Kate Palmer-Marshallsay

It’s April, and I really feel as if spring is springing! How was your March? Mine was quite busy! I was treating, teaching, giving treatments at a fayre, and also paying my respects to my mum’s youngest brother, Uncle Pete, at this funeral. That’s four times in four years I’ve been to Weymouth crematorium. Uncle Pete was the last of his generation. It’s very sad, and he will be greatly missed by many, especially his daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.   Last month, I visited...

It’s March! Yay, Spring is on the way, meaning Fred (the tortoise) will be waking up from hibernation soon, and Baz and Sprout will be allowed outside to play! I love all the seasons we are lucky to experience here in the UK, but I do feel that extra buzz of joy when Spring begins—nature wakes up from the quiet, healing time of winter, and the flowers start to decorate our gardens and hedgerows. There was also a day last week that felt wonderfully warm and sunny—it was blissful and a sneak...

How are you? How was your January? I do hope you are well and have managed to dodge the many viruses and colds that seem to have been particularly rife again this year. And all the rain! My poor family and friends in Dorset have had a particularly hard time lately with what has felt like non-stop rain. The village where my family's home was became an island!   So, February. I must be honest, February isn’t a month I look forward to, and I always breathe a sigh of relief when March appears on...