Today went a bit like this. I arrived at the train station 45 minutes early. My anxiety around travel is real again . Dam you lockdown you've set me back ! My reasoning for setting off early - What if there was a big car crash, or a bomb, or the car conked out again. … Continue reading 3 Yorkshire Puddings & 2 Newcastle Brown Ales • day tripping to York
Have you every visited a place and felt like it was your spiritual home? The first time I visited St Tropez in the South of France it was with my Mum and Dad. Perhaps I was seeing it through a 12 years old eyes but it was absolutely magical . The artists painting; their easels … Continue reading S T Y L E | St Tropez
Last week we spent an eventful week in Cornwall ... I say eventful because when we eventually arrived there after a long, hot 7-hour drive from Sheffield AND despite having confirmation and the full payment taken we found out we had nowhere to stay! Bloody brilliant. Let's just say somebody had messed up ... and … Continue reading A SHEFFIELD GIRLS GUIDE TO| Dog friendly Cornwall
Magic I've discovered can happen anywhere and at any age A few weeks ago I was invited to Grimm & Co. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I knew that it was a charity helping children between the ages of 7 to 18 unleash their imaginations and encourage them to write by way of … Continue reading LIFE | Grimm & Co doing magical things for the children of Yorkshire
'Malaga, the Martini of the Sea ' - Raphael Perez Estrada I've just returned from another fabulous weekend away with my friends in Malaga . I'm currently wet through after returning from a drizzly dog walk in the woods with Mollie , my only clean jeans are splattered in mud and I'm cold because basically … Continue reading LIFE | Malaga Revisited 2019
I’d like to make it clear that it’s not until the very, very end of next year, almost 2 years away ... but as my nearest and dearest [ or as Ive started referring to them ‘the chuffs’ ] keep reminding me I am the big 5-0 next year. Of course I intend to celebrate … Continue reading TRAVEL | making plans…