Most people I know have been holidaying in their home countries this summer. Since all our summer holiday plans got cancelled, we decided to have a little ‘staycation’ here in the UK. It turned out to be a great decision. There is so much to see here and what’s more convenient than hopping into your car and driving to the…
This is my favorite time of the year. The weather is warm and the garden flowers are blooming. Our neighbours have the most amazing hydrangeas growing in their garden and they have kindly told us to help our selves to them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hydrangea plant as big as theirs. It’s super impressive. Hydrangeas don’t survive…
*This is a collaborative post with SLF 24 I’ve been thinking about getting a new sofa for our lounge for a few months now. 6 months ago our old (6 year old) sofa started showing some wear and tear. The stitching in the cushions started to fall apart and the seam had to be hand-stitched. Since then I’ve been using…
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything entertaining related here, so I thought I’ll post a few pictures of my husband’s 40th birthday cake. 40 is a huge landmark birthday, so I wanted to make sure that I’d get the right cake to match it. We had some big plans for his birthday that unfortunately had to be postponed…
I love our garden. It was one of the biggest selling points when we bought the house 7 years ago. It wasn’t huge but I knew it had potential. For a suburban garden it isn’t that bad at all sizewise. It’s also southeast facing which means we get to bathe in sunlight for most of the day. It didn’t quite…
