City Living, Country Life – the best of both worlds
Yoga has been my go-to for 20 years – everything from the loss of my parents to boy trouble has lead me to the mat. I love encouraging people, like me, who don't fit the 'yoga mould' onto the mat so they can access the amazing physical and emotional benefits…
Sleeping under canvas, star-filled nights, 'smores and beach days - glamping in South Devon with Readycamp was a great family 'first taste' of camping, with all the magic and none of the hassle.
So here I am, 7 years on - in my day-to-day life I spend my time creating exciting content for other people's businesses, written in their brand voice and with the aim of talking directly to their audience... but I've missed talking to mine!
Long time no see huh? Where to begin…. I’ve been umming and ahhing about how to ‘relaunch’ Countryfille. But before I move forward, I can’t launch back into waffling posts on make-up and my favourite cake recipe without detailing my near 2-year hiatus, so let me fill you in… Since…
This time last year I wrote a post that broke my heart – in short, we lost my beloved, brilliant Daddy with the shortest of periods to say goodbye. Fast forward just 12 short months and with senseless symmetry we are faced with the same Big C battle once again.…
So, I’ve been toying with this idea for a while. Since moving to the country we have been buying more and more of our food from independent shops – bread from the bakery, meat from the butchers, fish from the fishmongers, cheese from the erm… cheese shop… not out of…
So, tonight I am off to my first book club. I’ve always wanted to join one and as the OH bought me the Kobo above for Christmas (I had one to review over the summer and LOVED it), I thought the two would go hand-in-hand. It is a childhood friend’s…
As per my previous post, I am trying to squeeze a 20-30min walk into my daily routine. To have any chance of making it a part of my schedule past February I need to find that window in my day where it’s do-able, not a chore. I know that once…
After the first part of my ‘Solo Mummy Adventure’, cossetted in the luxury of the Bristol Hotel, came rather a rude awakening the following morning, as I dashed off in the pelting rain and fog to the depths of the Somerset countryside: Nonetheless, neither the early start, nor the inclement…
Via Pinterest I am rather disproportionally excited about the fact that, come Monday, we will be having a milkman calling each morning this winter. How old-school is that?! (yes, we do have our papers delivered at the weekends, too – it’s the small pleasures). Of course there will be the…
Come October, my favourite Sunday pastime is wandering aimlessly here: I have been stomping through this ancient Beech wood for the last 28 years. Nothing says home to me like this place. It is very, very, very special. Most cherished perhaps, because it was our family tradition to take off…
I apologise that this week has been pretty sparse on the post front. It has been so beautiful here in our little corner of Devon that we have spent every moment on the beach, on the bike or pottering in the garden. I know the last vestiges of summer will…