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Hi friends,

Just a little note popping into your inbox today 🀍

As you know, we’re heading off very soon on our annual family trip to France, and this year I’ve decided to step away a little more fully and leave the laptop behind for a while.

So over the next few weeks, things may be a little quieter here than usual.

Honestly, I think I need more pause than I realised. A little less screen time, a little more sunshine, slower mornings, long evenings outdoors, time with family and space to properly exhale after a very full season of life.

I may still pop into your inbox with the occasional little postcard from France if inspiration strikes along the way… but for the most part, I’ll be leaning into a slower rhythm for a few weeks.

Thank you, as always, for being here, for reading along, and for making this little corner of the internet feel so warm and meaningful.

I already look forward to catching up properly when I return home.

Until then,
Ciara 🀍

P.S. 🀍
If you’re also slowly slipping into summer mode lately, here are a few recent seasonal reads from the blog you might enjoy with a cup of tea this weekend:


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