Although as I type this, it is a beautiful Sunday afternoon with the blazing sun making a much-welcomed appearance over the Bank Holiday weekend, I can’t help but think ahead to the AW trends. With the temperature creeping up to the mid-twenties over the past few days, it certainly seems premature to be dreaming of...Read More
What is it that makes us city dwellers or country bumpkins? Is it through nurture or nature that we decide upon the location in which we hope to settle down, work and raise a family? As a true country girl, I got to thinking about our different preferences and wondered what makes us put down...Read More
Surrounded by photographs and magazine adverts of women looking beautiful with their no-makeup-looks, we are now in an age where we are constantly reminded of what ‘beauty’, on the face of it, looks like. Even growing up, there were the popular and pretty girls at school, surrounded by puppy dog-eyed boys and envious stares. At...Read More
Who do you turn to when you have a problem or an issue you need advice with? Do you ponder it over yourself and shy away from troubling others with it? Do you talk it over with your other half, or reap the benefits of your parents’ wisdom to determine the best course of action?...Read More
Following a lovely visit to the North Norfolk town of Holt last weekend, it got me thinking about the beauty of local and independent shops. We are wholeheartedly spoilt here, not only in this region, but all over the UK. From family-owned bakeries and independent cafés to wild and remote garden centres and unique boutiques, there is...Read More
With the busy lives we now lead including working overtime, hectic social lives, making time to see family, catching up on the latest TV series and having time for our favourite hobbies, it can seem that life sometimes passes us by. We get so caught up in having time to do everything that inevitably we...Read More
I took my mum to the theatre last week to see The Railway Children. Penned by E. Nesbit, it’s a wonderfully nostalgic tale that follows the lives of 3 siblings – Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter, who move to the countryside following the sudden departure of their father. It’s later revealed that he’s been wrongly imprisoned...Read More
Growing up, I was always interested in fashion and many years on, I have continued to indulge this, together with an unhealthy obsession for street style. I always say that one of my favourite things to do is sit in a café watching the world go by and see what people around me are wearing....Read More
It’s always around this time of year that I start to think about autumn and the colder months that lie ahead. It’s not that I want to wish away the long, hazy summer nights or those sunshine-filled mornings and lazy Sunday afternoons spent in the garden, as I know when those colder months do approach and...Read More
If you speak to anyone, from friends and colleagues to the barista serving you your morning cappuccino, I’m sure many of them will have an idea or a dream to tell you about. I’m not necessarily talking about a dream house or a 3 week holiday to the Caribbean, although that would be lovely, but...Read More
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