2016-01-18 08:00
January is an odd time of year.It's cold.It's grey.Many of us are saving money after the Christmas rush, or eating more simply after the Christmas goodie-fest.We tend to see less of our favo… Read More
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Lifestyle blogger enjoying all that London has to offer in the way of fun, food, and culture. Also fond of cats, books, holidays and cakes!
2016-01-16 08:00
January is a big month for soup in our household. It's such a great food - wholesome, easy to do on a smaller budget (great after the December bacchanal!), freezes beautifully and is s… Read More
2016-01-14 08:00
I make no bones of the fact that I like to travel. In my younger years I didn't always get the chance to do much travelling, but in my thirties I am doing more and more; I love seeing… Read More
2016-01-12 08:00
Please note that in this post links are amazon affiliate links. Other links, and other book suppliers, are available. I like to be transparent on these things! If you do click, thank y… Read More
2016-01-10 08:00
One of my favourite things to do here on the blog is share some of my favourite bloggers with you. The I Love Your Blog series gives me a chance to do this and to celebrate s… Read More
2016-01-08 08:00
Fry is definitely my favourite member of the dark sideI have always loved Lego.Growing up, it was probably the toy we had the most of, and the one toy which was safe from my mother's regular… Read More
2016-01-07 09:46
As I mentioned in my What To Blog About in January post last week, there are so many cultural elements to look forward to in a given month, and as someone who loves books, movies, theatre an… Read More
2016-01-06 08:00
Since I can remember, New Year's Day has called for beef. Whether it's a steak with roasted veggies, some homemade chili con carne with jacket potatoes, or a traditional steak pie, the… Read More
2016-01-03 19:06
I've been blogging for a long time.One of the things I rarely run out of is things to write about, but I also know how tricky it can be when you're under the gun and looking for inspiration… Read More
2016-01-02 08:00
During the ten years I worked in teaching, we spoke often about goal setting and targeting. It's so important for students to have goals to work towards that they can verbalise, visual… Read More
2015-12-31 08:00
I've done this review at the close of each year since 2007. Back then it was very much the era of quizzes and myspace surveys and email around doodads. My writing and blogging ha… Read More
2015-12-25 08:00
I hope it's a fabulous one. Merry Christmas! Read More
2015-12-24 08:00
For the past few years I've faithfully done our decorations tour mid-December, but this year finds me doing so much later than usual. I still wanted to share though, because I *love* d… Read More
2015-12-23 08:00
*I find the title of today's post is even more fun if you sing it along to this.I am very lucky to have some great friends who are bloggers too. I'm even luckier that some of these fri… Read More
2015-12-22 08:00
As I've grown up, a few things have stayed the same. I'm still a bookworm. I still love teen movies, from Clueless to Mean Girls to Bring It On. I'd still rather chill out… Read More
2015-12-21 11:00
One of my favourite things to do here on the blog is share some of my favourite bloggers with you. The I Love Your Blog series gives me a chance to do this and to celebrate s… Read More
2015-12-20 10:51
On this day ten years ago, I was sat in my bedroom about to travel up for Christmas at my parents' house, home for the holidays after my first term as a prep school teacher. It had bee… Read More
2015-12-16 08:00
Can you believe how speedily Christmas is approaching? One of my favourite jobs to do in advance is to mix up a few playlists of favourite Christmas tracks for entertaining, present wr… Read More
2015-12-15 10:10
This time of year is always so fun - places to go, people to see, things to do. That being said, at times it can feel like one's feet hardly touch the ground! Since our return fr… Read More
2015-12-15 09:13
A few months ago, the lovely folk at Joe Blogs mentioned in their always entertaining Friday newsletter an upcoming campaign run by the 'Master of Wow' on 32 Red. Basically, you could… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last Friday night I was not sure what I fancied for supper.I knew what I didn't want - takeaway, fast food, or anything fried. With an early flight the next morning and far too many ca… Read More
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