Hello, As we have always said in our blog, the little things can make a big difference. In many places around the world, especially those affected by recent tragic events, this is proven in the way that people are coming together to support each other. One great example is the setting up of community…
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…
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…
Hello, How are you? As it's February and love is in the air, today we're going to look at some ways to be kind to the people we care about as well as to ourselves. At least in the northern hemisphere, it can be a dark and gloomy month, so we hope these ideas -…
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…
Hello, We hope that you and yours are all safe and well. Today we're going to look at a very simple way to help organisations that do good work - talk about them! Since March this year, many charities and non-profit companies have suffered a huge loss of income because of the pandemic, so now…
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…