to be as good as it’s gluten filled peers but this gluten free pastry recipe […]

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it’s beginning to look a lot like Stressmass

It’s beginning to look a lot like Stressmass, sorry, I mean Christmas. In other words, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it can seem like a mad month, or few weeks of pressure, expense, lists, shopping, planning, feeding, hosting, cleaning, wrapping, hiding gifts, hoping for gifts, decorating, more tidying, then recovering from […]

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Real or fake Christmas tree?

Every year, we ask ourselves in our house, “should we have a real or fake Christmas tree?” and we have gone down both roads with fake and also real trees. I personally prefer a real tree, but during Covid lockdowns and chaos we bought a fake tree online to use because it felt like an […]

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My Christmas 2023 book wish list

I’m not a “things” person but I love reading and in 2023 I’ve managed to actually achieve a reading list and read some books and I thought I would share my Christmas book wish list with some reading recommendations. My top three books and a couple of others I want to read in 2024. This […]

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My Quick and Delicious Homemade Pesto Sauce

Pesto is a versatile and flavorful sauce that originates from Italy. Traditionally made with fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil, pesto adds a burst of freshness to pasta, sandwiches, salads, and more. Making your own pesto at home is a rewarding and simple process. My easy recipe allows you to savor […]

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Epsom Salts and selfcare

I love bath salts, particularly if they are scented with essential oils and we use Epsom Salts as a base for bath salts for many reasons. *This post may contain affiliate links, that if you click on, and make a purchase, will earn me a small amount of revenue. These are marked with * for […]

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