Sometimes you need an activity for the kids that’ll fill half an hour while you can just get on with something else, which is when the selection of party craft kits that the lovely Alexis from Cotton & Twist (Alexis…
Paddling in January: Winter at West Wittering
I wanted to do something different on Saturday – I had the urge to explore, to go further afield. We had an amazing day at West Wittering around this time last year, and as the forecast was for sunshine, we…
Decorating with air plants
I’ve been trying to decide where to hang my ceramic wall dot vase from Collett & Holder for so long, and then I realised that our en suite bathroom was well overdue a bit of love and attention, so I…
Eddie Meer & Barter In the Bush
Eddie Meer & Barter in the Bush, written by Tom Campion and illustrated by Olivia Watkins, is an illustrated novel for children that’s just been published by Barker & Barker. The book is the inspiration behind an accompanying range of…
Wafting around in my dressing gown
We’re off camping tomorrow, and my new kimono from Verry Kerry is most definitely coming with me. Instead of doing the morning walk to the toilet block in my pyjamas, I’m looking foward to wafting across the field in my…
All lit up with BHS
When friends ask me to recommend shops for good-value lighting, I always think of BHS’s lighting collection first, so I was more than happy to review something from their lighting range here. There have been some big changes happening in…
Fun and bright kids’ clothes at Boots
I don’t get a lot of say when it comes to what the kids wear each day. I may be allowed some input into Fonz’s outfit, but Ez has wanted to choose her own clothes for herself from a very…
Interiors innovation from Rooms Made For You
I’ve seen the Shard from a distance, gazed up at it from the surrounding streets, and stood right underneath it, but I’d never actually been in until a couple of weeks ago when I headed into London for a morning…
Welcoming Spring
I’m definitely starting to feel like I can see Spring finally approaching, and as I notice the bulbs start to push up through the earth in the garden, I’ve also noticed how neglected our garden is. We’re itching to get…
Lighting garland for the office
I love seeing classic outdoor-style festoon lights used in interiors. Originally when I spotted the outdoor lighting garland from Out There Interiors I’d imagined using it in our living room when we gave it a mini-makeover, but the mini-makeover is…
Styling the Seasons: February
: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the…
Hobbycraft paint your own wood decorations
When Hobbycraft sent me a selection of their paint your own wood Christmas decorations, they were immediately hijacked by the twins, who were adamant that the decorating duties should be all theirs. Given their level of enthusiasm, we made ‘Christmas…