Happy New Year!
Good evening friends, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! As beautiful as 2013 was, I am very pleased to welcome 2014, and even more pleased to be heading towards spring and summer once again. To welcome in the new year, I'm having a little bloggy recap, and I'd love you to join me...
So, 2013 in the land of Badgertails. Where to start!?
I guess we'll start with when the blog properly got going, and my favourite time of year:
Spring
2013 has particularly been a fab year for this little blog. It all got moving in spring, and despite not having much time to post this Christmas, it's still been full steam ahead ever since.
The most important thing (and the whole reason I blog) is that it makes me happy. Being here to create, to photograph and to write means so much to me, and you lovely people that pop by keep me inspired to carry on creating. I'd like to slip in a big thank you to you all for sticking around and staying by my side while I prattle on about, well, what I blog about!
Spring was a big thing for me... being able to go all out with Easter decorating, doing my first proper shoot of a recipe, and even having a little photoshoot myself, to put a face to the blog.
Summer
Ahh, summer! It was a glorious one, wasn't it?
I have been absolutely itching to get out in the garden lately, but it's too darn wet and cold at the moment, so instead I've been reminiscing about last summer. And what a good one it was! The garden was the best it's ever been, and my knowledge and experience on gardening has greatly improved as a result. Here's the little space at chez Badger, at it's summery peak:
...fresh cut flowers, all around the house...
...craft projects, in the garden!
...playing with new recipes...
...making the most of shooting outdoors..
...and developing my styling and photography with every new piece.
I even did a guest post for the first time, for my lovely friend over at The Velvet Moon Baker. If you haven't already, do go and say hello, she's a wonderful and very talented lady.
Autumn
Oooh, I had a lot of fun in autumn! It was the first time that I decorated for the season, after being inspired by the glorious talent on Pinterest and other blogs too.
Oh, and we built our new mantlepiece too. That was a big step for me as it opened up a world of decorating possibilities... just in time for Christmas!
cooked for autumn...
...and dressed for autumn, too.
And loved every minute! It was a beautiful season, full of wonderful meals and lots of time spent outside. Then it crept very slowly into..
Winter
It was a bit of a late starter but we were certainly early with getting Christmas on a roll!
This whole festive season couldn't have been more perfect. Other than one very special family member not being able to make it over, and my dear Joely being across the country, I have been in the company of all my wonderful family throughout the holiday. I am so utterly grateful to have created such wonderful memories, and thank each and every one that has been there, creating them with me.
So, 2014! Hello and thank you for inviting me. I can't wait to get started on a few new things, and carry on creating for the blog. In terms of resolutions, mine's a small effort but a big change.
For the last week, I've been off work, and have been doing something every day that makes me happier than ever: Simply being at home.
Often with various family round, but just as often completely by myself, I've had Classic Fm softly weaving through the house, fairy lights gently twinkling to the sounds, candles flickering away and a pure sense of serenity and calm drifting not only through every room, but through my soul.
It has been my absolute bliss.
So, I intend to put great effort into recreating this at every opportunity. I know it's not always so easy, especially when getting home from a long day at work, but I don't ever want to forget how content I feel right now.
And that's the most important thing for me to remember throughout this fresh new year.
Simply being content.
I thank you so much for reading today, Happy New Year to you all and I can't wait to see where it all takes us.
Spring
2013 has particularly been a fab year for this little blog. It all got moving in spring, and despite not having much time to post this Christmas, it's still been full steam ahead ever since.
The most important thing (and the whole reason I blog) is that it makes me happy. Being here to create, to photograph and to write means so much to me, and you lovely people that pop by keep me inspired to carry on creating. I'd like to slip in a big thank you to you all for sticking around and staying by my side while I prattle on about, well, what I blog about!
Spring was a big thing for me... being able to go all out with Easter decorating, doing my first proper shoot of a recipe, and even having a little photoshoot myself, to put a face to the blog.
Summer
Ahh, summer! It was a glorious one, wasn't it?
I have been absolutely itching to get out in the garden lately, but it's too darn wet and cold at the moment, so instead I've been reminiscing about last summer. And what a good one it was! The garden was the best it's ever been, and my knowledge and experience on gardening has greatly improved as a result. Here's the little space at chez Badger, at it's summery peak:
It's also played host to more wonderful things, like:
French holidays...
...craft projects, in the garden!
...and renovating our little home...
...and developing my styling and photography with every new piece.
I even did a guest post for the first time, for my lovely friend over at The Velvet Moon Baker. If you haven't already, do go and say hello, she's a wonderful and very talented lady.
Autumn
Oooh, I had a lot of fun in autumn! It was the first time that I decorated for the season, after being inspired by the glorious talent on Pinterest and other blogs too.
Oh, and we built our new mantlepiece too. That was a big step for me as it opened up a world of decorating possibilities... just in time for Christmas!
So, I decorated for autumn,
cooked for autumn...
...and dressed for autumn, too.
It was a bit of a late starter but we were certainly early with getting Christmas on a roll!
This whole festive season couldn't have been more perfect. Other than one very special family member not being able to make it over, and my dear Joely being across the country, I have been in the company of all my wonderful family throughout the holiday. I am so utterly grateful to have created such wonderful memories, and thank each and every one that has been there, creating them with me.
So, 2014! Hello and thank you for inviting me. I can't wait to get started on a few new things, and carry on creating for the blog. In terms of resolutions, mine's a small effort but a big change.
For the last week, I've been off work, and have been doing something every day that makes me happier than ever: Simply being at home.
Often with various family round, but just as often completely by myself, I've had Classic Fm softly weaving through the house, fairy lights gently twinkling to the sounds, candles flickering away and a pure sense of serenity and calm drifting not only through every room, but through my soul.
It has been my absolute bliss.
So, I intend to put great effort into recreating this at every opportunity. I know it's not always so easy, especially when getting home from a long day at work, but I don't ever want to forget how content I feel right now.
And that's the most important thing for me to remember throughout this fresh new year.
Simply being content.
I thank you so much for reading today, Happy New Year to you all and I can't wait to see where it all takes us.
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