[LIFE] Doing up the house

Cancer, generally, has been a horrific experience,  but one thing it has given a bit of breathing space for is largely completing my house makeover. I moved in Easter 2016 (and almost immediately bought the freehold!), and had just completed my own bedroom 2 weeks before my cancer diagnosis – and everything else has been […]

#Emptyshelf17 #20 Home by @JoSwinney

Home: the quest to belong by Jo Swinney My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first heard that Jo was writing this book last year, when she saw a blogpost I’d written for Amy http://www.amyboucherpye.com/2016/05/…. I’ve read this book mostly on the train, and have really enjoyed the mix of personal story (both Jo’s own […]

[GUEST BLOG] ‘The Different Kinds of Home’ for @AmyBoucherPye

I don’t always have time to do the guest blogs I’m invited to do – definitely enjoyed this piece for Amy Boucher Pye – having enjoyed reading her book Finding Myself in Britain last year – and the other guest blogs in this series. I’ve moved around A LOT recently, so hoping this is it for […]