Help for Ukraine

Sunflowers help for Ukraine

Hello,   The events in Ukraine since February 24th are shocking and terribly sad. Many of us have been trying to find ways to help so today we wanted to share links to some international organisations which are supporting the people of Ukraine. Help for Ukraine UNICEF, the UN's children's charity The UNHCR refugee agency…

Get-ahead gift ideas for the festive season, UK edition

Hello,   Here on the blog we first posted our suggestions for 'Gifts that do Good' back in 2017. As it already seems to be the time of year when magazines and newspapers are publishing their lists of gift ideas for Christmas, we thought we'd bring you our updated collection, starting with some ideas from…

Easy festive ideas to enjoy in the week before Christmas

Hello As we're into the final stages of preparation for the festive season, today we've collected some posts from our archive with ideas for last-minute drinks, food, decorations and things to do. We hope you'll enjoy browsing through them: A recipe for delicious hot apple cider Serve in warmed glasses or mugs. You can sprinkle…

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas”

Today's Friday Food for Thought is from Peg Bracken (1918 - 2007), American author of humorous books on cooking, etiquette and travel, such as The I Hate to Cook Book.   Did you know? December 6th is celebrated as St Nicholas' Day. St Nicholas was a Christian Bishop who was noted for his generosity in helping…