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Lydia

Sunday small brand love: Gill Prendergast faux taxidermy

So, I want to start a new Sunday series of 'small brand shout outs' - independent businesses that I have…

30 second review: 15-min Vegan, by Katy Beskow

After a month-long hospital stint it's left me well, Vegan. A previously rabid carnivore, I'm now craving ALL THE GREEN…

7 years of blogging – why I can’t shake the habit

So here I am, 7 years on - in my day-to-day life I spend my time creating exciting content for…

Object of Desire: Linen bedlinen

I feel like I've missed out on decades of amazing sleep... not due to the obvious reason that I am…

Summer skincare – the French pharmacy brand haul

I'm not going to lie - for some the lure of a life in France is the food, wine, quality…

Launching your own business – what I’ve learnt in the first 6 months

You'd think having done a job for the last 12 years that carrying on doing it, (just for yourself, rather…

NEW: The Countryfille guide to South West France

So, after two years living between Devon and France there is so much I want to share with you about…

30 second review: Aveeno daily moisturising after-shower mist

It's not a sexy, glamorous beauty find, but I was immediately sold on this 'quick fix' from Aveeno on my…

CF Family: How often do you read to your kids?

As a mother of two boys, some stats that pinged into my inbox today really struck a chord. In the…

CF Family: 5 tips for surviving the first year of school

This might be a timely post for readers waving their littlies off to school in September. Gird your loins, people.…

30 second review: L’Oreal Hydra Genius Aloe Water

Well this really is a little bit genius if you are currently sweltering in the British heatwave, or heading off…

Fusion Paint review: the house that mineral paint built

So, there is a running joke since we started renovating our 11-bedder manoir in the Charente, France. Even our local…

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