As a child, my parents made our Christmas a very special, traditional family event. We always had a real tree and the smell of fresh pine needles, for me, is the best festive fragrance ever.

I’m just about to look for my warmest hat, scarf, gloves and boots in preparation for my winter events.  A few are indoors, but unfortunately not all of them.  I feel like I’m coming out of hibernation and I’m quite soft, so wish me luck.  Plenty of hot tea and maybe some soup in a flask might see me through!

Here is a list of some of my confirmed events, with some additions still to come. The best place to keep up to date is over on our instagram.

Transylvania, in central Romania and bordered to the east by the Carpathians, is a unique land steeped in history and shrouded in mystery. Its old world charm transports you back in time and its slow pace of life enables you to connect with nature.

Today I’m writing from my favourite spot in the garden and you may have already guessed it’s next to the lavender. Thankfully the bees are my best friends, as there’s a very loud and frantic buzzing all around me!

June is my favourite month of the year; despite the fact it means I have to be a year older! It’s the perfect time for tea in the garden too

I’ve mentioned many times how much I enjoy making soap and candles, but I thought I’d give you a little insight to life before I became a chandler…

It feels like such a long time since I’ve been able to sit down and write something, but at Apold’s HQ,, we’ve been incredibly busy!

The most exciting news has been the recent launch of our new website…

Do you know it's currently Soaptember? I've asked to take part in this Instagram campaign to help promote using a bar of soap and to ditch the plastic, swapping bottles for bars.  I’m sure if you give it a go, making one small change against the war on plastic, you will be hooked!