Tag: April

• Springtime Sabbatical

  

  “A spring breeze is blowingI’m bursting with laughterWishing for flowers” Matsuo Basho Losing my job at the beginning of Autumn felt fitting. As if on cue with the leaves falling outside, the ending of that job felt like a release. The winds of change were telling me that it was time for something new. Autumn…

  Nahya

  May 22, 2025

  Flowers & Garden, Life, Outdoors, Reflections, Spring

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• A Home Full of Flowers

  

  When my husband asked me last Christmas what I wanted as my gift, I told him: “I want flowers in the house all year long”. As you may recall in my post on how I cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder, I mentioned that fresh flowers or a subscription to a flower delivery service was a…

  Nahya

  April 2, 2023

  Creativity, Floral

  April, Easter, Floral, Flower Drop, Flower Preservation, Flower Subscription, Home Decor, Make Lemonade, New Beginings, Renewal, Seasonal Recap, Seasons, Seasons Poetry, Spring

• Lavender & Honey Shortbread Cookies

  

  Of all of the content I’ve written on my blog, I have no doubt that “lavender” has been featured and tagged on here the most. I’ve talked about how good it smells, how lovely it looks and how it provides soothing wellness. Now I’m here to talk about how wonderful it tastes. Over the past years,…

  Nahya

  April 17, 2019

  Baking, Recipes

  April, Easter, Lavender, Lavender Cookies, Lavender Recipes, Spring, Springtime