So I got my first interview under the belt and hey it went ok. I say ok , I actually thought 'lady done really good' untiI I got back into the car and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. OMG I was bright red. So much so it looked as though my head was about to … Continue reading Just abit of this and abit of that …
Category: Food & Fine Dining
Style Tips Part 1…The Jeans
'I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes' - Yves Saint Laurent I live in jeans. My current favourites and the ones which are seemingly never … Continue reading Style Tips Part 1…The Jeans
The Diary of an Unemployed 43 year old – Week 2. Workshops, Secret Kitchens & more food …
Ok, so as promised here's my weekly update on life following my sudden redundancy... I think last time we spoke I advised you that I was enrolled on an interview technique workshop at the delightful job centre. I can’t say I was looking forward to it but I rocked up there last Monday with a spring … Continue reading The Diary of an Unemployed 43 year old – Week 2. Workshops, Secret Kitchens & more food …
Afternoon Tea and Barges …
Its sun-shining outside, I've painted my toes bright pink, I don't have tights on and there's a definite swing in my step. I think spring may have sprung. I'm like an excitable little lamb! I've had an excellent weekend which I am going to share with you ... yes you. Before I do, I have to fore-warn you that … Continue reading Afternoon Tea and Barges …
Redundancy, Daytime TV and escaping to Garden Centres …
Hey up its me, A lot has happened since we last spoke and I'm in a very weird place. A good but weird place. After 13 long years at the same company I have taken voluntary redundancy and I'm now jobless. Ekkkkk. I loved my old job but truth be told I wasn't going anywhere very quickly … Continue reading Redundancy, Daytime TV and escaping to Garden Centres …
What Ive learn’t this week – Cancer sucks, My mum rocks, I have look ‘good in lycra’ envy, Sorting my skin out and The Waltons…
What I’ve learnt this week... That bad things happen to good people. Lady Fare isn’t always that and can be pretty cruel when she sets her mind to it. I’ve also learnt that how you handle yourself says a-lot about you as a person. My mum’s cancer has come back. Well, when I say it’s … Continue reading What Ive learn’t this week – Cancer sucks, My mum rocks, I have look ‘good in lycra’ envy, Sorting my skin out and The Waltons…
Ladies that Lunch (at teatime)…The Woodlands Hotel, Leeds
After work, apart from have a bath, slip into something comfy and drink copious amounts of wine (to de-stress of course) I don’t really want to do anything else. That is unless you want to take me somewhere rather lovely and feed me, which is what myself and Liz did last night after we finished work. … Continue reading Ladies that Lunch (at teatime)…The Woodlands Hotel, Leeds
Ladies that Lunch – The Spiced Pear, Hepworth
"Talk and tea is his specialty, said Giles. Come along inside... We'll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place." The Wind in the Willows Afternoon Tea is quintessentially very proper and typically British. Its also a great way to catch up with friends and put the world to right over tea … Continue reading Ladies that Lunch – The Spiced Pear, Hepworth
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