City Living, Country Life – the best of both worlds
This might be a timely post for readers waving their littlies off to school in September. Gird your loins, people. The eldest, Dante, had been at nursery for 3 years, so I presumed moving next door into the big school with all his friends wouldn't be too much of a…
So, we’re off back over the channel to France this week to meet the builders and get some more renovation plans scheduled for the summer (namely some more bathrooms, the house currently has an 11 bedroom: 1 bathroom ratio!). We are flitting back and forward every six weeks at the…
It occurred to me when discussing baby names with one particularly pregnant friend last week, that the OH and I missed out on all that with Country Bebe. I loved hearing how she and her husband had pooled their ideas and researched the meaning of names and their heritage, then…
This box of Pukka teas was sent to me by their PR back in August and I thought ‘ooh, I’ll stash those for autumn, when ‘cold season’ hits’. Reader – that time has come. I might as well daub a cross above our front door and be done with it,…
I have well documented my love of plaid this season, so imagine my delight when I received this image: Plaid – for smalls! Country Bebe wore gNappies, with much success, for his first year or so. For those not entirely happy with the idea that each disposable they toss into…
This weekend heralded CB’s 2nd birthday (Duplo, Duplo and a toy hoover – he was in heaven) and with it came the day all parents dread. His first day at nursery. These first two years have whipped by in a blink of an eye. One minute you’re breastfeeding a tiny,…
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…
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…
I had to get this shot of tulips and daffs in as it is currently the only vestige of spring that seems apparent in the run up to Easter (bitter aside: I was on the beach here in 20 degree sunshine last Easter). To this end, we have decided to…
Hello! Brrrr! and Phew! That pretty much sums up our weekend at Countryfille HQ. We headed into Exeter on Sunday, to the annual Christmas Fair in the shadows of the Cathedral on the cobbled ‘green’. It’s my favourite quarter of Exeter, with its narrow lanes, beautiful mix of Tudor and…
I have done a series of posts on snapshots from around our new home. As little corners emerge I thought I’d share them with you; my style finds in context. Next up – the nursery. Built in the 60s our new home is a conventional layout for family life. A…