Floriferous Lists - February & March 2025

A little list of things I am grateful for this month.

• Dappled sunlight filtering through the trees.

• Houseplants - everywhere. At least one in every room, but preferably more.

• Homemade meals, cooked by people you love and who love you.

• Looking through old photos from past adventures—the ones you once disliked but are now so grateful you captured and kept. Proof of a life well lived. A reminder to take more photos. Aging is a privilege.

• Seedlings breaking through the soil.

• Crocuses—the happiest little flowers.

• Big, fluffy bees lazily ambling around the garden, harvesting pollen from the first spring blooms.

• Sunsets with soft cornflower blues and warm pink hues.

• The dawn chorus.

• Cups of tea in bed.

• The smell of freshly baked bread.

• My cats’ little toe beans and button noses.

• Hot baths with epsom salts and essential oils.

• Brilliant blue skies and pillowy soft clouds.

• The scent of freshly cut grass.

• Cheesy ’90s and ’00s pop music, the ones that remind you of school discos panda-pop induced sugar rushes.

• The sunshine warming my skin. It feels medicinal. Rays of gold dust.

• A crystal-clear night sky after a perfect day, perfect for star gazing.

• Paradise on Disney+—scratching that dystopian itch. My still my beating heart.

• Crime and thriller novels—easy, addictive, predictable, but utterly unputdownable.

• Albus snoozing in the crook of my arm.

• Mini Eggs—a daily dose.

• Freshly washed sheets, dried outside in the sunshine.

• Body butter—Laura Mercier’s Ambre Vanille, my forever favourite. It feels like home.

• Watercolours—mixing pigments, listening to the brushes swirl through the water.

• Percy leaving little toys as gifts.

• Post-breakfast cuddles—all three cats snoozing on the bed.

• Slowly transforming our garden into the sanctuary we’ve always dreamed of.

What has bought you joy this month? What moments have you treasured?