My Favourite Articles and Links This Week

This bird library camera feed is hilarious, and awesome.

Why we turn to Jane Austen in dark times.

Sisu, the Finnish concept of resilience, might be just what we need right now.

Oh, this building- just breathtaking.

Want to go to an art gallery? Here’s loads of virtual museum tours from the most famous galleries around the world.

My Favourite Pins This Week

Chicken bruschetta and roast potatoes is just the sort of dinner that you need right now, I bet. The ingredients looked long at first, but mostly it’s herbs, and I find you an leave a couple out (if you don’t have them) and still have this be delicious. Pinterest link is here, and the full recipe is here.

I guess we are all baking more than we usually do – and may I suggest trying these brownie cookies? Not a lot of ingredients and that crinkle top… so perfect! Pinterest link is here, and the full recipe is over here.

These paper flowers are some of the easiest that I’ve seen- an you don’t need a cricut or any fancy gadgets to make them! So pretty. Pinterest link is here, and the full DIY can be found here.

I’m really feeling embroidery these days, and I love the idea of embroidering on clothing- this is great free embroidery design that you could embroider on anything. Worth clicking through the see it all close up! Pinterest link is here, and the full stitch instructions and free download are here.

Feel like trying your hand at some watercolours? There are a lot of great, beginner-friendly tutorials, like this awesome one for learning to paint watercolour cacti. How pretty are they?! Pinterest video link is here, and and the full video tutorial is here.

Have a good weekend, everyone! Take some time to do something that makes you feel good, and don’t put pressure on yourself to be productive if what you really need is to curl up with a good book and relax. xo