My 50th Birthday: Highlights and Hopes
Today, 8th October 2023 is my 50th birthday and I’m spending it in London with Ian, Poppy and her boyfriend Oliver. (Harry’s back at university). I wrote and scheduled this…
Life, Travel, Food
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Day-to-day life plus my travel and restaurant experiences and recommendations
Visiting: David Austin Roses, Shropshire
Since moving into our new home, I have become obsessed with roses. The gardens here are large and mature with several small rose bushes planted here, there and on each…
Wearing The Sweet Pea Abbi Dress from One Hundred Stars Clothing
The Abbi by One Hundred Stars clothing is one of the dresses I wore in the charity fashion show a few weeks ago. One Hundred Stars is a small UK…
Modelling in a Charity Fashion Show (in Bronte Country, Haworth)
I’ve lived in this area for more than 15 years and I can’t believe that up until three weeks ago, I hadn’t visited Haworth, the West Yorkshire village that was…
Coronation Weekend in Pictures.
Ian and I spent the weekend in London along with Poppy’s boyfriend and his family to celebrate the Coronation. Here is our weekend in pictures. And for some video, take…
Upstairs by Tom Shepherd: Michelin Star Restaurant
Last weekend, Ian and I went to stay with our dear friends Liz and Paul over in Lichfield. It was Liz’s birthday so we we were always going to enjoy…
What We Saw, Ate and Tasted: Our Melbourne Highlights
Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second most populous state in Australia. Ian and I spent five days there, staying with friends whom Ian has known since…
What I Wore In Melbourne (in February).
Melbourne in February Ian and I have just got back from an amazing three-week holiday. We spent a week in Melbourne in February, staying with friends whom Ian has known…
Life Lately: The Stresses of Moving and Our Upcoming Antipodean Adventure
To say it’s been a busy start to 2023 would be an understatement. We’re in the process of moving house(s) and we are off on our Antipodean Adventure in just…