AFTERNOON TEA :: OPUS ONE, RADISSON BLU It’s National Afternoon Tea Week! Yes, a full week dedicated to scrumptious bite-size treats and delicious teas. A British tradition so good, they needed more than a day to celebrate it. With this in mind, I thought I’d share with you my experience of Afternoon Tea at Opus […] Read more…
It was the event we’ve been eagerly anticipating for weeks. The Great British Bake Off you say? Yes, that too, but today was the day of the blogger bake off at the Wilmslow Cookery School. Travelling from all over the north west, around 30 bloggers gathered in the picturesque setting to take part in the […] Read more…
INFAMOUS DINER, MANCHESTER :: LAUNCH PARTY Last Thursday, the movers and shakers of Manchester’s press gathered for the launch party of InFamous Diner; the new all-American diner in the Northern Quarter. With cheerleaders welcoming guests, an Elvis impersonator to make the girls scream (a huh-huh!) and a performance from girl band, The Northernettes, guests were […] Read more…
Orla Kiely is back at Tesco with a limited range of iconic printed shopping bags. These beauts are due to hit stores this week, however you may be lucky enough to ‘bag‘ one up early as some branches already have them on sale. The bags are priced at £4, of which 50p is evenly shared between […] Read more…
I’ve got a secret to share with you… You can buy Pantone stationary at TK Maxx! A few weeks ago, I decided a notebook would spark my blogging creativity and would help me note down the flashes of ideas I so often forget. Not very technologically savvy, you may think, however the Asus […] Read more…
So, this morning, we woke up to the rare sight of bright sunshine streaming through the window. Looking out over Pendle Hill, it seemed the perfect weather to grab the camera, hop in the car and go for a drive. Little did I know that shortly after, we would be exploring a derelict power station! […] Read more…
Playlist :: Bloc Party : Truth :: Haim : Falling :: Suede : It Starts and Ends With You :: If you missed last Sunday’s #lbloggers chat over on Twitter, where were you? You missed a corker! Hosted by Kerry, of Kerralina, last week’s theme was simply ‘recognition’. To get the ball rolling, #lbloggers were asked to tweet a link to a blog deserving […] Read more…
When you’re thinking of things to do with a pregnant friend, I can’t advise anything more enjoyable than a lazy day spent strolling in the historic and beautiful city of Chester. I haven’t seen Jenna in what feels like ages, in reality it’s little over a month. You might remember Jenna from my previous post ‘My best friend is expecting’. […] Read more…
When Erica requested a mix-tape of melodic wonderness, her wish was my command. I’m a list maker of music you see. So much so, each Spotify ‘mix-tape’ playlist is named by month. It’s the novelty of listening to a playlist from months ago, it brings back memories and emotions. You may have noticed most of my blog […] Read more…
Playlist :: Palma Violets : Best Friend :: Peace : Wraith :: Reading Rainbow : White Noise :: Frankie Rose & The Outs : Girlfriend Island :: Veronica Falls : Broken Toy :: Amongst my addiction to polka dots, I am also addicted to dresses. Ah, dresses. The versatile wardrobe friend of every girl. Dress […] Read more…