A giant man and his brother were sitting on my chest!
I have finally submitted my PhD thesis and oh my, I can’t even tell you what a relief it is! I’m quite literally jumping for joy. I had been working pretty much non-stop recently and now I basically...
View ArticleNot ready to come back!
And so we are back! I spent last week in beautiful Cornwall and I have to say I’m quite smitten. I just loved Cornwall so much; I was amazed at the beauty of the landscape, charmed by the little...
View ArticleA Cornish holiday – Fishing ports
I was so very charmed by the fishing towns and villages we’ve visited in Cornwall on our recent holiday. Both on the south and north coast, we found tiny little places, so picturesque and quaint,...
View ArticleA Cornish holiday – Along the coast
The incredibly varied landscape along the Cornish coast really took me by surprise. I expected to only find rocky cliffs and dark blue, choppy seas. But it was so much more than that! The south coast...
View ArticleA Cornish holiday – The Eden Project
A visit to the Eden project was on top of my list for our Cornish holiday. I had heard so many great things for this unique place and was really keen to see it. It is set in a big crater, the rather...
View ArticleWhen life takes over
So… It has been a while, hasn’t it? The last few months have been a bit of a roller coaster ride for me and it’s been quite hard to find balance. Actually, I’m still struggling to fit everything in...
View ArticleA little bit of Mediterranean sunshine
A little late summer sunshine on a Mediterranean island never hurt anyone, right? In September I spent a few sunny days back home. It was a really lovely holiday! I was there mainly to attend a family...
View ArticleEveryday happiness: Creative pursuits
In my search for everyday happiness, I think it’s the little, everyday things that can make difference. Just small positive changes that can accumulate and make us happier. To this end, I decided to...
View ArticleMy favourite autumn moments – Part 1
Hasn’t autumn been particularly lovely this year? At least in my little corner of the world, we’ve been treated with a magnificent display of colourful leaves and glorious crisp sunny days. Now, the...
View ArticleMy favourite autumn moments – Part 2
NOTE: My mood was certainly very different when I wrote Part 1 of my favourite autumn moments last week. The last few days have been very sad and in the face of such pain, loss, and fear it feels...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday – November 18th
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View ArticleLet’s chat
I felt like having a chat, so this is going to be a rambling post about the things that have been in my mind lately. Work has been super busy and a tad stressful. But I am doing ok and by all accounts...
View ArticleAutumn at the Harcourt arboretum
The Harcourt arboretum is just south of Oxford and it’s always a beautiful place to visit at any time of the year. Last month we spent a lovely sunny Saturday morning there; it was a great walk among...
View ArticleBlogmas Day 1: A very ordinary Tuesday
Hello and welcome to Blogmas Day 1! I am very excited for the month ahead, and I will try to share every day with you. My day started as usual with my alarm going off at 6:15. Pitch black. No snoozing....
View ArticleBlogmas Day 2: Oxford to London and back
Blogmas Day 2 was not off to the best start. I had plans to get up a bit earlier so that I would have time to do some yoga and write the Blogmas Day 1 post. However, my phone battery died and so my...
View ArticleBlogmas Day 3 & 4: In Bath
Hello! Welcome to Blogmas Day 3! My day started nice and early at around 6, as I knew I had a lot of things to do before heading in to work. There was a slight hiccup when I realised we were out of...
View ArticleBlogmas Day 5 & 6: A lovely weekend in Bath
Our visit to Bath last weekend was so wonderful! It’s such a beautiful place, and there’s a wide variety of things to do there, I think I will never tire of it. We were quite lucky with the weather...
View ArticleBlogmas Day 7 & 8: Deck the halls
This week started with a return to work and normal life, at least during the day. The evenings however, have been very different because it was time to deck the halls! Both Monday and Tuesday evenings...
View ArticleBlogmas: Our Christmas Wreath
Every year, we usually buy our Christmas wreath from one of the lovely florists in the Oxford Covered market. So on my lunch break on Monday I walked to the Covered market and had a look at all the...
View ArticlePostcards from Paris
I spent a few wonderful days in Paris over Christmas & I thought I’d share some of my favourite pictures I took there.* It was so great to revisit this great city, and this time I was playing tour...
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