Hello, As we're now in the middle of July, we're about to take our annual holiday from the blog. We're looking forward to time to relax and enjoy the longer, lighter days, so we were interested to read this article from Real Simple magazine, which is full of all kinds of ideas for making…
Hello, As regular readers will know, our theme for the blog this year is friendship. So today it's a great pleasure to tell you about a visit to St Albans in Hertfordshire, where we were able to spend time with each other and to meet some very good friends. Living on either side of…
Hello, Do you have lots of mint in your window boxes, pots or gardens? It's originally a Mediterranean herb; in Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld, fell in love with the river nymph Minthe. When Persephone, his wife, discovered the affair she turned Minthe into a plant. Hades could not rescue her,…
Hello, Today we wanted to share an easy, everyday happiness habit with you. It's one we practise ourselves, and it's quick and cheap! forming a happiness habit This happiness habit simply involves passing on any good news you come across. As we're all bombarded with worrying headlines every day, it can be easy to…
Hello, Warmer months are on their way, and for today's post we asked our friend Josh, a violist, if he'd create a classical playlist that we might enjoy over the summer. Here's what he sent us! Sam and Claire A classical playlist for summer Hello everyone! I've put together 20 tracks of classical pieces…
Hello, Those who've read our blog for a while will know that we first pubished it on International Day of Happiness, which aims to make people around the world realise the importance of happiness in life. One country which takes this very seriously is Bhutan, where the goal of "Gross National Happiness" was adopted in…
Hello, Today we begin with a story. Once upon a time, a power company in the north-west of America had a problem. Severe winter weather would cause ice to build up on power lines, and potentially bring them down. The power company would have to send linesmen through the snow, to climb up the…