This week I was gifted a rare four leaf clover!

I’ve been reading up on the folklore and superstuitions connected to these lucky little rareities.  There are so many beliefs about the power of these exquisite miniature weeds.

My favourite belief is a story that dates back to biblical times. Legend has it that when Adam and Eve were thrown out the Garden of Eden, Eve took with her a four leaf clover as a ‘memento of paradise.’

This resonates with me as I am a lover of keepsakes! Whenever I go anywhere special that evokes a sense of calm, beauty or contentment, I bring back a memento so that everytime I look at it or hold it, I am fleetingly transported back to that happy place. I have hundreds of shells, small pebbles, acorns, pressed flowers etc. There always tends to be something rattling around my bag or in my pockets that I have picked up from somewhere.