Just as I was settling in to my ‘al fresco office’ (aka under the parasol on the terrace) to enjoy another cloud-less summer’s day, this email landed in my inbox and immediately had me hankering after smoky, grey autumn days, conkers, bonfires, misty mornings, damp earth and fallen leaves… Diptyque…
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Treasured possessions: my ceramics collection – Royal Doulton, Denby and Hornsea
So, I thought another installment was due in the ‘treasured possessions’ series (here’s the first, and the second); a little collection of posts about some of my most valued (note, not valuable) items I own, in a bid to counteract the blog tendency to be about the new and shiny.…
The onesie for grown-ups – from the Toast 80% off archive sale
Yes, you heard. I’ve bought a onesie. But a beautiful one(sie) from Toast, courtesy of their incredible 80% off archive sale. It was £25, instead of £90! I’m imagining it with some black Jackie O shades, floppy sunhat and my black Pierre Hardy for Gap sandals as a chic beach…
Kobo Glo e-reader – full review
I promised that I would come back to you with a full functionality review of the Kobo Glo e-reader I mentioned earlier this month. After reading it in 30 degree heat on the beach in Cornwall, as well as at night in bed, I can safely say it reads beautifully.…
NEWS! Countryfille.com guest blogging at Sheerluxe.com
Exciting news! I’m going to be doing a series of guest blogs throughout August on the inimitable stylish luxury lifestyle site, Sheerluxe.com. As a long-term reader, I’m tickled pink to be contributing – if you don’t know the site it is a carefully edited, sleek e-zine featuring high-street and high-end…
Countryfille.com for Hospicare Exeter
You may have noticed a new link on the right hand menu: Today I set up a JustGiving page: the Mark Williams Memorial Fund. My daddy was a tireless campaigner (namely for improving Dementia services in the South West) and chairman of a number of committees that spearheaded advances in…
Stopping and smelling the flowers…
If the last few months have taught me anything, its to stop and smell the flowers. On which note, has anyone noticed how amazing it is outside? Instead of moaning on Twitter about the intolerable heat, I have spent the last few days letting my body relax in the warmth…
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…
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…
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 Loves: The Linen Works
HELLO. SUMMER. Rainclouds included – how British! How beautiful are these shots that landed in my inbox today from The Linen Works, of their new limited edition collection? If you don’t know the brand they are firmly on my interiors holy grail, wish list. Effortless, timeless, crumpled natural linens for…
CF Loves: Danish interiors brand, Bloomingville
So I have just fallen in love with the Danish Interiors company, Bloomingville. They are stocked at various independent boutiques across the country but somehow I’ve only just discovered their brand of modern Scandi interiors (read bleached woods, clean lines, organic shapes and mutes palettes with shots of colour). If…