Happy New Year. My first post of 2017 and I thought I’d share with you my recent trip to the big smoke. Here’s how I spent my 36 hours in London including where we ate, slept and my favourite shops. Although it was such a short trip we did manage to cram in a lot. […]
Gift Wrapping Tips
Hopefully you have finally finished your Christmas shopping and are at the stage of putting your feet up, warming the mulled wine and getting going with a mountain of gift wrapping. If not…well… good luck with that. It’s just 3 days until the big day, so what are you doing reading blog posts, go go […]
Halloween on the Beach
Today marks All Hallows Eve. The 31st of October and for me it has always meant the beginning of the “proper” winter Season. The Harvest is done and the larders are full. Winter is officially coming. Autumn has been beautiful, the trees are exploding into colour and putting on a most generous display. This weekend […]
Golden Autumn Beach Breakfast
The Autumn has so far been golden and glorious. We decided to make the most of a particularly lovely Sunday and head to the ocean for a golden autumn beach breakfast. Dorset is awash with glorious spots to have a nibble; breakfast, brunch lunch or dinner. Take your pick! We donned our warmest Sowesters and Seasalt coats […]
The Pig on the Beach; A seaside culinary delight
The Pig on the beach in Studland Dorset, is just one of a group of outstanding culinary hotels here in the South of England. They generally refer to themselves as a “restaurant with rooms” as the culinary experience comes before everything else. That being said the accommodation is more then outstanding. From cosy shepherds huts to […]
London; A Day in The Big Smoke
A pair of country mice recently packed up their Vuitton’s and headed to the big smoke for a day’s shopping. London was officially calling and we fancied ourselves as Town mice for a day.Why ever not. We arrived at the train station, with what seemed like the entire population of the town, but despite the […]
Catch Of The Day – Shell Bay Fish Restaurant
A few weeks ago we gathered the tribe and headed off the island for a fish supper, well a luncheon to be more precise. It was a birthday celebration so we treated ourselves to a short tip across the water to a lovely local fish restaurant. when I say short I mean 4 minutes. In […]
Lets Do Brunch; The Butter Cross bakery Dorset
Sometimes there’s little more to do on a grey and gloomy summer weekend in Britain, then to eat your way through it. The summer has been somewhat unkind to us all this year, so what better way to brighten things up then with some super duper eggs at brunch! Sunny side up anyone? We hot […]
Liebster Award 11 Questions…
So this is fun! Thank you so much toGemma-Ann for nominating me for this. I have loved reading her blog Lovely Little Life and other bloggers responses to the 11 questions and have found it a great way to find new bloggers out there. As always here are the rules… The Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you, […]