This is a question that is popping up a lot recently. Some asking me directly and some asking the question in relation to blogging versus a social media presence. To the latter, all I can say is that having your …
In the yarn industry and yarn community, there are some very difficult but important conversations happening right now. They are the types of conversations that can change a system at its core hopefully for the better but sometimes it gets …
This is a surreal post for me to write. I’m usually the person watching and cheering on her friends and co-workers from the side as they collect awards, give presentations and speeches or get invited to PR events. Generally, be …
Do your mornings look like a scene from Lord of the Rings? Mine usually do. It’s a whirlwind fight of the breakfast monsters in the cottage and I was yearning for a more peaceful calm wake up. This usually...
As we fall back into our September routine here at the cottage, I remembered that I wanted to thank all of you for your continued support for this blog and podcast. So much has happened since September 2016 that...
I get asked a lot of questions about what I do and for a long time, I couldn’t really answer. I would bounce between content creator, blogger, writer and lately photographer and in all honesty, I do all of those...
One of the questions I get asked a lot is how I got here. There is no magic answer and I didn’t do it alone. I’m part of a wonderful community of creatives who support one another. I don’t...
There is a great power that lies in creating what you love. It’s hard to describe but once you have found it you never want that feeling to go away. Unfortunately, it does over time and if you are...
This is part of my NaNoWriMo Series. This is a very difficult post to write. I was unsure when I started NaNoWriMo of just where it all would lead. I never expected to have the first draft of a...
This is part of my NaNoWriMo Series. Hello, week two of NaNoWriMo! It has been an interesting week. We are all walking zombies, I really can’t describe it any other way. We are all still sleeping in one...
I love this time of year, autumnal harvests and pulling out knitwear for cold snaps are some of my favourite things but it is Oíche Shamhna or Halloween that I have always loved most. I don’t know why because...
I’ll be honest I struggled with whether I should write this post but between the daily post prompt being ‘Believe‘ and people asking about what I thought of the V by Very Blog Awards and I found...
This week I have been keeping track of my creativity and I realised a few things. That I’m much more creative first thing in the morning and then again when everyone else has gone to bed. I noticed that...
I really can’t believe it, I mean where has the time gone? It’s very hard to believe that it’s twelve months since the Cottage Notebook was born. People say never listen to that voice in your head at 3...
This is one of those posts I had running through my head since August when Robynn (Woollythinker) mentioned in the comments section about writing a post on Instagram and how I choose my images. I found it really difficult...
Last week we finally had some time off as a family. Like many young families, we don’t get to do this often and with two toddlers, well, you can imagine already being worn out before you pack and start making...
Recently I have found a lot of joy playing with images so I decided to take part in the Elemental photo challenge albeit rather late for this particular one. I like to push myself to learn new things and I’ve...
This post started over on Instagram as an answer to the Makelight 365 prompt “Path”. I realised as I typed, that what I wanted to say needed more than an Instagram caption. Following your own path is difficult especially for...
I know what you’re thinking, “These older traditional crafts aren’t for me” I’ll nod my head and ask you why not? I’m a maker and just one member of the Irish Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers....
Those quiet mornings that start at dawn where the promise of a great day begins. You know those ones where the birds are singing and sunlight is filtering through the curtains? Those ones that follow with your child’s laughter breaking...
Hi I’m Nadia. I’m a coffee loving gardener with a passion for craft and DIY. On the blog, you will find posts on Gardening, craft lifestyle and our Edwardian cottage. Grab a cuppa and come and join me
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