February has been a pretty good month for us, as I feel like we’ve had quite a lot of time to relax together both at home and over at my parents’…
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February 2016
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After our visit to Jamie’s Italian in York last week, I felt inspired to try to bake my own version of the gorgeous dessert I had there – an orange blossom…
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“I’m often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. “I always ponder the question. What exactly do I…
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We were honest with our children when their dad was diagnosed with cancer last year. Pretty much from the start we made sure they knew what was going on, and even…
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I spent a day in York yesterday with two of my closest friends, Imogen and Bridget. We’ve been friends since we met at university and have been through a lot together,…
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I love simple styles and tunics like this one from Joules are perfect for weekend dressing. The Liza style has a really soft, luxe feel to it with its fine knit…
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I love the sweet smell of hyacinths and even though I have maybe three pots of them around my house, I couldn’t resist buying these fresh cut ones the other day.…
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The last summer sun holiday we went on as a family was spent in the beautiful town of Uzes in southern France. Back then, we were a family of three and…
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Mornings are pretty hectic to say the least and these days the last thing I have time for is making sure my make-up is perfectly applied before I run for the…
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As February is the month of Valentines, I couldn’t help but add a few little hearts into this post. It may not be something I’m looking forward to this year but…
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One day last week we set off on an adventure with my friend Karen and some of her Mini Travellers and spent the day at Rode Hall and Gardens in Cheshire.…
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I like to think I have a pretty open mind when it comes to complementary therapies. I don’t have any regularly, but I have tried a few different methods at various…