If you're anything like me, you'll know how soothing and cosy the perfect seasonal candle can be for these dark and chilly evenings at the tail-end of the year. From warming and earthy to sweet and musky, that one comforting scent can completely transform a grim and dingy autumn evening …

If you're a regular reader, you'll know that I'm quite obsessed with anything cosy + super-duper laidback in style. It'll therefore come as no surprise to anyone that, when I got my hands on a copy of Meik Wiking's The Little Book of Hygge , I immediately becam…

I've been wanting to make a homemade wreath since I saw these beautiful, 'real leaf' examples on Pinterest last Christmas. I think there's something so special about being able to gather the materials for your wreath yourself! So, of course, when I saw that the trees in our ga…

What better way is there to spend a sunny Autumnal morning than by picking a crop of your own baby pumpkins? Well, earlier this week, my Mum and I were lucky enough to spend a glorious Monday morning doing just that down at  Trevaskis Farm  in West Cornwall.        I'd spotted a …

I've been obsessing over anything and everything autumnal in theme on Pinterest lately, to the point where I've had to create a separate  board  for all the rustic and cosy seasonal inspiration I just can't seem to get enough of. What's more, if you follow me on Insta , you…

As I shared a couple of my quick watercolour sketches over on  Insta  the other day, I thought it might be interesting for me to show you the travel sketching kit I use to paint when I'm out and about. The three main elements to my kit are: my  Field Notes Memo Books , a  Winsor &am…

You know what I was saying about always having too many apples knocking about at this time of year? Well I think I've found a recipe that might help us to use up some of our bountiful harvest. I stumbled across  this  yummy idea on  Pinterest  the other day and instantly pinned it because…