Recently, I discovered something rather special... If you ask very politely , a lot of well-known coffee shops will be prepared to make you one of their extra special and (sort of) secret 'off-menu' drinks. I found this out, after a  verrrry long day at work, when I popped in…

" I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers ."  from  Anne of Green Gables  by L.M Montgomery A few snaps from my October so far: 1. A warming cup of chai tea from Bill's in Exeter, where I took my parents for brunch  2. My wellies, crunchin…

In our garden, we have five apple trees that, year after year, never fail to produce a seriously gluttonous glut of fruit. It's a wonderful treat to be able to frolic about the garden, basket in hand, picking dozens and dozens of these crazily chunky apples and marvelling at the difference…

Working full-time means that, these days, I rarely get a chance to just put my feet up and reeelllaaaaxx- so that's exactly what I prioritised on the couple of days off I had this week! I slumped about, make-up free ( gasp ), in my favourite big jumper and took some time to catch up on all t…

So...this little one is not so little anymore! At eleven weeks old, Penny's really become quite the podgy doggy- so much so that I can't really pick her up for a cuddle anymore :( Buuut , yesterday she had her last set of injections, which means that she's now ready to hit …

Today, the 9th September 2015, is the day our lovely Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning British Monarch. To mark the occasion I thought I would bake a cake but, when searching for the perfect Queenly recipe, I was quite surprised to find that there is no official 'Victoria Sponge&#…

Uh-oh, I've been shopping. In my defence, lots of the AW15 collections I've seen so far seem to be offering plenty of what I look for in clothes! It's all about the comfy grey knitwear and the big ol' capes that give you an excuse to literally walk around in a blanket all day …