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Indulge in some new stationery Invite friends for sundowner drinks outdoors Lend a friend a book (and hope to get one in return) Make something you would normally ‘just buy’ Create a playlist to wake up to in the morning Start a nature...
This gently spiced brandy is at its best by December, just in time to give or to toast the season with. Makes about 1 ltr 750g blackberries, washed 250g elderberries, washed 500g sugar ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 10 whole cloves 1...
There’s a new chick on the block. Wandering around my neighbourhood I see a fast-gliding, high-flying silhouette. My next encounter is at the station; the crows are making a racket and flying at the interloper. It’s a predator – they’re...
On the May morning that my mother died, I stood at the kitchen sink of my childhood home, my broken heart somehow still beating, and I stared blankly into the back garden. Then I watched, enthralled and enchanted, as bullfinches descended to...
