Watching out for simplicity

I am a late discoverer of videos for anything other than music and am enjoying a lot of good advice online at the moment. There are lots of simple living, decluttering, and spiritual videos as well as health advice, food advice, recipes and so much more. It can be a little overwhelming and a lotContinue reading “Watching out for simplicity”

Reasons To Be Cheerful

My family and friends and my house and garden. The ever changing sky. Springtime. 4. I am relatively healthy. 5. Starlings in my birdbath. 6. Buds on the tree and flowers coming up. 7. Music – especially Ian Dury and Bach. 8. Crafting and art. 9. Dog walks 10. My job 11. Tofu scramble andContinue reading “Reasons To Be Cheerful”

What is simplicity?

What is a simple life then? Simple pleasures? Not too much tech? Minimalism? I think it’s different things to different people. For us it is definitely having less stuff, being self sufficient and not spending too much…mostly because, like many working class Brits, we are skint! I enjoy drawing, cooking from scratch, gardening and foragingContinue reading “What is simplicity?”

My Book Corner

One of the simple pleasures in life for me is a good book. I particularly like a juicy Whodunnit, a bit of darkness but not horror, sci fi/fantasy, self-improvement and nonfiction on nature, gardening, history, science and more. For Christmas I got the latest by one of my favourite authors Christopher Fowler. I have allContinue reading “My Book Corner”