It may be because the sun is finally out or because I’ve just seen a flat that I’ve fallen in love with so am already fantasising about all the ways I can decorate it (before we’ve even actually made an offer) but either way, Spring has definitely sprung and I’m a bit in love with […]

On Monday Papa B goes in to hospital for a big operation so I am spending part of this weekend filling his fridge and freezer with nice healthy-ish things for him to have when he comes out and so given how much my pa enjoys a good flapjack, this addition to the get well hamper […]

Who needs Cadbury's eh? Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water Pour into the plastic bowl, shake it a bit to level the chocolate Using a paintbrush sandwich the two halves together with melted chocolate and dust with edible gold or just EAT I love a good mini egg and being far too […]

My Soul by Katharine Dawson Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images So Saturday was International Pillow Fight Day, it was also international Laura and James culture fix day beginning with a wander round the excellent Brains exhibition at The Wellcome Collection – an exploration into what humans have done over the centuries to brains in the […]

I for one am grateful that the strange recent March heatwave is over as it means I can keep my my legs covered up and preferably in these beauties. I’m not sure I’ve ever come across cooler leg wear. Ombre’s creator is Tiffany Ju and she has a shop on Etsy which you can visit […]

The lovely Charlotte demonstrating her skills… The artists eat…   I jumped for joy when I first heard about Supper in a Pear Tree, I love drawing (but don’t get to do it enough) and I love eating (far too much) and this brilliant little pop up in Battersea brings the two together in wonderful […]

Another weekend of soul sapping weather, just as well J and I have three windows to paint, the perfect excuse to stay indoors.  A quick raid of the fridge and a trip up the road to that most wonderful of butchers, The Ginger Pig, has brought to my table a lovely little chicken and ham […]

I’m constantly buying lovely crunchy peanut butter to spread on my morning toast so lord knows why it has only just dawned on me that I could make my own for a fraction of the price and none of the nasties that tend to sneak in to the shop bought stuff This might also just […]

Last month Mr T and I were lucky enough to visit Lime Wood, a beautiful Regency country house hotel which started life as a hunting lodge in the 13th century just a couple of miles outside Lyndhurst.  We were there to visit Angela Hartnett’s new restaurant, Hartnett Holder & Co. all expertly arranged by the […]

I had no idea how pointlessly complicated making a basic lined curtain could be until I embarked on making one.  After trawling the web I was quickly confused by conflicting advice about machine stitching versus hand-stitching, how much extra fabric to allow and so on and so on. So here my friends, is the no […]