by JennyOrwin | Jun 24, 2025 | Reflections, Sketches
Last weekend was the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and today (24th June) is Midsummer Day. There’s a certain magic about being outside in late evening in summer, whether sitting round a campfire with friends (old or new), walking through a campsite...
by JennyOrwin | Feb 13, 2025 | Book Recommendations, Creativity, Reflections, Sketches
I feel like I am better able to deal with whatever life brings, both at a personal and global level, when I can find small pockets of time for breathing space. For me that is often going out for a walk or making something with my hands, and that sense of breathing...
by JennyOrwin | Dec 20, 2024 | Reflections
Saturday 21st December is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing the promise of more daylight and the hope of new life to come in Spring. While I wait for the daylight to return, I am enjoying candles, not only because they are pretty, but also...
by JennyOrwin | Nov 1, 2024 | Creativity, Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers, Reflections, Sketches
September brought the Autumn Equinox and last weekend the clocks changed. It feels like a good time to reflect on the value of recognising the seasons and allowing space for a circular rhythm in life as well as linear progression, space for finishing things off as...
by JennyOrwin | Sep 5, 2024 | Creativity, Out and about, Reflections
You don’t need to go far to have an adventure. Earlier this summer I headed to Sutton Bank with my daughter for an early evening walk. We spotted a large caterpillar and some orienteering markers, she explored some dens that had been built, and we watched the...
by JennyOrwin | Apr 4, 2024 | Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers, Reflections
I was thinking recently about how much my life is well insulated from the weather, seasons and nature. A lot of the time I’m in a bubble of my well insulated and centrally heated house (something I definitely appreciate) with electric lighting, working at my...
