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
So, this is the fifth month of posting daily small things that spread joy. It’s doing me no end of good and, judging by the messages I’ve received on the various social media sites I post them on, it seems to be brightening other people’s days too. I’m so pleased that this is helping other … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in December
Another month over and I would very much time to slow down for minute! I spent the first half of November in Northumberland, location hunting for the house move which, by hook or by crook, will be happening next year. The second half was mostly spent in the back of cupboards wondering when the Doctor … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in November
Still going, still necessary, still joyful. If you’re reading this and don’t know what it’s all in aid of then the post explaining everything is here and if you missed last month then that post is here. Now, without further ado, here are all the photos I shared over on Twitter for the month: The … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in October
My quest to find calm in the middle of the maelstrom that is the world continued unabated through September. If I’m honest this project has felt even more necessary with every day that passes and it has definitely helped me to keep hold of hope when I might otherwise have given in to despair. I … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in September
At the start of August I looked around at the state of the world, took a peek at state of my brain, and made the conscious decision to try and curate my online space to be somewhere as peaceful and calm as I could make it. That isn’t to say I decided to wash my … More Spreading Joy with The Small Things
Spring really is my favourite season; the gloriousness of the woods and fields and garden blossoming into life lifts my spirits in a way nothing else can manage. To that end you’ll find a selection of photos from my last visit to Sissinghurst Gardens at the bottom of this post but before I wow you … More This Sparks Joy! Spring 22 edition
Spring has most definitely sprung in my little corner of the world and now we have reached the point in the year where we start to get more hours of sunshine than night I am starting to feel a little brighter too. There is a magic in finding a way to align your own personal … More Alban Eilir: Spring Equinox
This, for me, is the month of darkness that even the twinkliest of lights and brightest of candles cannot completely dispel. As the shortest day looms large I grab every moment I can get in the light and revel in the bite of the wind even as I slip and slide on wet leaves and … More A Year in the Woods: December
The leaves are now falling, the paths carpeted in lush russets and yellows. It is the time of year I find myself playing “leaf or fungi” as I approach fallen trees and see, from too far away to see detail, spots of paler colours dotted across their bark. Mostly the splotches are leaves but every … More A Year in the Woods: November
Kizzia Mildmay 