City Living, Country Life – the best of both worlds
I cannot tell you how different life feels with a piano in the house. It all started 25 years ago, when my parents discreetly removed me from ballet (apparently I had the grace and co-ordination of a bull elephant) and signed me up for piano lessons. Even at the age…
I reviewed legendary make-up artist Mary Greenwell’s Lemon EDP back in February, when it was love at first sniff – and it’s one fragrance love-affair that has no signs of abating (as is my usual, fickle olfactory want). So, after last week’s birthday, I knew exactly what I’d be splurging…
I’m no warbler, but this haunting eternal love song by Ellie Goulding (from the motion picture, About Time), has become Country Bebe’s night-time lullaby. He is instantly captivated. Even when I sing. Every night we curl up in bed, read books and then he says ‘sing, mama’ and I dutifully…
I think I’m in love – it’s the first thing I think about when I wake and the last thing on my mind as I drift off to sleep. My new Kenwood Chef stand mixer. Of course, to qualify for the ‘treasured posessions’ series, this is no off the shelf…
So, just a short post – still trying to catch up after a digital-free weekend in Cornwall – I have gone *slightly* crazy in Boots this week, picking up a few skincare pieces from L’Oreal’s Skin Perfection range that I’m really excited about for Autumn – especially the Advanced Correcting…
Today’s the big 3-0 and I’m bundling my two menfolk into the car and heading down the coast into Cornwall, back to our beloved Rosevine, near St. Mawes. After our trip in July I knew there was only one place I wanted to spend my 30th. We are guaranteed amazing…
Eeeekk! I’m off on my tod for a full 48-hour solo minibreak. This summer we have covered all bases – baby-friendly Cornwall, romantic bolthole in Dorset, sociable city jaunts to London with friends… now it’s ME TIME. I work in Bristol, so it’s a little bit of a busman’s holiday.…
So, I just opened my first birthday present (yes, I know it’s not till Friday, I am an impatient kinda gal) – a luxe friendship bracelet! My mother-in-law knows me too well. My new addition is from Links of London. The teal and grey thread is intricately interwoven between the…
So, I’m no fashion blogger – or dresser, I’ll be honest. But this coming season I cannot get enough PLAID. Plaid, checks, tartan…. I love it! (Elle have done a great trend report, if you want to see how it was worn on the catwalk). While this tartan Marc by…
Yep, it’s a comin’: the big 3-0. This weekend to be precise. Am I feeling neurotic and old? Nah. A little retrospective perhaps, and definitely wiser than I was a decade ago turning 20 – a ball of body conscious, hormonal angst. So, rather than bemoaning the dawn of a…
This weekend has been one of outdoor pursuits. You may remember my elderflower picking post from last summer with my brilliant countryside guru, Mrs B, well I decided it was high-time we put her local foraging knowledge to good use again. Namely blackberry and sloe picking, all in the name…
After my autumnal wardrobe splurge, next in line is Country Bebe. You can keep your frilly dresses and cute hair ribbons, the main sartorial perk of being a Mother Of Boys (MOB) is that you get to give them side partings each night when they are bath-fresh, then put them…