With the weeks of wintery weather seeming to stretch on and on this year, the first signs of spring could not be more appreciated. This week on my wanderings between client meetings, I spotted…
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Last month we were treated to a luxury stay at The Principal Hotel York, as you may have read here. Having been impressed with the beautiful character and charm of both the hotel and…
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When I was younger we would sit down as a family and watch River Cottage on the television, dreaming of a sustainable life where we could live off the land, care for our own…
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This summer has been a mixed bag when it comes to weather. Cold, rainy, grey days seem far too frequent and it’s been a while since we could sit out under the heat of…
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It’s always nice to get away to celebrate special occasions, so that’s what we chose to do last week for our 3rd wedding anniversary, with a stay at New Park Manor Hotel. Being mid-week, we…
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A couple of weeks ago my friend Hannah and I had a long overdue catch-up, celebrating with a weekend in the New Forest; consisting of a lush spring lunch at The Pig, Brockenhurst, picturesque…
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‘Tis the season to be jolly. Amongst shopping for presents, prepping your Christmas day menu, writing cards and exchanging gifts, it’s nice to have a Christmas meal with friends, work collegues or family that…
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The clocks have gone back, the leaves have turned to orange and red and the evenings have grown considerable darker. As the cold autumn nights draw in, what better way to spend an evening…
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I really love cheese. It’s definitely up there on my ‘list of foods I couldn’t live without’, although I have a terrible habit of buying the same old selection from the supermarket. Cheddar, Wensleydale…
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Self-confessed chocoholic, I love trying out new flavours of chocolate. Dark, milk or white chocolate, I love it, especially when it comes in pretty packaging. For this post we worked together with Love Cocoa…