• Style

    Autumn boots

    25/08/2011 - By 

    CF.com is by no means a fashion blog, but what with the rain whipping at the windows, a soothing butternut squash risotto on the stove and the advent of the Brora sale (nothing says ‘goodbye summer’ more than cashmere cardis), this afternoon my mind has begun to wander to thoughts…

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    A new arrival: updated

    22/08/2011 - By 

    A week or so ago we were delighted to discover a snuffly, shuffling hedgehog, hoovering up bugs in the garden at twilight. We decided to christen him Hector. Today however, after accidentally uncovering his nest, we discovered that Hector is after all, a Henrietta. Complete with five palm-sized babies. The…

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    Sweet dreams are made of these…

    08/08/2011 - By 

    So, being nigh on eight months pregnant, my jaunts to stay in beds like this (pictured: one of my favourites at Coworth Park, part of The Dorchester Collection) are being shelved for the foreseeable. Going into labour while on a press trip just doesn’t seem that cool. I’ve laid my…

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    Object of desire: Plankbridge shepherd’s huts

    04/08/2011 - By 

    Sigh. Aren’t these a thing of beauty? Plankbridge in Dorset handcraft these traditional Victorian Shepherd’s huts, and even restore original examples, for those in search of a rather more romantic alternative to your conventional extension. I like to daydream (often) of myself sat here, writing this very blog Or, at…

  • CF Beauty

    DIY Beauty: making my own shampoo

    03/08/2011 - By 

    So, as per my last post, I’ve decided to try my hand at making my own beauty products. I figured that, after six years of slathing myself in all manner of lotions and potions in the name of beauty journalism, I should be able to concoct a few of my…

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    Things that other people do: DIY beauty

    29/07/2011 - By 

    So, I’m not ashamed to say it. I used the last of my Bamford Geranium body oil this morning and almost shed a tear; the added lavender and peppermint make it the perfect balance – herby, floral but modern and light. None of this sweet, flowery nonsense. And it’s thick,…

  • CF Travels

    A day by the seaside

    14/07/2011 - By 

    Oh I do like to be beside the seaside… after a lifetime by the sea, one quick peek never fails to salve the soul. Especially on days like this: After a few fraught weeks I decided a self-imposed day by the sea was in order, so frog-marched the OH off…

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    New trinkets: the Toronto flea market haul

    13/07/2011 - By 

    My parents have just hopped off the plane from their hols in Toronto with the following gifts they picked up at a local flea market, and I’m as pleased as punch First up is beautiful, jade green, soft as butter, leather vanity case. My mother knows I never travel light…