I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this if you’ve read my blog in the past week or so, but yesterday was one of those dates for me. One of those milestones that I can’t help thinking about, and one of those that I…
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This Saturday is a very special date for me. Well it would have been, if Roger were still here. We should be celebrating our five-year wedding anniversary this weekend. Saturday 12th March 2011 looked a hell of a lot different to the same date this…
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My five things under £5 this month are a bit of a random mix, but then that’s kind of why I started this feature, to showcase those mini treats throughout the month and style them in a regular post. I’m so happy to see so…
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I have a habit of over-packing and am no good at travelling light, but if I had to scale down what I packed for a weekend away there are a few things that I just wouldn’t want to leave out. As I found out recently…
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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’ house in Yorkshire. We spent most of the half-term holiday over there and it…
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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 polenta cake. I actually looked at a few recipes for polenta cake, most with…
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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 think about when I’m running? I don’t have a clue.” Haruki Murakami. I suppose…
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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 though they found it just as hard to process as we did, at least…
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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, but the past I would say even five years, life has got in the…
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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 and silk-like patterned panel at the back. I love a slightly longer, looser top…
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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. They’re such a pretty shade of pink and there’s something about their little flowers…
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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 Florence Martha was just a twinkle in her daddy’s eye. Sam was 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 train to work. On the days when I’m in the office, I have to…
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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 I will still be buying a little something for Sam and Florence, as it…
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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. The gardens are home to a beautiful snowdrop walk, which is perfect at this…