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The best books for a simple, traditional, and contented life

Embracing contentment, simplicity, and learning to live traditionally - a recommended reading list to explore this wonderful, life-affirming subject over the coming year.

Sustainable & Slow Homemaking Habits I'll be keeping in 2021

This year’s pandemic has proven to us all that without a shadow of a doubt, our home matters more than we realised! How can we create a calming, and peaceful home that does good things for the environment too? Here are some sustainable homemaking choices I’ll be keeping in the coming year.

How to be elegant: at Christmas

Dry turkey, presents that disappoint, old grudges, and interfering relations. Oh joy, it’s Christmas time again! Rather than pressure ourselves into having the “perfect” holiday, use it as an opportunity to focus on our presence and poise. Here’s how a true lady or gent spends Christmas.

Simple & Sustainable Living: an interview with Fairyland Cottage

Join me for a virtual visit over in Ireland with Niamh of Fairyland Cottage. It’s a lovely discussion on journeying towards living simply, running a sustainable home, and the mindset and ultimate freedom of not caring about keeping up with the Joneses.

Men are not toxic: A year of advocating traditional family values

“I hadn’t realised there was only one way to be a free woman, or a feminist for that matter. I missed the memo - housewives don’t count”. The things learned, lost, and gained in a year of advocating for traditional housewives, and their husbands.

How to have a sustainable Christmas

Festivities are coming, make sure they’re easy on your purse and the planet this Christmas. Here our our top tips for a budget-friendly, low waste, and sustainable holiday season.

Gingerbread Husbands: an Elizabethan All Hallow's Eve recipe

Fancy baking a biscuit to usher in a fancy husband this All Hallow’s Eve? This traditional recipe from Elizabethan times is not only tasty, but steeped in history. Spoiler alert: it’s pretty much gingerbread men, but let’s learn us some food history!

How to live a simpler, more traditional lifestyle

Let us explore the counterculture of traditional living. Five steps to help you make better, slower, and considered decisions that will positively impact your home life, relationships, and self-esteem.

A fascinating chat about family values with Dixie Andelin Forsyth

Join Dixie Andelin Forsyth and I, as we discuss how the Fascinating Womanhood mindset, traditional values, and embracing your femininity can inspire your husband to be a great and honourable man, and thus create a secure and stable marriage and family for you all.

Ella's wickedly English Plum Pie

Foraging and growing your own fresh fruit and veg is a popular British pastime, and what better way to use up a glut of home-grown plums with a slice of delicately spiced plum pie with lashings of cream or custard!

Why does the media hate Traditional Housewives?

The media are trying to cancel the housewife, and I refuse to let that happen.

How to make a British cup of tea

Join us as we demonstrate how to make a proper cup of British tea. A discussion of why it’s important to get it right, and Alena shares lots of easy to remember tea etiquette tips. Plus a bonus teatime treat recipe!

Pippa Middleton's Cauliflower & Broccoli Cheese

Introducing my new blog series, “cooking the books”. Sharing my favourite family recipes from much loved cookbooks and some British heritage hits. First up is Pippa Middleton’s take on Cauliflower Cheese, a comfort food favourite bound to make you feel like royalty - or near enough!

Cheese & Broccoli Crustless Quiche Recipe

This delicious and simple recipe can be whipped up from fridge-to-plate in 35 minutes, uses only 5 ingredients and best of all, no pastry means less fuss, and keeps things light! Try it for a light lunch or picnic.

Early career ideas for future homemakers

Sadly, announcing to your career’s advisor that your greatest ambition is to be “barefoot and pregnant” doesn’t seem to wash these days. Here are some ideal early career choices for young women who wish to be homemakers.

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