Hello, Since we started planning today's post, the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic has been developing apace and many of us are facing unprecedented changes to our day to day lives. There are so many inspiring stories of the ways people are connecting in spite of restrictions on our movement and it seems appropriate…
Hello, In anticipation of International Day of Happiness and the blog's third birthday, this is to let you know that we'll be back on Friday, 20th March, with the first in our new series of monthly posts. Claire and Sam On anticipation - " 'Well', said Pooh, 'what I like best', and then he had…
We are taking a break from the blog to work on an exciting new project together. Thank you to all our readers and wishing you all good things for the year to come. Claire and Sam
Dear Sam, I really enjoyed reading about your three favourite things from our blog. Like you, I truly value the chance it gives us to keep in touch - I promise to post a Welsh cake recipe soon, too! Looking back over the last two years, here are three of my favourite posts by you:…
Hello, Today is International Day of Happiness, which means it's also Staircase 9 17's 2nd birthday. We hope you'll join with us in celebrating this little landmark by doing something nice for yourself or someone else today. If it involves a slice of cake, all the better! Of course, as we grow older,…
