Sunday lunch. A great British tradition. A time to get together with friends, family and loved ones whilst catching up on the week’s news. My friends and I did just that last weekend at The Coombe Cellars, Combeinteignhead. We headed down the A380 from Exeter on a very cold and blustery Sunday. The Coombe CellarsRead more
The Swan Inn, Lympstone has been at the hub of the local community for years. It offers a cosy interior complete with exposed oak beams and fireplaces that are perfect to snuggle up next to whilst sheltering from the inclement Devonshire weather in winter. In the summer it has one of the busiest beer gardensRead more
The seaside town of Exmouth has been having a bit of a foodie resurgence of late. Cafes, bars and restaurants seem to be opening their doors left, right and centre which certainly has given the slightly old fashioned town a well-needed boost. I tend to save my trips to Exmouth for bank holiday beach walksRead more
February has been a very pink month all in all. ‘Pretty in Pink’ Pasta, ‘All You Need Is Love’ Biscuits, Blood Orange Bundt Cake… Was it the abundance of Valentines hearts, roses and chintz all over the city that inspired me? To be honest, I am not entirely sure. I do like a touch ofRead more
My hometown of Exeter has a growing Chinese population and with that comes new experiences, celebrations, food and culture. Never one to not explore all areas of my city, I was excited to be given the opportunity by InExeter to get out and about amongst the independent stores and celebrate Chinese New Year in myRead more
Valentine’s Day is approaching and I guess some of you out there might need a little helping hand with gift buying for that special someone. Be it your one true love or your best friend who needs a pick me up. I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day in a big way in all honesty butRead more
Biscuits.. who would have thought they were so darn hard to make. I tried many combinations and weights of ingredients with disastrous results until I reached out to my friends on Instagram for help. I had loads of responses with varying methods but these just seem to work. So thank you Insta chums for helpingRead more
I didn’t want to do a generic Valentine’s Day post for you. Instead, I wanted to celebrate my strong and supportive female friendships. I feel very fortunate to have a wonderful group of creative, funny, caring women in my life that I know I can count on hands down to always be there for meRead more
Impromptu lunch dates with friends make me so happy. A text in the morning seeing what the other is doing and then “Bob’s your uncle”. A date is formed. This happened just the other week when my friend Angel messaged me. We hadn’t caught up since before the Christmas festivities so a get together had beenRead more
By the time you will be reading this our sights will be firmly set on February and moving swiftly through to the kinder months ahead and spring. Spring, that magical word that brings us new beginnings and warmth. Oh, how I long for some warm days. The kind of day that you can venture outsideRead more