“Grounded”

This blog is about reconnecting. With yourself, your community, the natural world, and the quiet beauty of a slower, kinder life. It’s a space to pause, breathe, and find joy in life’s simple pleasures. It’s for me, having stepped away from frantic corporate life for a while, and for anyone else who just wants a little time out.

Latest in slow and simple living

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21 Mar 2025

Basket weaving: a craft worth rediscovering

21 Mar 2025

Here I am, absolutely hooked, and wondering why more people aren’t doing it!

21 Mar 2025

4 Mar 2025

Loving the first signs of spring

4 Mar 2025

As winter is loosening its grip, spring is whispering its arrival in the smallest, most delicate ways.

4 Mar 2025

Latest in connecting with nature

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6 Mar 2025

Flower farm update - February 2025

6 Mar 2025

October is a month of transition. From summer flowers to thoughts of Christmas and more preparation for the 2025 season.

6 Mar 2025

3 Nov 2024

Flower farm update - October 2024

3 Nov 2024

October is a month of transition. From summer flowers to thoughts of Christmas and more preparation for the 2025 season.

3 Nov 2024

15 Sept 2024

Flower farming – loves and hates

15 Sept 2024

Today marks a year since I gave up my office job to take a gap year (actually two) to try and get the flower business going. So far, it’s been a blast.

15 Sept 2024

31 Aug 2024

Flower farm update - August 2024

31 Aug 2024

August was, in many ways, a brilliant month for us.

31 Aug 2024

Latest in kindness and community

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16 Mar 2025

10 small acts of kindness

16 Mar 2025

I can’t change what happened, but I can choose to be kinder. Here are 10 small ways I’m making the world a little better—one act of kindness at a time.

16 Mar 2025