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For the past, I want to say fifteen years and more (nearly chokes) my cousin and I have had a little tradition of a Christmas night out. Now this has covered a whole raft of evenings, from our early 20’s with drunken nights full of jugs of Sangria and as much Tapas as we could […]
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Last Friday night we headed in to London to meet some friends for a surprise celebration evening. I always think it adds to the excitement to a night out when you are sending a million text messages in 1/2 hour….”Where are you guys?… Train was delayed… Can you stall them for a bit, Victoria tube […]
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Someone once said to me that they thought the likes of Paperchase and Smythsons were pointless expenditures, a waste of money for something practical and everyday. “Surely a note pad is a note pad and a pen is a pen, it is what you use it for which is of importance?” were their words. But if you […]
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If you have read my last few posts you may have switched on to my hesitance to the change of season. It is not that I dislike this time of year, the colours, the crisp mornings, Sunday dinners replacing BBQ’s, you can literally laze on the sofa watching catch up TV and boxsets guilt free […]
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They say that Life is better on the Farm, well I couldn’t agree more when it comes to the delightful, hidden, dreamy, oasis that is Soho Farmhouse. Wes grew up on a farm, all that mud and outdoors stuff never really appealed to me, but when it is all dressed up like this haven, I […]
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Picnics, movies and one Historic Home: Some times ‘Bucket Lists’ are not confined to getting on the plane, in fact sometimes I think it is nicer to have a few on your list that can take place on home soil, making them a little more achievable (let’s face it we can’t be on holiday everyday) […]
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Bunting, pagodas and wine…I wouldn’t say that is a regular occurrence in the UK spending the late afternoon and evening at a winery, or maybe these secret vineyards have been hidden for too long. Having been lucky enough to have visited and reaped the benefits of vineyards in New Zealand and France, when our friends […]
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Sunshine, countryside and the garden… If you’d have asked me a month ago what I would like to do on a three day break from work, staying at home would not have been the answer….But alas home is where I am and happy to be. Since our trip to the aptly named Blue Door Barns […]
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The Three B’s, Beautiful ‘Barns’, Beautiful ‘Brighton’ and Hoorah for ‘British’ Summers. Living in the UK always pulls me towards warmer climates, when searching for a holiday or a short break, there is no need to question why when the summers never seem to fully show themselves. Anything planned for outdoors seems to be rushed […]
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Promise To Carry The Cases 