Country Iifestyle. Books. Cosy hobbies. Food. Mental health. SEND.
Spending time online doesn’t have to be a solo experience. Virtual events, group chats and interactive games all create a new form of socialising with others digitally – and you can enjoy your favourite online activities alongside others in these ways.
There’s a certain point in a car’s life where it still runs perfectly well but starts to look a little tired. Not damaged, not neglected, just lived in. A few stone chips on the arches, a light kerb scuff on the rim, wheels that were perfectly respectable when the car was new but have been quietly accumulating five years of country lanes, winter salt, and the kind of parking situations that only happen in rural market towns where the spaces were clearly designed for something considerably narrower.
There’s something about 90s Christmas movies that just hits differently. Maybe it’s the slower pacing, the cosy festive feel, or the fact that Christmas magic didn’t rely quite so heavily on CGI (although I’ll admit, some of the effects nowadays are pretty magical too!). I was between the ages of 4 and 14 during the 90s, so these were the Christmas films I actually grew up with. They’re the ones I remember watching curled up on the sofa during December, back when you either had the film on VHS or waited patiently for it to appear in the Christmas TV …
There is something that happens in the right setting that no amount of decoration or planning can manufacture from scratch. A venue with genuine character, history, and architectural presence does an enormous amount of emotional work before a single guest has arrived or a single flower has been arranged. The couples who understand this tend to spend more time on the venue decision than on almost anything else, and they are almost always glad they did.
For ME Awareness Day, I really wanted to share something I recently saw in an ME/CFS support group that really put into words what so many of us struggle to explain every single day. The original writer kindly said it could be shared, and I immediately knew it was something that deserved to reach more people who suffer from this debilitating chronic illness.