Creative, crafty creature comforts

Recipes, DIYs and diaries of one witchy, wordy mum, trying to keep everything alive

I’ve got blog but I’m not a blogger

Do we even blog any more? If you do still read blogs, here’s mine.

Written on my secondhand sofa or at my 100-year-old kitchen table, with cats, chickens and/or children milling about.

I’d love to say I’m cottagecore, but I live in a semi, and my wardrobe is more tatty mum than whimsical chic. All the same, I try to embrace living slowly, from keeping quail to crafting and mending.

If you came here looking for a cool girl, I’m sorry. You have instead found a harmlessly odd woman.

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Menagerie roll call

I blame the Sophie series by Dick King Smith; having animals in my life has always been important to me. The current mixed bag of creatures I keep include chickens, quails, cats and Solo the dog (she is my best mate and is an excellent chicken guardian). Along with my actual human children, my animal family is one of the biggest joys in my life. I’m really enthusiastic about conscious keeping, from ensuring my animal welfare knowledge is up to date and my own animal pals are kept in the best circumstances I can possibly offer them.

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