Am I the only parent who never has any idea what to do with the mountain of drawings, collages and Very Important Bits of Paper that seem to spew out of their children? Now I do.
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CF Christmas: Wonderwood by Comme des Garcons
Following on from my previous review of Jour Pour Femme by Hugo Boss as a great gifting fragrance this Christmas, here’s one for the boys. I’ve repurchased this for the OH this year as we were talking about scents last week and he mentioned this as ‘one of his favourite…
CF Christmas: Christmas Day outfit?
I. can’t. stop. thinking. about. this. jumper. It’s £385 big ones. Plus it has tin foil stuck to it. But it’s Christmas, you know? I want it reeealllllllly bad (yes, I did just stamp my foot). I keep spotting it in the December issues and all the Sunday supplements which…
CF Christmas: The Elemis Beauty Treasures Collection
I’m not going to edit a complete Christmas gift guide this year, but I thought I’d do quick posts on lovely, covetable things as/when I came across them. I know that’s a bit haphazard but that’s the way I do my Christmas shopping, throughout November and December I simply keep…
CF Travels: Vale House Kitchen in Somerset, Foraging course
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…
CF Review: The Bristol Hotel, Bristol, UK
The week before last, I lay my head at The Bristol Hotel for the night. It came about as a means to an end, to tide me over between work (I starting a consulting job with a new digital brand in the spring, so spend 1-2 days a week in…
CF Eats: Nakd bars
God, I love these bars. I have managed to get my son, boss and best friend addicted to them, so I thought I’d move on to all of you next. First I’ll run through their credentials: Gluten, wheat and dairy free; no added sugars/syrups; cold pressed not baked (to preserve…
CF Eats: kale crisps
God I love crisps. Like really love them. Posh Kettle Chips (have you tried the pesto flavour?!) or the downright toxic pickled onion Space Raiders of my youth. Crisps are my diet Kryptonite. So, to that end, here are my Kale Crisps which satisfy my cravings for a savoury, salty…
CF Eats: an easy tomato and bean soup
I’ve recently re-discovered this recipe while in search for an economical, filling winter soup and wondered why I haven’t made it for so long. I made a huge batch on Sunday and it will last for a whole working week’s worth of lunches. It is designed to be a ‘use…
CF Eats: DELUXEBITE foodie subscription genius
So I’ve posted a bit about Glossybox, the monthly subscription company that delivers a handful of high-end beauty samples, beautifully wrapped each month. Now please welcome Glossybox’s delicious, ethical, brilliant, foodie equivalent: DELUXEBITE. This box of YUM was sat on my doorstep this morning after co-founder Jason Brown dropped me…