Mussel Picking in West Cork – From Sea to Table
There are some things that take you right back to being a kid again. Mussel picking is one of those adventures that as a kid I…
Beach Hutting in Poole
A few weeks back I had the rather lovely opportunity of borrowing a beach hut for the afternoon down at Sandbanks, as I was writing an…
Treehouse Family Play
I recently had my first newspaper article published in one of our local papers called The Green. It’s a lovely publication designed to promote local businesses…
Shoot featuring Fever London
This year got off to a cracking start and was all about starting afresh! I’ve rebranded my blog with a new logo courtesy of Brandwave Marketing.…
Molly’s Den
It’s been a crazy start to the year so far what with tax, work, family and new projects to concentrate on so I’ve been a bit…
Prawn & Sun Blushed Tomato Pasta
Firstly, Happy New Year everyone. I hope you had a fantastic and fabulously festive time of it. I haven’t really bothered with any New Year resolutions…
Caramelised Red Onion Chutney
When it comes to accompaniments I love nothing more than caramelised onion chutney. So I figured it was about time I tried making it myself. I…
A National Trust Christmas
Last Summer my mum treated my husband and I to joint membership for the National Trust. As many of you know having kids and keeping them…
‘Make It Bournemouth’
Last Saturday I was very kindly invited along to the Bournemouth Bloggers Christmas event for ‘Make It Bournemouth‘. A day of Ice Skating, Mulled wine, some…
Poole Quay Christmas Parade
Yes I know it’s only November, but down here in Poole the Christmas season has officially begun. Why? Because Santa has arrived that’s why. Fantastic I…
Pumpkins!
I’ve been wracking my brain thinking about all the different things I could do with a pumpkin for the blog. Then I thought it’s all very…
Artisan Bread Making at The Dorset Smokery
A few weeks ago I finally managed to get around to using my Birthday voucher to do an Artisan Bread Course at The Dorset Smokery, courtesy…
Crab Apple Jelly
I always thought that making jam was a really long complicated process that needed a whole cupboards worth of equipment. So when I visited my uncle…
For the love of stationery
With all the kids going back to school this past week it made me reminisce about the excitement of going shopping for new stationery. Brand spanking…
Avoiding Princesses with Toughees
When it comes to kids clothes there’s something that makes me wince. Cartoon characters, I am not a fan. Don’t get me wrong I love cartoons,…
A pinch of France in Dorset – Bergere
By now you’ve probably realised that I like old stuff! Vintage, antiques and reclaimed items float my boat. I dream of one day having a barn…
Cronut Crazy
It was only a matter of time before a new craze hit the world and here it is. So move over cupcakes, do one whoopie pies,…
Books and Lemon Drizzle
Do you remember that Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks film ‘You’ve got Mail’? She ran a charming little independent book store and he was the big…
From one Kate to another
Sound the trumpets, wave the flags hallelujah the Royal baby is here. Yes, yes it’s wonderful but lets face it women do this every day, the…
Summer Saviours
Wow, El Scorchio!!!! Isn’t it wonderful, the summer still exists in the UK. Who knew?! I’m sure you are all enjoying it, bar the restless nights.…
Rustic Centrepiece
So two years after getting married I have finally got around to finding something that I actually wanted for the centre pieces at our wedding. Our…
Carboot challenge
Ok, who’s on a budget at the moment? Wave those hands in the air!! Yep, me too. Next question, who’s in need of a shopping spree?…
Tile me pretty
Taking the feature wall up a notch! by ktpull on Polyvore The feature wall is a fashion that isn’t going to go away any time soon,…
Two words – Bacon Jam!!!!!!
Yes you heard me right, this really is a thing. Praise the lord, our dreams have come true, bacon meets jam! I was working up in…
Jason Manford – First World Problems
In the last year I seem to have become somewhat of a comedy night junkie. Having never really been to many live shows I have now…
Katy’s Summer side dish
I’m off on my holidays to the wild and windy west of Ireland so I thought I would leave you with a little something for the…
Mad for Vintage
I have a new favourite Saturday morning mooching place! Provided it’s the first Saturday of every month that is. Boscombe Vintage Market, held in the Royal…
Off to Church – Dinner at Rock
When a new restaurant opens around here, there’s a rumble of feet charging in its direction. Not that we are starved of decent places to eat,…
Cake crumbs in Christchurch
If there’s something that will haul me out of the house on a rainy Sunday morning, it’s cake! So last weekend my husband and daughter were…
The panic list
So there it was, a beautiful box of artisan chocolate champagne truffles. Sounds good right? Right. The only trouble is, I don’t really like truffles, I…
