Louise Turley

Recently, I finally did something that had been sitting on my business to-do list for far too long — I trade marked my business name. It’s one of those jobs that quietly sits in the back of your mind for years. You know you should do it, you keep meaning to do it, but when you’re running a small business there always seems to be something more urgent needing your time and money. But the reality is, as small businesses, we simply cannot afford to find ourselves dealing with intellectual...

This bank holiday weekend, I decided it was time to take my own advice. I’m always encouraging my kids to try new things, , to step into that area just outside their comfort zone and discover the magic that happens there. But if I’m honest, it’s always much easier to say those words than to live them. So, I stepped firmly out of mine and signed up to display my art at Beer Artisan Fayre. I won’t pretend I felt prepared. My “stall” was a lovingly chaotic collection of bits and pieces gathered...

This blog is a personal one, but one I felt I wanted to share... There’s a strange, quiet shift that happens when your children grow up and begin to fly the nest. As a mum of two sporty children, I always knew this day would come—but knowing it and feeling it are two very different things. Now, one of mine is all the way in New Zealand on his gap year, playing rugby and carving out his own adventure. The other is at university, continuing her love for the game whilst fitting some work in...