Agnieszka is someone who continues to dedicate her skills and energy to the community, including Swiss & South. After a decade of her expertise with running an exceptional playgroup in the area, she is now making and selling delicious homemade…

Swiss and South wants you to share your art, photos, writing, and ideas about the area. There is now a Facebook page dedicated to Swiss&South where you can connect with people in the area and post directly to the group.…

I am so pleased that someone had a great vision in planting the cherry trees at Swiss Cottage. Every year, I get excited that the trees will look laden like snow, when the blossoms come out. They don’t last that…

D is for dreaming and discipline, the sugar and salt of self-care. This realisation that I have had coincides with me discovering that I like salted caramel chocolate as much as I prefer my popcorn sweet and salty! But seriously,…

Spring is to see the shoots in my balcony boxes push through the soil, reaching upwards and flowering into their potential. No matter my years, I’m still amazed at how a tiny seed can blossom into something grand. In the…

B is for Boundaries. Nowadays instead of feeling miserable after I’ve been told off, I practise distancing myself from unhelpful or hurtful criticism. Having watched enough crime dramas, I’m finally able to say “no comment” instead of trying to justify…