After Monday’s review post about The Rosevine (verdict: love), I thought I’d do a picture heavy post on the various beaches we frequented during our 48-hour trip to Cornwall. The Rosevine itself is on the Roseland Peninsula, above the National Trust-owned Porthcurnick beach (of which more later), and 5 miles…
CF Review: The Rosevine, near St Mawes, Cornwall
So we’re back. Three days at The Rosevine near St. Mawes in Cornwall and I feel like a new woman. One with sand between her toes, freckles on her nose and significantly lower stress levels. From the moment we crunched onto the gravel drive (down a wild flower lined lane)…
Snapshot: The living room
I haven’t done a ‘snapshot’ post for a while (here’s the bedroom, dressing table and Country Bebe’s nursery) so I thought I’d update you on how the house renovations are getting on. The answer is slowly. Things have taken a bit of a back seat since last year but we…
A sunny weekend in Cornwall?
Woooo hoooo hoooo! I’ve just seen the weather forecast for our weekend in Cornwall this Friday – and it is SUNNY. Like hot, sunny. THIRTY DEGREES sunny. I’ve probably gone and jinxed it now but I don’t care. I cannot wait. We are staying at the brilliantly conceived Rosevine, near…
30-second review: Philip Kingsley Swimcap
I love Philip Kingsley – the brand that is, not the gent. I love the heritage of these hugely sensible, no gimmicks, tried-and-tested formulas. And what a heritage! The Elasticizer that I swear by to keep my dip-dyed lengths from snapping off was first formulated for Audrey Hepburn and Kingsley…
CF Gadgets: Kobo Glo ereader
So, I’ve been sent this little puppy to take on my summer hols to Cornwall with me next week. It’s the Glo reader from Kobo, an ereader company I hadn’t heard of before – I have been of the ‘books must be in paper-form’ until now – but this little…
Gluten-free snacks and brands I love
So, over the past few months I’ve written a couple of posts about shifting my diet towards a gluten- and dairy-free approach. I’m not going to pretend this is because of any pseudo intolerances or allergies. I was just inspired by Natasha Corrett and Vicki Edgson’s cookbook, Honestly Healthy and…
CF Eats: strawberries and raw vanilla cashew cream
Wimbledon has started! *pops cork* I thought I’d celebrate by sharing a raw vanilla cashew cream recipe I adore, inspired by the Honestly Healthy cookbook version. I have slightly tweaked the ratios and added a splash of this and a dollop of that; it’s that kind of recipe. Once you’ve…
Tenby – a wet and wild weekend
Well… we went to Tenby last weekend and, as is our luck with UK staycations – it rained. And I mean RAINED. Windswept, torrential downpours, grey skies… the works. The exact same weekend last year we were at Bedruthan Steps in Cornwall and were trapped inside by severe weather warnings……
On repeat: Tom Odell – Another Love + Robine Thicke – Blurred Lines
Like buses – you wait for a tune (and by tune I mean CHOOOOONNN) to come along and two appear in the charts at once. Firstly, Tom Odell. While I do feel slightly out on a limb as a Tom Odell fan – namely the fact I am a 30…
CF Weekend: a tale of two weather fronts
I was secretly chuffed to bits that it was freezing cold on Friday night as it gave us the excuse to fire up our new woodburner for the first time. Here is the OH, channeling his inner caveman (what is it with men and fire building?!). The stove itself is…
Checking in
I just wanted to update you all as I’ve been overwhelmed by the personal emails I’ve received from readers after my last difficult post. Daddy passed away, bravely and with me holding his hand, at Exeter Hospice Care on 24 April. As a fully fledged Daddy’s girl it has seemed,…