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How to slow down your mornings with a handmade cup

How to slow down your mornings with a handmade cup

I am completely mindful during my morning coffee. My morning ritual is slow and still. I feel connected. Connected to the potter and connected to the story behind that handmade pottery. But I also feel connected to the moment I am in. I have unknowingly created time and space to be still, to let my mind wander rather than scrambling through the to-do list of the day. The stillness brings perspective to what I am doing and why I am doing it.

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The ultimate guide for creating an impressive cheeseboard

The ultimate guide for creating an impressive cheeseboard

You know those deep and meaningful questions floating around online like "if you had to survive on only three foods for the rest of your life, what would they be?" Well, my answer is cheese. It's always cheese. So as you can imagine, I've gotten pretty good at creating a cheese platter (or a grazing board as the cool kids might call it) over the years. Maybe it's the design background in me, maybe its the wine and cheese addict?! Whichever it is, I thought I'd share with you what I consider to be the most vital ingredients to help you create a show stopping cheese platter. 

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The ultimate Spring to-do list for your indoor plants

The ultimate Spring to-do list for your indoor plants

I'm so excited that we're over the hump of the Spring equinox which means the days are getting longer and the sun is coming out to play. I can just about smell those long Summer nights spent at the beach with a few beers and fish and chips. But first, Spring. And that's Summers next best thing in my book. 

So as we all start to crawl out of hibernation and start thinking about doing ALL of the things with all of that energy that vitamin D brings you, let's spare a thought for our houseplants who are kinda coming out of their own kind of hibernation. They've got needs too, you guys. 

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5 benefits of buying handmade

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5 benefits of buying handmade

Every morning I select my mug for my morning coffee/lifeline and I look forward to wrapping my hands around the tactile creation, feeling the warmth in my fingertips. My hands run along the textural contrast where the glaze meets the raw clay and I savour the moment that I take a sip of that liquid gold from a mug bursting with attention to detail. 

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