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29/07/2022

With Lyre’s, any bartender or at-home drinker can transform the rich world of mixed drinks and cocktails into low or non-alcoholic versions.
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​Did you know that (as of today) Lyre's is now available in 71 countries? Golly gosh!
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​By reaching for a Lyre’s, you have the building blocks of many of the world’s favourite drinks or your own creation.​ Just like The MilkThistle who are always ready to welcome you to their bar.
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​To find your nearest bar or restaurant simply head over to our website and the 'Store Locator' page to find your closest venue.
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https://lyres.com/storelocator

​Libations!

02/02/2021

We are going to begin February with a writing prompt.
Here we are at the beginning of February, deep in the cold with the tiniest hints of spring just around the corner. February 1st in the Celtic calendar is Imbolic and the Feast Day of St. Bridget of Ireland. These days mark the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Today in America folks will lurk around the front porch of poor old Punxsutawney Phil to see if he sees his furry little shadow. There is a growing anticipation for winter to be over and the first shoots of spring to appear. Though we can not yet feel or see spring, we do know it is on the way.

Look through some photos on your phone, your computer or better yet, a photo album with printed pictures from long ago. Try to find one that is bursting Winter, Spring or simply one filled with deep meaning for you. Sit quietly and look carefully at the image you have chosen.

In your journal, carefully describe what is NOT in the photograph. Feel free to share here if you'd like :)

February Writing Prompt

13/01/2021

Directed and animated by Katy Wang Illustration and art direction by Charlotte Ager Music and sound by David Kamp Poem written and narrated by Wendell Berry I'm…

12/01/2021

A writing prompt for January

“When you cease to fear your solitude, a new creativity awakens in you. Your forgotten or neglected wealth begins to reveal itself. You come home to yourself and learn to rest within. Thoughts are our inner senses. Infused with silence and solitude, they bring out the mystery of inner landscape.”

― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

In your journal, draw a simple map like the one depicted below to represent your hoped-for journey through 2021. Include things like forests, cities, lakes, rivers, mountains and deserts to represent different aspects of your inner and outer landscape. Label each area of your map with that aspect. Include goals, treasures and challenges that you might encounter along the way. What does the X or final destination mean to you?

Draw or paint without judgement and then write a few sentences reflecting on the process and product.

You can sign up to follow the year-long, interactive blogging project using this link - https://seekingsophia.substack.com/

January's writing prompt

18/12/2020

“Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle curved tunnels of leaf miners on the face of a leaf. We must somehow take a wider view, look at the whole landscape, really see it, and describe what's going on here. Then we can at least wail the right question into the swaddling band of darkness, or, if it comes to that, choir the proper praise.”
― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

05/12/2020

Planning a field trip for as soon as they reopen!

Add you name in the comments below if you'd like to be notified when the trip is scheduled.

Happy news! Museum MORE is the first museum in the world to hold a solo exhibition of the fabulous painting coach and cult icon who remains immensely popular to this day. Since 1983, millions of people have watched his TV series The Joy of Painting, where in the 26 hypnotic minutes of every episode,...

04/12/2020

We are SO excited about tomorrow's Bob Ross Painting Party! Here's a fun little video to get y'all ready too :)

Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? Solving one of the internet’s favorite little mysterie...