News from Sarah Painter

  • Extreme cuteness AKA dog sitting

    The summer holidays have landed here in sunny Scotland and to kick off the festivities we borrowed a dog. Maisie is my mum’s super-cute Jackadoodle and the children had a blast looking after her. I’ve stolen this photo from my mum’s blog so that you can see the extreme cuteness:…

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  • Midsummer Motivation

    Hello, hello! Hope you had a lovely weekend. After a relaxing family BBQ on Saturday, I had a fabulous burst of energy and spent Sunday doing Useful Things in the house and garden. I also had the urge to reassess my goals for the year and to plan for the…

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  • More France! So pretty…

    As promised, here are a few more pictures from my trip to France. The Dordogne in June is very green – every hill is thickly wooded and the hedgerows bursting with plant life. The landscape is a sea of undulating slopes, dotted with picturesque cottages: It’s like the West Country…

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