Mary Berry’s Baking Bible – Mary Berry
The definitive baking collection from the undisputed queen of cakes.
This stunning new edition brings together the best of Mary Berry's most mouth-watering bakes.
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Half-Term Creative Activities
As well as taking advantage of the longer days and the warmer weather to spend time outside, being creative is a wonderful way of enjoying time together
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A Bowl of Soup: Over 70 Delicious Recipes Including Toppings & Accompaniments – Hannah Miles
Description: There is nothing quite as comforting and nourishing as a warm bowl of soup – enjoy over 70 recipes for everything from broths and chowders to dunkers
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Cosy Throws and Blankets: 100 Blanket Squares to Knit from Easy to Expert by Debbie Abrahams
Description: Originally a follow-up to the outstandingly successful Blankets and Throws, the newly reformatted Cosy Throws & Blankets (previously published as More Blankets and Throws) has over
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Inspiring Books This Festive Season
If you are looking for gift ideas, this delightful collection of books is packed with fascinating, creative and uplifting conversations and ideas for wonderful festive escapism. Gardeners’
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The Leaping Hare Wellness Almanac – Leaping Hare Press (Author), Raluca Spatacean (Illustrator)
Your year-long guide to creating positive spiritual habitsDescription Embrace mindfulness, self-love and holistic health in this stunning month-by-month wellness almanac that will lift your heart, mind, body
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Capturing Precious Moments
It’s so easy in our busy lives to miss those special moments which can almost take your breath away with their beauty.
Equally when we are stressed, our hearts race and we often cannot see a way forward. Taking time to stop, to breathe deeply and trying to ground yourself can help when we are trying to find solutions.
Every day nature is quietly creating her own special moments if we slow down enough to notice.
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Venetian Gardens by Monty Don & Derry Moore
Based on his BBC series, Monty Don and award-winning photographer Derry Moore take readers on a stunning visual journey through the gardens of Venice and the Veneto. Join Monty Don, Britain's pre-eminent gardener, and acclaimed photographer Derry Moore on their historic journey through the most stunning gardens of Venice and the Veneto.
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Happiness – The Art of Togetherness – Ines de la Fressange, Sophie Gachet, Olga Sekulic
Everything you need to know to build friendships that last.
Life is never exactly what we expect it to be; it’s full of surprises, and that’s a good thing. In this book, Ines de la Fressange — along with her dear friends Sophie and Olga — has compiled her tips for creating happiness.
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The Alexander Technique Workbook: The Complete Guide to Health, Poise and Fitness – Richard Brennan
The Alexander Technique Workbook is a step-by-step guide that has sold over 100,000 copies. An accessible guide; this book instructs then explains the theory behind a series of simple but effective exercises that will produce real results.
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My Art of Entertaining: Recipes and Tips from Miss Maggie’s Kitchen – Heloise Brion & Christophe Roue
My Art of Entertaining: Recipes and Tips from Miss Maggie’s Kitchen Heloise Brion (author), Christophe Roue (photographer)Description: Globetrotting tastemaker Heloïse Brion invites us inside her universe of relaxed chic entertaining. In
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Simple ways to add Relaxation into your Life
When was the last time you really relaxed? Enjoyed a moment when your shoulders weren’t hunched up to your ears, when you weren’t scrolling through social media, or busy compiling ‘To do’ lists, responding to requests from others, or adding to your already long list of commitments?
Switching off the noise, taking time to relax, to be mindful, to daydream, and to nurture yourself has never been more important than it is currently.
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Finding Time to be Creative
Being creative is a wonderful way of de-stressing and relaxing and the bonus is that you can end up with something useful, a sense of personal achievement, a gift for friends and family, and in some cases, it even starts a passion that you turn into a business, but most importantly it should be something you just enjoy doing with no expectations or criticism.
Building up a library of books that you can dip into for inspiration is a wonderful way of involving all the family. Here are three of the latest inspirational books that we have discovered.
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Practical Self-Sufficiency – The Complete Guide to Sustainable Living Today – Dick and James Strawbridge
Embrace off-grid green living with this all-encompassing guide to self-sufficiency alongside Dick Strawbridge and his son James.
Introducing, your go-to survival guide offering step-by-step instructions on all things environment-friendly, jam-packed with tips and tricks for off-grid living to anyone looking to embrace a life of sustainability.
