Last week I celebrated my 34th birthday by being swept away without my knowledge by my boyfriend to the Lake District for a few nights. I had never been to the Lake District before, but it is somewhere that…
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If you are visiting Brighton, one of the best places to stop for brunch is at the Redroaster Cafe. It’s usually quite busy so you need to book in advance. There was a mix-up with my booking and it…
If you are in Funchal, Madeira, I can’t recommend visiting the Monte Palace more! Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Madeira is a 70.000 square meters tropical garden. It’s genuinely the best botanical gardens that I have ever visited. There’s also…
Forget craft gins and trendy tequila – the smart crowd are heading back towards a top-shelf classic: whisky. If you think that the average whisky drinker is a ‘gentleman of a certain age’ or that you can only enjoy…
I have once again set myself the goal of reading 75 books. I readily accomplished this last year, but I didn’t feel confident enough to push that goal too much further – nor did I want to for that…
Next week (Monday/Tuesday) is Imbolc – the occasion that marks the halfway point between winter and spring. I will be thrilled to start to experience the lighter evenings, though we are have been reasonably blessed with a very mild…
Here’s a gross secret: I am actually one of those people who really love New Year’s Eve. I don’t find it tacky or disappointing in the slightest. I am a night owl by nature, so I love everyone else…
I can’t believe it is time for my ABCs of Winter post already. It feels as though I just wrote the autumn post. And believe it or not, this is actually the 8th ABCs of Winter post that I’ve…
I used to do one of these posts every fortnight, but I realised that I haven’t done one since May. Whoops! I’ve definitely been rather remiss at keeping readers in the loop of my day-to-day small joys. So without…
When I heard that the Nationals 2019’s hit ‘Ocean at the End of the Lane’ was going to be transferring to the Duke of York theatre in 2021, I grabbed tickets greedily. I had missed my chance to see…