Jennifer Michie

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October 1, 2026 / 0 Comments

HELLO, October

Hello, October!! We’re ready for you to bring us cooler temperatures and that whistling magic on the wind that comes with the rustle of the leaves and a real changing of the seasons. 

We’re ready for cozy al fresco breakfast dates and pouring an extra cup of coffee on a Saturday morning. We’re ready for our first official crunchy leaves underfoot walks and strolling back home with the smell of woodsmoke in the air. 

We’re ready for the pantry to be stocked back up with homemade apple sauce, homemade apple butter and to eat our fill of apple pies and crumbles topped with vanilla ice cream for dessert. 

We’re looking forward to your farewell gift at the end of the month with Halloween landing on a Saturday and the party that will entail. We’re ready to hunker down into this cozy season with reading, chess playing, jigsaw puzzling, movie watching and popcorn eating. 

Welcome, October. We’re ready for you with arms wide open, ready to be filled with magic!  

{Debbie Mumm | Pinned HERE}

July 1, 2026 / 0 Comments

HELLO, July

Hello, July! You come on the downward rollercoaster spiral of a serious heatwave we’ve had here in Merry Ol’ England and it looks like you shall be bringing some warm weather with you as well.

We’re ready for the BIG 250th Anniversary Fourth of July celebrations we’re going to have this year, we’re ready for school to now start to officially wind down for the summer, although, there is still lots to do. We’re ready for our annual Christmas in July party and all the fun that brings.

We’re ready to have mixed fruit cobblers for dinner with heaping scoops of vanilla ice cream in this warmer weather. We’re ready for long walks in shady spots, drinking in the breeze along the water.

We’re ready for weekend afternoon board games on the balcony with good snacks and frosty drinks. We’re ready for evenings spent on the glider, moving back and forth while watching the moon rise and listening to the birds sing their evening song.

We’re ready for the adventures that we have planned and for the adventures that we don’t know are waiting for us to discover them. Welcome, July! We are ready to greet YOU with arms open WIDE!

{“Watermelon Slice on the Beach” | Tatsuro Kiuchi | Pinned HERE}

April 4, 2026 / 0 Comments

Happy Easter Eve

Happy Easter Eve! 🐥

Hurry up and get those eggs dyed 🪺 to be hidden and baskets out to await chocolate and jelly bean and marshmallow peep surprises, because as Clairee Belcher says, “It’s almost time for the Easta’ Bunny. Run on down!”.

{Mary Tyler Moore | 1960s}

April 1, 2026 / 0 Comments

HELLO, APRIL

Hello, April. You’ve blown in on a blustery March wind. We’re ready for the Easter Bunny to pay us a visit and hopefully a chocolate surprise or two in our baskets. We’re ready to celebrate the stolen moments in between jobs that are keeping us busy over this Spring Break. 

We’re ready for a few sunny days ahead, where we pick up sandwiches from the deli and set off for a long stroll to find a good picnic spot by the river. 

We’re ready for the days to grow longer and the bulbs to continue to burst forth from the soft earth creating a patchwork of colour against the green spring grass.

We’re ready for pizza date nights and watching old movies through the projector.  We’re ready to linger over a Saturday morning cup of coffee while we watch the birds dance from tree to tree. 

We’re ready to continue blooming along with the flowers and trees and the new shoots coming to fruition as we continue to bloom and grow on our new adventure. 

Welcome, April. We’re ready for all that you will bring! 

{Chicken Lady Paper Doll | 1949 | Pinned HERE}

March 1, 2026 / 0 Comments

HELLO, March

Hello, March! I’m not quite sure where you came from? February was a beautiful, crazy, stressful, exhilarating blur of colour. We’re officially at the start of a new adventure and this month, March, we’re going to hope you help us find our groove along this path.

We’re ready to explore more new to us places. We’re ready to keep seeing the golden sunshine bursts of daffodils dotted around, heralding Spring’s upcoming return. We’re ready for long strolls by the river, watching the swans and geese and discovering hidden gems.

We’re ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in new surroundings. But, my Nana’s Irish soda bread will still be gracing our table. It wouldn’t feel like St. Patty’s Day if we didn’t have that. We’re ready to keep cleaning and organising, as we work on carving out a space of our own.

We’re ready to continue to embrace the seasons. I don’t think Lady Winter is quite ready to let go. But, March is supposed to be blustery, a month that blows the cobwebs away, so that everything is fresh and ready for Lady Spring’s arrival.

Welcome, March! We’re excited to see what magic you hold for us as we continue to find our groove to the beat of a new tune.

{Flow No. 5 | 2024 | Young Lee | Pinned HERE}

February 14, 2026 / 0 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day

Although today specifically is a celebration of love, don’t forget, there are still 364 other days in which to celebrate L-O-V-E in all its many shapes and forms. 

May today find you surrounded by love. Whether you are celebrating loving yourself, loving another, or simply being loved.  💋

{Jule London as “Miss February” from her gatefold album Calendar Girl | 1956 | Found HERE}

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