My Sentimental Heart

Although life has been easing back to some sense of normality over recent weeks, I'm sure that I'm not the only one feeling slightly reticent about embracing all of this new found freedom (if you can call it that!) I'm still erring very much on the side of caution in terms of staying a…

Whilst it's only a matter of weeks ago that we were in the midst of a heatwave, there are definitely some early signs of autumn in the air at the moment. As I type this, leaves are sailing through the sky to the ground, and the first blackberries of the season are appearing in the bramble bush…

At the start of 2020, I had a list as long as my arm of travel plans, as, I'm sure did most people. I was beyond keen to capitalise on the travel gains which I'd made over the last few years, and had a handful of new destinations on my 'to visit' list for this year. However, the be…

And, just like that- we're almost at the end of August..! Honestly, I'm not sure how it can feel like the days go by so slowly yet cumulatively at such speed, and it's super scary to be here at the outset of autumn without any real sense of things changing. It's difficult not to fe…

Phew...! Now that the heatwave of last week has eased off (I think I spent the majority of each day lying down with a cold flannel on my head), it's nice to feel slightly more human again. I have never loved the heat, and sustained temperatures over thirty degrees in the UK combined with the t…

As we all do our bit to adjust to the 'new normal' (I'm still not too sure how I feel about typing that..!), we've all come to appreciate the importance of face coverings. Whilst I can't quite believe that it took the government as long as it did to make them mandatory, I'm…

If there's one thing which I've learnt over the last six months, it's that even the best laid plans- no matter how far in advance you make them- can be well and truly scuppered by things which are totally out of your control. This year was due to be a wedding-tastic one for me with lot…

When we look back, as I really hope we'll be able to, there's no doubt that we'll all remember the summer of 2020 for a variety of strange and unpredictable reasons. It's scary to think back to January, when I was determined to make this a year of making some changes and embracing …

Aaand, it's Friday again! It's so strange that we're now in the first week of August (as well as, it seems, in the middle of a heatwave!) but I've had quite a productive week this week which has been good and I'm trying not to worry too much about things which are out of my con…

Although this selection of newer style shaped snaps have all been captured within the last couple of months, I suppose it’s testament to how quickly things are moving that looking back on them still feels strange. This outing was one of my first after the first phase of lockdown easing, and I reme…

If you’re planning a little break in the UK over the next few weeks and months and you’re anything like me, the chances are that you will have forgotten completely how to pack your suitcase! Not being able to travel during lockdown was one of the things which I found most difficult, and without an…