Tagged: 2024

A charming cobblestone street lined with historic buildings and colourful shopfronts. People walk under a clear sky, creating a lively, inviting atmosphere.

Big city, small city

It seems like such a long time ago now, but today’s post is about two cities that I visited in January.  One is in Scotland and one is in England, and even though they...

Sunny Monday

Hello!  I bet you didn’t expect to hear from me today on a Monday!  I had such a lovely time in the garden in the sunshine over the weekend that my laptop was completely...

The sun is shining through a tree onto a garden filled with greenery. The Winwick Mum logo is in the bottom right hand corner.

Monthly Musing – December 2024 – Finishing …

It’s hours away from the New Year and soon we’ll be in 2025. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing lots of social media posts about “finishing” the year in a particular...

A small Santa ornament sitting amongst the boughs and tinsel of a real Christmas tree

Christmas Eve

It’s Christmas Eve, and after a lovely day out in the forest with the dog, we have left big daughter with her boyfriend at her house and made our way home. The fire is...

A partial rainbow across a grey stormy sky

Short days

It’s the winter solstice tomorrow, the shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. Part of me is always a little bit sad as winter is my favourite time and reaching the shortest...

A striped multi-coloured pair of socks wrapped up with a decorated label. Another different label is also on the table to see

Christmas and holiday sock wrap labels

I think that hand knitted socks make the BEST presents for someone that you love or care about.  It offers you the opportunity to think about the colours they would like, the pattern that...