One of my favourite little moments in London wasn’t inside a museum at all. It was walking into The Admiralty in Trafalgar Square and taking in all the history, the atmosphere, the woodwork, the brass, the stories hidden in the walls. 🥰 For many of you from across the pond, a traditional British pub is something you’ve only ever seen in films, so I thought I’d bring you along with me. It’s a lovely reminder that creativity isn’t confined to galleries or studios. Sometimes it’s in the architecture, the design, the signs above the bar, the conversations, the worn wooden tables, and the centuries of stories a place quietly holds. Curiosity has a funny way of rewarding us when we look beyond what we expected to find. So here’s a little peek inside one of London’s iconic pubs. I hope it feels like you’ve stepped through the door with me. 🇬🇧❤️ Have you ever found inspiration somewhere completely unexpected? I’d love to hear where. 🥰 https://youtu.be/XtSDrvysSTk?is=NPxmAfdRs_rN5DEq

It’s the end of a very warm day here in South Cornwall, and just before the sun disappeared for the evening, I reached for my camera. 📷 There’s something magical about that last light. It doesn’t shout for attention, it quietly slips through the garden, kissing petals, leaves and stems goodnight before the day comes to a close. 🌅 I stood there for a while, simply noticing. No grand adventure, no destination… just a few peaceful moments watching ordinary plants become extraordinary in the golden light. Sometimes creativity isn’t about making something at all. 🧐 Sometimes it’s about slowing down long enough to truly see. 🥰🙌🏻 I hope these little moments remind you to look up, look closer, and find the beauty waiting quietly in your own corner of the world. 💜🌿

When I started Smidgen of Calm I never imagined we’d become a community of over 100 creative souls. ✨ So rather than celebrating me, I’d love to celebrate us. 🙏🏼🙌🏻❤️ Here’s the challenge… Create one tiny square of art ! It can be a doodle, painting, collage, photograph, poem, pattern, pressed flower… absolutely anything that feels like you. Keep it small. Keep it joyful. Keep it unapologetically yours. Once everyone has shared their square, I’ll stitch them together into one giant artwork that represents this wonderful little corner of the internet. One hundred people. One hundred different stories. One beautiful piece of art. I genuinely can’t wait to see what we create together. 💜

I am very excited to welcome @Julia Russell and @Aoife O Donovan to our ever expanding community 🙌🏻 we’re very happy to have you here and your welcome to introduce yourself my lovely 🥰

Oh we are so close to 100 🙈 ❤️ and I am very happy to welcome @Donna Holmes to our wonderfully creative community 🙌🏻 I am excited to hear about how your creativity shows up ? Your welcome to say hi 👋🏻