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Dutch, and born and raised on the small island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, Michele Ferron found a whole new world on the coast of Cornwall ust as she welcomed her first daughter into the world over 11 years ago: “I remember the first time I came to Cornwall; it was summer, and I couldn’t believe how cold it was. Coming from a Caribbean island, I didn’t understand what the fuss was about, why so many British people were saying how amazing Cornwall was. Fast forward to now, and I absolutely love it here. I love the nature, the beauty, the people. It really feels like home. I love the ocean. It’s so different to the ocean I grew up with, but after walking alongside it for 20 minutes or so, all of a sudden my brain shifts into a different mode from busy, hectic life; it’s all gone and you get that feeling of freedom that seems to disappear when we’re not paying attention. I think people who move to Cornwall move here for a lifestyle choice, and that really shines through with the way people go about their lives here.”
n the chaos that comes with work, family and day-to-day life, there are always things to be remembered, tasks to be completed, time to be managed, appointments to be made. For many of us, we find order in organisation, and the modern world has been accompanied by advances in technology that mean we can carry a constant companion to remind us of our schedule with notifications and alarms, a place to keep the week’s shopping list and the mental note of the friend’s birthday that you forgot last year. However, as the pace of life picks up and the world seems to turn a little faster every day, it’s the small moments of quiet indulgence that can put it all back into perspective. There is something about the physical act of pressing pen to paper that brings with it a feeling of calm nostalgia as I carefully fill my fresh 2022 calendar with birthdays, appointments and celebrations for the year ahead. As someone who has always been drawn to a beautiful calendar to hang on a wall and admire, and prefers a paper shopping list scrawled with the items missing from my kitchen cupboards to carry around the supermarket with me, Once Upon a Tuesday offers a welcome refreshment to the noise of the 21st century.
Welcoming a new pace and a more mindful way of life that is often found on Cornish shores, Michele’s search for beauty and function planted the seed of an idea for her next business venture, as she so kindly
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