Now that January is over and done with, I thought I would share with you how I am getting on so far. Firstly, I have not drunk a drop of alcohol for over 4 weeks. I was determined to finish Dry January and lo and behold I did! Honestly, I have found it easy. This brings […]
Continue reading →I was lucky enough to stay in this gorgeous Georgian house last Friday night, 20th November. It was the eve of the first Disappearing Dining Club and Alix was understandably quite nervous. I have known Alix for approx 4 years now after meeting through our mutual friend Sara Abbott, who paints the most gorgeous portraits of pets. Alix then wrote […]
Continue reading →It isn’t until you visit Saint Martin de Ré, a small harbour village on the island of Ile de Re that you realise what you’ve been missing. The Ile de Re is to the Parisians what The Hamptons is to New Yorkers, only with more charm and better value for money. We’re currently spending two weeks in […]
Continue reading →Our lovely friends Michelle and Tracey got married on 27th July 2015 at Brighton Town Hall. It didn’t rain but it was very windy and there was a chill in the air, however this did not stop our favourite Irish lasses having the best day of their lives! After the wedding ceremony they came to […]
Continue reading →It has been a funny old week. I started on Monday by clearing the church after the wedding on Saturday and then sat in the “tree of life” corner and had a very spiritual 10 minutes thinking about life and pinned two cards on the tree. I felt really calm on leaving the church and went home […]
Continue reading →On my birthday eve I was lucky enough to visit new Brighton seafront restaurant, The Salt Room, which is making waves with their fishy menu of dishes such as silver mullet, potato, spring cabbage and brown shrimp (which my husband had) and lobster, Salt Room fries, garlic & parsley butter (which I had). Being just […]
Continue reading →How many friends do you have? Are they really friends/Facebook friends or old acquaintances best forgotten? Interesting when you come to do the guest list for the wedding invites. It is probably one of the biggest causes of rows between the happy couple and close family members and there’s no easy way to avoid it. It often helps when […]
Continue reading →Last Friday we rescued 3 battery hens as sadly our gorgeous Mrs Snowball and Betty were taken by the fox. It is always a risk having hens but the risks outweigh the brilliant payback you get from these intelligent, loving creatures. We have had lots of hens over the last 7 years, originally initiated by my eldest […]
Continue reading →This is a great word and looks good written but it is sometimes quite hard to keep it up! The sun comes out and there are better things to be doing than the paperwork/scheduling/sourcing, you name it we […]
Continue reading →It is May Day today! Celebrate with the Morris Dancers and put a garland of flowers in your hair! May Day has been a traditional day of festivities throughout the centuries. May Day is most associated with towns and villages celebrating springtime fertility (of the soil, livestock, and people) and revelry with village fetes and community gatherings. […]
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