by Claire Melvin | Mar 22, 2026 | Observations
I live in the West Midlands. This time of year, for a very short time, the cherry blossoms in Brindley Place, Birmingham, are a riot of pink. I knew all about it, I’ve lived in the region for just under 10 years, but never seen it before. So, on Saturday, I took...
by Claire Melvin | Aug 18, 2025 | wellbeing
The never-ending to-do list Rather unusually for me, I had a mammoth to-do list this weekend. And somewhat expectedly for me, I didn’t get quite a lot of it done! I think this is common for us all – being constantly ambitious with what we’re able to do in what is...