We woke up on the Friday of our stay and decided to venture to Macarena for the morning. Macarena is one of the 11 districts that makes up Seville, and it's the place where Spanish Parliament resides in the 16th century Hospital de Las Cinco Llagos. We were drawn by the promise of Baroque architecture, … Continue reading S E V I L L E • the wander to Macarena
"The Church is not an automobile showroom - a place to put ourselves on display so that others can admire our spirituality, capacity, or prosperity. It is more like a service center, where vehicles in need of repair come for maintenance and rehabilitation " Dieter F Utchtdorf Every time I venture to a new place … Continue reading LIFE | 2 minute musings
It's on days like today when [ I'm a little hungover] it's cold and dark outside, I've got my candles lit and I'm snacking on mince pies. When I have a Christmas movie playing on repeat and I'm making present lists that my mind starts drifting towards holidays. Planning and reminiscing. Reminiscing and planning... Thoughts … Continue reading Travel | Lanzarote Holidays …
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…
"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
It's cold , damp and dark outside . We've been told to expect Thundersnow. I'm not exactly sure what that is but it sounds fun and very dramatic! I'm sat drinking copious amounts of coffee while dreaming of far off shores. Imaging the sun beating down on my back (of course I'd be wearing spf 50) … Continue reading Plan . Dream . Discover
Its around this time of year that people start to ask me to compile my Christmas list. I'm by no means a saint (far from it) but I always tell them that I'm not bothered; to buy me whatever and to not spend a fortune? When I was a kid I would spend hours upon hours dribbling over toys from Kays … Continue reading The Alternative Christmas List…(I’m really not after the Miss World title)
It's my favourite part of the week. 9.00pm Monday evening ; otherwise known as Game of Thrones hour. I'm still in bits that we lost Hodor last week. I sobbed like a big baby. Anybody else with me? Mum watches GOT too but couldn't understand why I got so upset? I pulled my 'really' face. … Continue reading Daernerys Targaryen made me buy it …
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