Kate Palmer-Marshallsay

It’s May, and doesn’t it feel good to feel some warmth and see beautiful sunshine again? With nature bursting back into life, personally, I love it. How was your April? There’s something about May that always feels quietly hopeful to me. The evenings stretch a little longer, the trees begin to look impossibly green, and everywhere seems to soften into bloom almost overnight. After the quietness of winter and the stop-start rhythm of early spring, May feels like a gentle exhale. I don’t know...

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...