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Snuggle up and get cosy with me, as I share delicious recipes, get ahead tips & tricks and my favourite podcast and books for the festive season. I shine a light on seasonal overwhelm, making moments of calm and my plans to prevent boxing day burn out.

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Postage address for Father Christmas:
Father Christmas, Santa's Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ                                              Deadline 10/12/2025

Recommendations:

The Calm Christmas Podcast

Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton 

Nigel Slater’s Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater

Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier

Merry Midwinter by Gillian Monks

Hettie Nettle’s Handbook for Hedgewitches by Claire Barker

Grail Maiden by Sheena Cundy

The Book of Christmas: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Festive Traditions by Christopher Winn

Recipes:

Nigella Lawson’s Linzer cookies

Toffee Popcorn: ⅓ cup of popping corn, golden syrup, butter & brown sugar

Festive ham: 1kg of boneless gammon, fresh water, bay leaves, pimento berries, black peppercorns, juniper berries, star anise, cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamom pods, coriander seeds, nutmeg, apple slices and orange peel.

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Pumpkin spice and all things nice, welcome to the cosy season! Join me as I take my children on pumpkin themed adventures, bake delicious autumnal treats and curl up under blankets, drinking pumpkin spiced lattes and reading good books by candlelight.

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Recommendations:

A Wilder Way, How Gardens Grow Us by Poppy Okatcha 

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (book 3) by Heather Fawcett

Rewitched & Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood 

Tolkien film released 2019 (currently on Disney)

Celebrity Traitors, UK 2025 (currently on BBC iPlayer)

Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Pie recipe

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February is such a tease, one day it’s blue skies and sunshine, the next it’s raining and bitterly cold. But the signs are there, spring isn’t far away. I brave the cold on a quest for snowdrops and learn a little of their folklore. My kitchen is full of baking imperfections and herbal mishaps. Join me as I curl up and dream of wildflower meadows and get lost between the covers of a good book. Keep up the cosy, we’re not out of winter yet. 

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Book recommendations:

England: A Natural History by John Lewis-Stemple

The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025 by Lia Leendertz

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New year, new you? No. Rest, nourish, replenish. That's how I'm heading into the new year. Leave the resolutions for another season and let's rest our weary souls and nourish our bodies and minds instead. So make a cuppa, nestle down and let's have a chat about how topsy-turvy our world is, how to take the pressure off and find ways to feel better, align with the winter season and enjoy ourselves instead.

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Books mentioned:
The Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
Growing Brave by Donna Ashworth
The courage to be disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Happy betwixmas everyone, I hope you're all snuggled up in the warm and enjoying some well deserved rest. Join me as I reflect on Christmas, let go of 'perfect' and embrace the changes that come with having little ones. Soon I'll be looking ahead to the new year but for now it's all about fairy lights, chocolate, candlelight and (in my case) flu remedies!

Book recommendations
Calm Christmas & a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton
Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier

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It’s November and autumn is coming to an end. There are more golden leaves swirling along the ground than adorning the trees and the festive season is all around us. Join me as I snuggle up and read, let go of my worries on fallen leaves, celebrate the end of the cosy season and prepare myself and my home for the festivities to come.

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Join me as I get cosy with a cup of tea and talk about magic with a witch. Sheena Cundy is the treehouse witch, author, podcaster, tarot reader, reiki master and singer songwriter. We discuss her journey into the craft, tarot, how to work with the elements and attune with nature and natural energies. We share opinions on Wicca and working with deities, the benefits of a daily practice and how to weave magic into the mundane. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording. Happy Halloween everyone. 

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Sheena's Links
Wealthy Witches Membership
Sheena's Substack
Instagram
Witch Wavelength Podcast
Books and Oracle Deck
Sheena's band Morrigans Path
Website

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Welcome back to season 2! I took a season break as my baby girl was due this summer and in this episode I'll be sharing the positive and deeply personal story of her beautiful birth. I'll be getting in the mood for autumn and crafting home decor ideas. I've been out foraging too, so follow me from the woods into my kitchen for some Harry Potter 'Herbology' vibes and recommendations for herbal remedies to stock my autumnal home apothecary.

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Recommendations

Becky Cole's content links:
The Garden Apothecary book
Patreon Membership
Nature & Nourish podcast
Instagram

Herbal books:
The First-Time Forager by Andy Hamilton
The Herbal Apothecary by Christine Iverson
The Garden Apothecary by Christine Iverson
The Hedgerow Apothecary by Christine Iverson
The Garden Forager by Adele Nozedar
The Hedgerow Forager by Adele Nozedar
Forage by Liz Knight
The Herb Almanac by Chelsea Physic Gardens

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Why limit ourselves to a day, when we can celebrate the whole month of May? Join me as I enjoy Beltane and how this energy infused fire festival can empower our relationship with hearth & home. I also deep dive into personal authenticity and how to identify, refine and embrace your true self.

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In this light and uplifting episode, I’ll be celebrating spring and the themes of rebirth and renewal that come with it. I’ll be talking about simplicity when it comes to approaching creativity and inspiration, caring for ourselves and our homes, ideas for making and baking beautiful things and a daily ritual to begin  this new season with a sense of optimism, hope and abundance.

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