Is there anything prettier than a freshly-picked bunch of wildflowers in Spring? I've always been a fan of the untamed sprigs and blooms that pop up at this time of year, so today I thought I would share some of my top tips for styling a few of this season's offerings!   Plus, as it…

Is there anything better than the promise of Spring after such a long and chilly Winter? Down here in Cornwall, we seem to be having a bit of a wobbly (and wet) transition between the seasons, so I'm certainly making the most of every new green shoot in the garden and every fresh egg the c…

If you follow me over on Instagram , you'll know that I've been aching for Spring to start with every new gloomy grey day that passes. We've certainly seen glimmers of a new season here and there in little bursts of sunshine every other afternoon and the arrival of fresh lambs in th…

As we approach the end of Winter for another year, I've been thinking back to all the things that have kept me going the past few months. For starters, I don't think I could have got through those first, miserably barren days of January without my trusty  Orange Grove  candle flickeri…

Welcome to a new segment for The Freckled Fieldnotes! Last month, I made a promise to myself that 2017 would be the year I stepped out of my comfort zone and began exploring my surroundings here in the South West. So  this is hopefully the first of many adventures and field trips to come, wh…