This year for all sorts of reasons , but mainly because non of us can face it without mum. We are going to leave on a jet plane and spend Christmas abroad somewhere hot. Mum was our Christmas . She was 'Mrs Christmas'. She adored it. She always had the best, most tastefully dressed tree … Continue reading Winter Sun Fun…
It's me again ... twice in one week bloody hell wonders will never seize ! Today I'm going to be introducing you to a fabulous , intimate little day spa just outside Penistone. [Hollin Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield S36 9NH] It's only 20 minutes from my house. Oh oh I have a feeling this could … Continue reading Shall We Spa . . . Cha Cha Cha
"The deeper blue ocean, the paler blue sky. The call of the seagulls all soaring on high. Weherever I travel , wherever I roam, one day I will live here, and call Cornwall home" If you've been following my 'stories' on Instagram you'll have no doubt noted that I've been staying down in Cornwall for … Continue reading A Sheffield Girls Guide to Cornwall . . . Part 1
This blog post is brought to you by a rather discruntled and fed up Tracey. Since mum left us [ I still can't say died, it's far too final and blunt] I've been trying really hard to wake up each morning with a smile; to think happy thoughts. Obviously I've not always succeeded and on … Continue reading Updates & Beauty Banter…
Losing mum to cancer has had a strange effect on us all. While in the most part it's been bloody shit it has also brought out a positive, determined side in us. A can we do more?... Can we help? ...Can we raise awareness? Having experienced first hand the scale of this awful disease, the … Continue reading Charity begins at home … Would you shop at a Charity Shop?
Last night was 'Date Night'. What with one thing and another 'we' tend to get side-lined. We decided Date Night should become [where possible] a weekly affair. Sometimes life gets in the way of romance doesn't it? We made a promise to make time for each other. You may all say awwwww... or be sick. … Continue reading Atomic Blonde …
"We live in Sheffield, we write about things we see here. What else is there to write about" - Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys It may seem strange to anybody looking in that I got invited to spend the night at St Paul's, Mecure Hotel and Spa in Sheffield. Why you may ask ?... Well basically … Continue reading Discover Sheffield … #StayDifferent
You all know of my love affair with the North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. I mean if you don't where have you been? ... I've mentioned it enough over the years. My obsession with all things vampire and especially Dracula only adds to the mystique. In the Bram Stoker novel Count Dracula's ship crashes … Continue reading A Sheffield Girls Guide to Whitby … #draculacountry
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