Kizzia Mildmay

Word Herder and Yarn Wrangler

Landscape showing a river completely over spilling its banks, coming right up to the gate in the foreground of the picture. The river water reflects the blue sky, clouds and trees around it and looks more like a lake than a river.

The Small Things Spreading Joy in January

February 5, 2023

These felt especially important in what I find to be one of the least naturally cheering months of the year (I don’t like February much either) and looking at them all together does make me smile. I hope they raise your spirits too. And the 31st small thing is tiny in both subject and length; … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in January

A fence post, and the bramble growing over it, are dusted with frost. Out of focus in the background it is clear the the field is also covering in frost.

A Year in the Woods: January

January 29, 2021

This is the month when the bones of the wood become visible. The autumn colours have been washed away and the cold has withered all but the hardiest of the plants. Patches of holly and other evergreens provide the bright spots in the otherwise muted browns and greys that winter has painted over the wood. … More A Year in the Woods: January