Slow Living in the English Countryside
A warm welcome to my blog. I share slow, seasonal living, and cosy cottage inspiration from the English countryside, based on my own life and style lessons.
Together with my husband, Andrei, we raise two children and run a small candle business. I love nature, writing, baking, and my favourite season is Autumn.
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Blog categories:
All Posts | Slow Living | Getting Started | English Cottage Decor | Adriana's Diary | Spiritual Meaning of the Seasons | Monthly "To-Do" Lists
Short story
"The Waiting Light" Cosy Mystery
By seasons:
Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter
Past series:
A Slow Start to 2026 | Autumn 2025 Countdown
Upcoming: late June until September - Autumn countdown 2026
Adriana Tudorache Blog
Slow Life in Somerset Countryside, Waiting for Springt
The sunshine has peeked through the clouds, filling my living room with warm light for a moment. It's the middle of February, and here in the Somerset countryside, we are...
Slow Life in Somerset Countryside, Waiting for ...
The sunshine has peeked through the clouds, filling my living room with warm light for a moment. It's the middle of February, and here in the Somerset countryside, we are...
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[5/6] A Slow Start to 2026: The Slow Girl Reset for Springt
I’m writing this post on a wet, stormy day. The wind is tossing the trees, the rain is hitting the patio roof loudly, and it’s gotten very dark very early...
[5/6] A Slow Start to 2026: The Slow Girl Reset...
I’m writing this post on a wet, stormy day. The wind is tossing the trees, the rain is hitting the patio roof loudly, and it’s gotten very dark very early...
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[3/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Hard Truths for New Beginningst
The English countryside glistens with frost, covering roofs and fields. The last few days have been cold... really cold for what we’re used to in Somerset, in our cosy, mild...
[3/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Hard Truths for New...
The English countryside glistens with frost, covering roofs and fields. The last few days have been cold... really cold for what we’re used to in Somerset, in our cosy, mild...
![[2/6] A Slow Start to 2026: A Realistic Slow Living Manual](http://yrstudio.co.uk/cdn/shop/articles/Tales_from_the_Past_for_Slow_Living_in_2026_YRstudio.co.uk_238d0152-f825-4970-bc69-90e22d396c12.png?v=1768418399&width=533)
[2/6] A Slow Start to 2026: A Realistic Slow Living Manualt
I’m honoured to share my online space with so many wonderful women who are working towards creating calmer, more meaningful lives for themselves. Slow living wasn’t something I was taught...
[2/6] A Slow Start to 2026: A Realistic Slow Li...
I’m honoured to share my online space with so many wonderful women who are working towards creating calmer, more meaningful lives for themselves. Slow living wasn’t something I was taught...
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[1/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Meeting Yourself Againt
The last moments of the old year... but the tide has already turned. The sun has died and been reborn at the Winter Solstice. We have now begun a slow...
[1/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Meeting Yourself Again
The last moments of the old year... but the tide has already turned. The sun has died and been reborn at the Winter Solstice. We have now begun a slow...
The Spiritual Meaning of Winter: A Slow Living Guide to the Seasont
Winter has settled over the land. I can feel it in the stillness of the woods and see it in the brown fields. It’s such a tender time of the...
The Spiritual Meaning of Winter: A Slow Living ...
Winter has settled over the land. I can feel it in the stillness of the woods and see it in the brown fields. It’s such a tender time of the...