Seasons of Grace and Learning Episode 2

Hello Lovelies,

We have had a bit of shift-around and I would truly be so grateful for your input.

You may have noticed that for the last few weeks this little corner of the web had been redirected to my Seasons of Grace and Learning blog. I have found that I have had little engagement on there.

Initially I thought that it was down to the fact that I hadn't activated the comments but then once I did that, I was still finding traffic to be low and the only engagement I had was with blinking spammers leaving tiny url links!

A Little Rethink and Reorganising

So I have had a little rethink and a bit of reorganising... here is what I am thinking about:

1. Under An English Sky will continue to be my blogging home. Let's face it, it's been around for a quite a while and while the platform may be basic and rudimentary, it works. 

I was hoping to make it all a bit more professional-looking on Seasons of Grace and Learning but perhaps that is not really what is needed. We just need a space where we can connect. I miss your comments and interacting with you. So I shall continue to use Under An English Sky as my blogging home.

2. Seasons of Grace and Learning is my YouTube Channel. I like the name and it is quite personal to me. You can read why I settled on that name in THIS POST. I have come full circle since our homeschooling journey ended with our youngest graduating in 2019 and I am learning how to give myself grace to embrace each new life season. I suspect that I will release the website blog of this same name - no point writing there. I am aiming to publish every 2 weeks all going well. It will likely take me a bit of time to find my recording rhythm but I am sure that I will get there.

3. Instagram - will remain as @seasonsofgraceandlearning as my heart is to build the community on my YouTube Channel. To be honest, I am moving away from IG. You will have noticed that I am less active there, you see, I'm just not a short-form kind of girl. I like to chat, connect on a deeper level. IG doesn't really do it for me. It's all so brief and hit n' miss I find. 

4. Content - Back to what this blog used to all about - home, family, faith, seasons and creating.

Episode 2 Seasons of Grace and Learning

With that said, I am here to let you know that Episode 2 of my podcast is now live. Please do excuse my croaky voice but I have managed to pick up a cold and it went straight to my throat and ears.

In this episode I share about The Artists Way, a 12-week course that aims to reconnect the reader with the artist within. I have just started this and while there are certain things that I had to ignore, on the whole it is reconnecting me with my creative self which I am loving.

I take you along to the Antiques and Salvage Market that is held once a month in Cheshire. I was on a mission to find some interesting pieces for the coffee shop. I found going on my own a bit daunting at first, but once I started trusting my own purchasing decisions I found that the creative ideas began to flow. As the day went on, I trusted myself more and actually found that it was good overall.

I have also completed a craft project that has been on my To-Do list for nearly a year. I share a bit about that process and how you can make it yourself.

Finally, I share some books that I am reading at the moment and a literary society that I joined. 

Please do pop on over and watch. Perhaps grab a cup of tea or coffee and your knitting or needlework to work on while you watch.

Well lovelies, I hope that you are all having a blessed Sunday. I'm off to grab my own cup of tea and knitting and enjoy watching a cosy afternoon episode of Poirot.

Blessings to you all, I will see you bake here very soon.