by Laura McMahon | Sep 29, 2026 | Autumn, Blog Posts, Reading
Book lovers, this is our peak season. We were born for rainy days, comfy sofas and second-hand book stores. Where summer requires us to run around red-faced and sweaty in the heat, autumn orders us back indoors (in between leaf-strewn wanders) with a fresh cup of tea,...
by Laura McMahon | Sep 22, 2026 | Autumn, Blog Posts, Reading
What are the best non-fiction books to read in autumn? The ‘best’ depends entirely on your own taste, but I love to dive into autumnal non-fiction that unveils natural history, seasonal transitions, earth-led rituals, and traditional folklore. I want to be...
by Laura McMahon | Sep 11, 2026 | Autumn, Blog Posts, Reading
There is an undeniable shift in the rhythm of our days once September settles in. The bright, fast-paced paperbacks that accompanied our long summer afternoons no longer feel quite right. Instead, as the mornings turn crisp and the evenings gently darken and pull in,...
by Laura McMahon | Jun 1, 2026 | Autumn, Blog Posts, Reading
What the heck is a nostalgic reset read? A nostalgic reset read is the practice of revisiting beloved childhood or past comfort books to regulate stress and emotional overwhelm. Re-reading familiar stories acts as a comfort blanket for our minds and bodies, grounding...
by Laura McMahon | Sep 5, 2025 | Autumn, Blog Posts
Cosy sweaters, warm apple crumble, magical misty mornings, leaf-strewn walks and endless mugs of steaming tea. It feels like we fall in love with autumn a little harder every year – at least that’s what my Instagram feed tells me. But, as we take our first...
by Laura McMahon | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog Posts, Autumn, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight My memories of celebrating Halloween and Samhain as a child are clear. A washing up bowl full of cold water and bobbing apples which we took great delight in shoving our faces in, desperate to be the first to...
