Family

Life in autumn

A few snippets from family life this season.

Stopping to enjoy the light. Long, slanty, golden and gorgeous.

Family autumn reads. I always look forward to getting our seasonal books out, and ordering in some favourites from the library. The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane is magic, and I'm obsessed with the beautiful conker poem in particular:

The Lost Words: Spell Songs · Conker (Magic Casket)

Walks in the woods. Sometimes with a side of berry picking.

Super easy Haloween crafts. Spotted this cute paper roll colouring idea on Insta and it was a big hit in our house.

Pumpkin carving. This year, we went with this cute cat pumpkin, a la this TikTok tutorial.

Cacao with a spicy twist

I've been having this cup of cacao most mornings, so thought I would share how I'm serving it up – it's a bit of a stretch to call this a recipe, it's more of a serving suggestion, but here we go all the

The film scores we listen to again and agaian

Plus four gorgeous seasonal family playlists

Throwing a Zelda-themed birthday party

Yahaha!

🌙 A birthday wish

When mama switches off the light, You'll still be seven years old tonight. But from the very break of day, Before the children rise and play, Before the darkness turns to gold, Tomorrow, you'll be eight years old. Eight kisses when you wake, Eight candles on

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Cacao with a spicy twist

The film scores we listen to again and agaian

Throwing a Zelda-themed birthday party

🌙 A birthday wish