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Keeping Cool – Relaxing Ways of Taking the Heat Out of Your Day
It’s hot, hot, hot, but once you’ve shut all the curtains, made temporary blackout curtains, filled the freezer with ice lollies, ice cubes, frozen your sheets, and
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Furoshiki – The Japanese art of wrapping with fabric by Aurélie Le Marec
Description Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, and is used to wrap gifts and create bags for carrying things more easily. Once you have learned the
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La Vita è Dolce – Letitia Clark
Italian-Inspired Desserts Description: La Vita è Dolce is an exciting take on Italian baking by food writer and trained pastry chef, Letitia Clark. Featuring over 80 Italian
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Where is Home?
Covid-19 has been responsible for many things, but one of the most fundamental has been the impact of where we live and how we work. Almost overnight
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Draw 100: Flowers: From Basic Shapes to Amazing Drawings in Super-Easy Steps – Draw 100 – Janet Whittle & Penny Brown
Everybody loves flowers, and here are 100 beautiful blooms for you to draw!
Whether you prefer the understated beauty of a simple daisy or the garish good looks of a flamingo lily, you're bound to discover a flower in this book that you will find irresistible - and you will just want to pick up your pencil and start drawing!
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Beautiful Botanical Embroidery: 30 Exquisite Nature-Inspired Designs for Stitching onto Bags, Buttons, Cushions and More – Alice Makable
Celebrate the beauty of botanical embroidery with this collection of 30 stunning projects designed by renowned Japanese embroidery artist, Alice Makable.
As embroidery continues to grow as a contemporary craft of choice, discover the beauty of botanical embroidery with this collection of 30 exquisite motifs and projects inspired by flowers, fruit, foliage and other natural forms.
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The Innovative Artist: Abstracts and Mixed Media
The Innovative Artist series provides a unique insight into the methods and materials used by leading contemporary artists who are pushing the boundaries of their art. Through numerous examples of the author’s work alongside practical demonstrations, each book provides a fascinating exploration of the artist’s creative process that will inspire the reader to move forward on their own artistic journey.
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Extraordinary Escapes: Unique and Wild Getaways Across the UK
Extraordinary Escapes uncovers the hidden treasures that the UK has to offer, featuring unique and characterful holiday homes from the hit Channel 4 series, plus many more. These incredible getaways showcase England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including some of the most stunning areas of Suffolk, Kent, the Cotswolds, Devon, Cornwall and Norfolk.
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Just One Action
The New Year is a great time to reset the course of what you want to achieve. The shortest day is behind us, and there is the hope of more time each day to do what you enjoy doing.
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Last Minute Festive Delights
As we are writing this we are not sure what restrictions may be in place for the Christmas and New Year Holiday. So here is our round-up of some things that you can do hopefully within the guidelines.
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Sea & Shore – Recipes & Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall – Emily Scott
Close your eyes and think of a place where the sky meets the sea; where the weather changes from moment to moment; and where the coastline is beautifully rugged and where surf breaks on endless sandy shores. This is Cornwall.
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Creating Hope for Young People
Now that school, colleges and universities are starting the autumn term, how can we best support young people as they resume their studies?
t as Covid-19 may have had a significant impact on your life, it will have impacted on others close to you too, in particular young people.
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Colour Demystified – A Complete Guide To Mixing And Using Watercolours – Julie Collins
Colour Demystified will banish the all-too-common confusion over the watercolour palette and give painters the confidence to experiment with colour mixing.
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Delicious Focaccia Recipe
This lovely focaccia bread recipe is a wonderful side for family dinners or to serve with friends combined with dips, salads and tapas. Easy to make with very little effort and delicious toasted the next day.
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Creating a Seascape in Cross Stitch Embroidery
Now that we are moving into the autumn months it is a perfect time to take those wonderful summer memories and create pieces of art from them.
One of my favourite activities is embroidery. First, I must admit that my style is freer than most, I love the freedom of creating my own patterns, so if you like free-styling, this project could be for you.
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The Little Grower’s Cookbook: Projects For Every Season
Looking for some delightful activities to enjoy with your children during the last few days of the summer holidays? We absolutely adore the The Little Grower’s Cookbook: Projects For Every Season by Ghillie James, Julia Parker, Olivia Colman (Foreword)
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