At the weekend I was mostly channelling my inner old lady. Firstly a trip to Dunelm Mill got me overly excited about two new snugglicious blankets for our living room (we love curling up under blankets in front of the TV or with a book, even during summer months!) as well as a set of cheerfully-coloured … Continue reading A Weekend of Simple Pleasures
After a recent Sunday night #lbloggers chat it came to light that many of us enjoy reading baking posts, and although it's great to see a perfectly executed and presented bake sometimes it's nice to read about the things that can (and do) go wrong. With this in mind I thought I'd post about the … Continue reading Loaf Cake Learnings
I wanted to make sure I posted about Manchester Arndale’s Flash Mob Fashion event today, not to ruin the surprise (after all, a flash mob is meant to catch people unaware), but because the event continues tomorrow and it’s such a great chance to take advantage of some unexpected discounts on the day. This Flash … Continue reading Flash Mob Fashion Hits Manchester Arndale
At the weekend I had lunch at The Oast House in Spinningfields Manchester, so thought I’d share my thoughts for anyone who hasn’t been there yet. I’m sure there can’t be many of you left – I definitely felt like the only one who hadn't been and I wanted to see what I was missing … Continue reading At Long Last – a Visit to The Oast House
Saturday in Manchester turned out to be a lovely sunny day, and I spent it exploring the Cake and Bake Show at Manchester Central. It was a very busy event full of excited local baking enthusiasts, which made it quite hard to navigate around, but now I’m definitely buzzing with ideas and a desire to get … Continue reading Cake and Bake Show Manchester
This week I’m mostly inspired by the tropical brights of the SS13 Diane von Furstenberg show. In particular I love how colour-blocking complimentary orange and blue tones can create a gorgeous summer outfit. This colour combo really makes me think (hope/dream) of warmer weather! To make the blue and orange combo work I suggest picking … Continue reading Winning Combos: Orange and Blue
I’m always looking for cute new things to do in Manchester, and the idea of a Secret Vintage Easter Afternoon Tea was both intriguing as well as right up my street. After buying our tickets we received an email a week before the event containing details of the “secret” venue of the tea party, and … Continue reading Secret Vintage Easter Afternoon Tea
After being ill at the start of the week it was lovely to spend today recuperating. My sister and I enjoyed a relaxing spa day at the leafy Marriott Worsley Park in the form of an experience day from ExperienceDays.co.uk. There are a lot of experience day packages out there, particularly spa day experiences, and … Continue reading A Mid-Week Pampering Treat
I’m making more of an effort to use only cruelty free cosmetics, and hopefully this will become a lot easier thanks to the EU directive banning animal testing on cosmetics and their ingredients. However, there will still be some grey areas… for example, I’m not sure yet what this means for products that are also … Continue reading Adventures in BB Cream: Chapter 1
In another attempt to win those lucrative Passion for Fashion prizes, here are my 3 spring/summer looks styled for under £200 (all with plenty of the budget to spare actually)... Party outfit: £138 My party outfit is based around the fact that I'd always rather show my legs than any other part of myself, and think … Continue reading Passion for Fashion 2: Spring/Summer
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