With Christmas behind us it’s time to look to the New Year. New beginnings and fresh starts are on so many lips as we slip into 2016. With time flying by so fast it’s difficult to take that step back and address what you would like to change for the new year ahead and whatRead more
Saturday was a wet and windy day. The rain was pouring from the skies as I walked up to The Magdalen Road Bakery. A new joint that has opened up in St Leonard’s. The Magdalen Road Bakery is sister to the Town Mill Bakery in Lyme Regis. It does the same thing but on aRead more
I guess you all know by now if you follow my blog that I love all things vintage. My love of vintage jewellery is right up there alongside my vintage crockery collection! I love the craftsmanship that you don’t seem to get these days. I found this brooch on a visit to The Vintage TradingRead more
I had the pleasure of holding a “Pop Up” jewellery shop at Tara’s Busy Kitchen this week. My dear friend Gemma is a very talented jewellery designer and she owns a company called Cabinet. They specialise in British made and British designed jewellery of the highest quality and I was privileged to have the opportunityRead more
My week started with the most amazing dawn sky.. Nature at its finest. I was walking to ballet on Saturday morning and was totally blown away by the beauty of the sky. I felt that I wanted to just sit and stare for as long as it lasted. Unfortunately I had to keep moving asRead more
I recently held my first Tara’s Busy Kitchen event. A pop-up afternoon tea at the house. I had invited other local bloggers, foodies and businesses to the event which was a practice run for future pop-ups. I had loosely based the idea of Tara’s Busy Kitchen Presents on the popular “supper clubs” and “pop upRead more
My week started with lunch with my chum Gemma from Cabinet Jewellery. We hadn’t seen each other for such a long time so it was lovely to catch up. I made lunch and Gemma brought along some of her new collection for me to look at. I was in heaven as I adore her work. IRead more
I spent a wonderful few hours at Bovey Castle on Thursday. Steve, Alex and myself hopped in the car and drove through the Devonshire countryside to Mortonhampstead and then a little further on to the castle. I’ve been there a number of times before but this time seemed particularly special. I had requested afternoon teaRead more
We arrived at 1pm and ordered some drinks at the bar before we were shown to our table. It was beginning to fill up as we sat down. By the time we had ordered the place was full which is always a good sign. Steve plumped for the roast and there was an option toRead more
The day started pretty early with breakfast at Tara’s Busy Kitchen! I had prepared a simple breakfast for my chums Rebecca, Jemma and Catherine as we were going out for lunch at Riverford Field Kitchen. I had prepared some roasted autumn fruits with cinnamon and honey. I served it with some thick and creamy GreekRead more