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Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons: Enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa – Diana Henry

A glorious new edition of the original gem at the heart of bestselling food writer Diana Henry's much-loved repertoire Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons gathers together dishes that combine colourful, aromatic and perfumed ingredients - from leathery pomegranates with their insides bursting with ruby seeds to flower waters that allow you to drink in the scent of a garden - to bring pleasure to your kitchen and an intoxicating whiff of warmer climes to your table.

How to Paint Transparent Watercolour Flowers – Olga Koelsch

Learn how to create delicate, see-through flowers in watercolour with the help of immensely popular artist, pattern designer and YouTuber, Olga Koelsch. In her debut book, Olga gently guides beginners and experienced artists alike through the process of painting flowers, combining the accuracy of botanical illustration with the expression and freedom of modern watercolour.

Hand-Drawn Maps A Guide for Creatives Helen Cann

Description: Sketch, draw and illustrate your own maps using this uniquely creative guide. From transit maps to mind maps, and from maps of journeys to maps of

How to Develop a Love of Learning

As we start a new year, there is a natural opportunity to make a fresh start. Not by making resolutions, but more by making promises to yourself,

Et Voila!: A Simple French Baking Love Story – Manon Lagrève

Description: The Great British Bakeoff alumni and winner of the NYE 2023 special, Manon Lagrève, shares over 80 French classics – simplified or with a twist – for

New York Block by Block: An illustrated guide to the iconic American city – Cierra Block

DescriptionWhether you’re a fast-talking, swift-walking local or a tourist visiting the Big Apple for the first time, this book is for you. Arguably the most iconic city in

Head-to-Toe Winter Knits – Monica Russel

100 quick and easy accessories to knit Description: This gorgeous book brings together 100 of the best winter knits from best-selling author and knitting designer, Monica Russel.

The Kew Gardens Christmas Book by Jenny Linford

Description: The Kew Gardens Christmas Book is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the plants and animals central to Christmas. Jenny Linford weaves together history, folklore, botany and stories

Call of the Kingfisher by Nick Penny

Call of the Kingfisher is the enchanting debut from composer and wildlife recordist, Nick Penny. This love letter to a short stretch of Northamptonshire’s River Nene celebrates all the wild things that live there, especially the kingfishers.

Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to Make Joyful Movement a Habit – Dianne Buswell

In this enriching 21-day programme, dancer Dianne Buswell shows you how to make joyful movement a habit. Forget gruelling exercise regimes or punishing diets - Dianne's unique approach nourishes your body and mind using her four pillars of health

Creating your peaceful space – How to create a sanctuary at home

If there is one thing we all desire it’s a space where we can relax and feel at peace. Nature’s basic instinct from rabbits in their burrows to birds in their nests, is to create a soft and welcoming home.

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’

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

Venetian Gardens Monty Don & Derry Moore

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.

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.

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.

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.

Practical Self-Sufficiency - The Complete Guide to Sustainable Living Today - Dick Strawbridge and James Strawbridge

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Capturing Memories

Our most special personal memories usually stay in our minds forever, but with age these memories can dim, and sadly for some people disappear altogether.

It’s a beautiful day!

n we are busy, it’s so easy to just keep our heads down working through our in-boxes, focusing on the next action in our ’To do’ list; but as we move away from the summer into the autumn/winter, it’s so important to take advantage of these moments when the sun shines to go outside and enjoy the fresh air. No matter how brief, here are some of our suggestions of ways of enjoying sunny days.

SEA & SHORE - RECIPES AND STORIES FROM A KITCHEN IN CORNWALL (HOST CHEF OF 2021 G7 SUMMIT) - EMILY SCOTT

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.

Creating More Space in Your Home

Do you sometimes look around at the space you live in and wish you could start again with a blank canvas? When you move house there is a wonderful opportunity to assess what you want to take with you. But what if you are not moving, but you really want to make a fresh start?

A Simpler Life – How to Create More Free Time

One of the biggest issues for many people is how they use their time. It’s easy to waste so much time, waiting for people to respond, waiting for deliveries, trying to have a conversation, being distracted; so much of our time is often controlled by other people.

Modern Container Gardening – Isabelle Palmer

How to Create a Stylish Small-Space Garden Anywhere. Description: Whether you have a roof terrace, a tiny balcony or just a window sill, there’s no excuse not to

Styling your Home with House Plants

for an increasing number of people, particularly those living in urban areas, access to a garden may be limited to a balcony, or small courtyard garden. Inside their properties, however, they may have more space, and this is where there is plenty of opportunity to experiment with house plants.

Escape, Learn, Create is the culmination of many years of exploring and discovering the joy of creating and celebrating the simpler things in life.

We want to share with you ideas for your lifestyle, food, wellbeing, garden, and creativity, it may be for a moment of inspiration or something longer.

Above all it’s an opportunity to switch off, relax and recharge, we hope you enjoy exploring with us.

Louise and Kaye