During my middle school years Cecilia was one of my best friends. She lived near town and cycled everywhere and I was very jealous of that because we lived miles away and couldn’t. In fact every time I visited her we used to both get on her bike and just roam… me siting way back …
Mr M and I don’t go out very often but this weekend was crazy busy and left us almost jet lagged! We kicked off on Saturday night with a gala dinner at Gloucester Cathedral in aid of the National Star College. A wonderful night with friends fundraising for a great charity, although between you and …
Last Monday I went to a friend to a gig closing the Cheltenham Jazz Festival… Caro Emerald… do you know her? Oh my what a fun night! Her music is so happy and really gets you going… … and I think it’s what I need on this greyish Friday morning with a super weekend ahead …
For the past few weeks I’ve been taking pottery class. I’ve always thought I might like it and you know … I totally love it. It feels a bit like magic turning a shapeless lump of something into something that it useful and useable and potentially even pretty. AND working in such a tactical medium …
I joined the National Trust. For Christmas we gave my parents a membership and they’ve began to explore the local attractions, and since I can’t resist any place I haven’t been before AND I’m a firm believer in getting to know the place you live I intend to join them as much as I can. …
It’s May and May on Instagram is #memadeMay… the hashtag of awkward selfies and and beautiful handmade clothes. Combine this with soon-expiring stash-points from the Village Haberdashery and what do you get? Yup, flamingo pyjamas pants. And why not? Years and years ago I owned the most comfortable pair of pjs bottoms ever… they were …
… finally, FINALLY, some beautiful warm weather… I’m currently sitting drinking iced coffee with the window open and the dog snoozing beside me… a weekend of music and dinner out, early walks and a gorgeous drive through the countryside, and the wisteria’s smell is amazing… Mr M and I went to see Beth Hart at …
It should be music Friday… but I woke up with a splitting migraine so let’s talk quietly about books instead. My latest read was “The Paris Wife by Paula McLain I have non idea what made me buy this book, like many it collected dust under my bedside table for months, years maybe, but it …
I was going to talk to you about the latest book I read, which I really enjoyed and left me wanting to read more… but instead I got roped into driving my parents and their guest to Bath for the day. (Actually, I was going to write about it yesterday but ended up spending 3 …
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