Lily’s Story.

a young woman sharing awareness for blood cancer

Lily was just 20 when she was diagnosed with Leukaemia.  She needed a stem cell transplant, urgently. Here is her story in her own words.   ‘If I’m totally honest, I didn’t really think I was ill before I was diagnosed. I knew that something wasn’t quite right but put it down to other things […]

Daredevil mum and influencer completes abseil to mark blood cancer awareness month

DAREDEVIL MUM AND INFLUENCER COMPLETES ABSEIL TO MARK BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Daredevil mum and social media influencer Sally Hurman completed a 170 metre abseil to raise vital funds and awareness of the work of blood cancer charity DKMS. On Saturday, Sally abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth to help DKMS mark Blood Cancer […]

Sweet Peas – part 2 – planting out

So! It is TIME! The hopes of a nation are weighing heavy haha! If you missed the first post about sowing sweet peas you can read it HERE If you haven’t sown any or if yours have failed dismally and you feel you might need back up, I’d just buy some. Just make sure you buy […]

How To Grow Sweet Peas From Seed – According to Gav’s Mum

Last year was a bumper year for Sweet Peas – Gav’s Mum gave me some seedlings from her 2019 sweet pea seeds and they were so good I promised I’d share her tips. I am going to keep it really really simple and not link any special equipment that you don’t need, but make sure […]

Shop Small This Christmas

Welcome to my Shop Small for Christmas post! When I asked for submissions I was inundated  – I have included as many amazing small businesses  and makers as I can, whilst ensuring the post doesn’t become a contender for War and Peace!

Giveaways.

Well! What a hoo haa!! I have had so many messages from understandably concerned people, regarding giveaways,  I thought I would unpick it all in a blog post for everyone to read. I asked the question directly to Facebook & Instagram and you will find their reply at the end of this post. Let’s look […]