The Alchemist is known for theatrical food and drink, making dining and drinking an exciting and magical experience. With thirteen restaurants and bars all around the country to enjoy. This weekend we visited our nearest one in Nottingham city centre Alchemist, on King Street. I actually worked on ... read more
A Family Trip to St Malo
We recently went to Saint-Malo, Brittany (Bretagne) together as a family, and I wanted to share a little info on the place, as well as some of the photographs I took whilst we are there. We've been to St Malo before, last year in fact. The weather was more mixed this time, but when the sun came ... read more
Get Your Home Ready For The Autumn And Winter Months
So, you’re probably wondering what the best way is to make sure that your home is prepared for autumn and winter. Let me set the scene, you wake up on a cold winter day, getting out of your bed, you notice that you can see your breath. Rushing over to the thermostat to see that your boiler has ... read more
Book Review and Blog Tour : Create Your Own Happy
I don't usually write book reviews on the blog, for lots of reasons really, but this is one I absolutely wanted to share with you, and one I am so excited to talk to you about today as part of a book blog tour. Create Your Own Happy is such a fabulous book. It happens to be written by two of my ... read more
Learning to Drive
My gorgeous eldest daughter is 16. I knew it was coming, but gosh its really a strange feeling when it actually happened. I think it will probably be easier as she hits 18 and 21. Well at least I'm hoping so. The feeling of having a young adult daughter in the world, is both amazing, filling you ... read more
Finishing Touches to walls, that make a huge difference to a room.
As regular readers will know I write a lot about finishing touches to your home that I see online. Things that I want to show you that I've hunted out. Trends and ideas that you will want to know about. You can read more about those posts I written HERE. Today I wanted to take two things that ... read more
Mother and Daughter Time – Shavata
We are back! So sorry for the radio silence over on the blog. We went away for nearly three weeks over summer, and so didn't get much chance to update on here over that time. Sorry! Just before we went away to Florida, Nia and I (can you believe that she is nearly 16...eek) had a little ... read more
5 Items To Make A Statement In Your Home
Collaborative Post Are you looking for something to spice up your interior and make it that little bit more special? If you’ve just moved home, struggling to think of ideas or don’t have the time to change it as you please, I’ve got a few ideas that may fit your design visions and aspirations. Just ... read more
The Perks Of Buying Second Hand Furniture
If you are thinking about updating your living room or your kitchen this year, just hold the phone before you break out that IKEA catalogue and flip through the latest in modern designs. If you are on a budget or you fancy being a little more unique in your design this year, you can think about ... read more
Internal Door Handles to Complement Your Home
Internal door handles are key to dressing a room and helping to instil a theme into your interior. There is a growing trend for retro-inspired accessories finished in a variety of metallic shades, but how do you create a bang on trend interior that will stand the test of time? Check out these top ... read more
