Let’s be honest, life can feel like a never-ending juggle of school runs, meetings, and reheated cups of coffee. Between deadlines, dinner dilemmas, and dreams we never quite get round to, it’s all too easy to forget the good bits, the slow bits, the outside bits, the moments that make you feel alive.

I should know — I lost sight of them too.

But somewhere between motherhood, midlife, and one too many half-packed picnic baskets, I found my way back. Not through grand gestures or perfect plans, but through gathering. The kind that happens under trees, over tea, and in the middle of ordinary days.

I’m Gemma — mother of four, storyteller, and founder of The Piknic Club. Also known (to some and quite proudly) as The Duchess of Picnics. Because life’s best moments don’t need an occasion, they just need a blanket, a basket, and a reason to pause.

These days, I help people rediscover that feeling, of connection, beauty, and joy, one picnic, one story, and one season at a time. I still collect far too much blue-and-white crockery, sing loudly at musicals, and firmly believe champagne tastes best outdoors.