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.
Don't forget to join my weekly Slow Living Newsletter - I’d love to see you there, Adriana x
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
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[6/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Spring Intentionst
We have reached the final week of our six-week series. The Somerset countryside is wet but no longer freezing cold, and the first colourful flowers - the heralds of Spring...
[6/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Spring Intentions
We have reached the final week of our six-week series. The Somerset countryside is wet but no longer freezing cold, and the first colourful flowers - the heralds of Spring...
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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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[4/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Slow Living Glow Up for Springt
As the first daffodils began lifting their yellow, sun-like heads in anticipation of spring, very slowly, almost invisibly, life began to stir. Late January is a time when I walk...
[4/6] A Slow Start to 2026: Slow Living Glow Up...
As the first daffodils began lifting their yellow, sun-like heads in anticipation of spring, very slowly, almost invisibly, life began to stir. Late January is a time when I walk...
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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...
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[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...